# Synthetic Testing and Monitoring

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- [Synthetic Testing and Monitoring](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics.md): Use automated testing to ensure the most critical parts of your systems and applications are up and running from various locations around the world.
- [API Testing](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/api_tests.md): Simulate requests on your public and internal services
- [Bits Testing](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/bits_testing.md): Use Bits Testing, an AI agent that explores your application to map critical user journeys and generate covering Synthetic tests.
- [Browser Testing](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/browser_tests.md): Simulate and monitor user journeys from specific locations.
- [Search and Manage Synthetic Tests](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/explore.md): Learn how to search and manage your Synthetic tests.
- [Mobile Application Testing and Monitoring](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/mobile_app_testing.md): Create intelligent, self-maintaining mobile tests to ensure the most critical parts of your mobile applications are up and running from real devices.
- [Multistep API Testing](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/multistep.md): Chain requests to monitor sophisticated transactions on your key services.
- [Network Path Testing](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/network_path_tests.md): Analyze global Network Paths with managed locations and private environments.
- [Synthetic Monitoring Notifications](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/notifications.md)
- [Platform](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/platform.md): Learn how to leverage Datadog platform capabilities to maximize Synthetic Monitoring capabilities.
- [Test Suites](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/test_suites.md): Organize Synthetic Monitoring tests into logical groups.
- [Synthetic Monitoring Troubleshooting](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/troubleshooting.md): Troubleshoot common Synthetic Monitoring issues.

## API Testing

- [DNS Testing](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/api_tests/dns_tests.md): Monitor resolvability and lookup times of your DNS records
- [API Testing Errors](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/api_tests/errors.md): Detailed description of API test errors
- [GRPC Testing](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/api_tests/grpc_tests.md): Simulate gRPC requests to monitor public and internal API endpoints.
- [HTTP Testing](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/api_tests/http_tests.md): Simulate HTTP requests to monitor public and internal API endpoints.
- [ICMP Testing](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/api_tests/icmp_tests.md): Monitor the availability of your hosts and diagnose network issues.
- [SSL Testing](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/api_tests/ssl_tests.md): Monitor your SSL certificates from locations around the world
- [TCP Testing](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/api_tests/tcp_tests.md): Simulate TCP connections on your hosts
- [UDP Testing](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/api_tests/udp_tests.md): Simulate UDP connections on your hosts
- [WebSocket Testing](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/api_tests/websocket_tests.md): Simulate WebSocket requests to monitor public and internal API endpoints

## Browser Testing

- [Advanced Options for Browser Testing Steps](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/browser_tests/advanced_options.md): Configure advanced options for Browser Test Steps
- [Monitor An Application That Requires Authentication With Browser Testing](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/browser_tests/app-that-requires-login.md): Learn how to ensure your Synthetic browser tests can log in to your applications.
- [Browser Testing Results](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/browser_tests/test_results.md): View Synthetic browser test results and compare successful or failed sample runs to test runs.
- [Browser Testing Steps](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/browser_tests/test_steps.md): Learn how to automatically record and manually set steps in a browser test recording.

## Mobile Application Testing and Monitoring

- [Supported Mobile App Testing Devices](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/mobile_app_testing/devices.md)
- [Advanced Options for Mobile App Testing Steps](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/mobile_app_testing/mobile_app_tests/advanced_options.md): Configure advanced options for Mobile Test Steps
- [Run Mobile App tests from Restricted Networks](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/mobile_app_testing/mobile_app_tests/restricted_networks.md): Run Mobile App tests from restricted networks
- [Mobile App Testing Results](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/mobile_app_testing/mobile_app_tests/results.md): View Synthetic mobile app test results and compare successful or failed sample runs to test runs.
- [Mobile App Testing Steps](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/mobile_app_testing/mobile_app_tests/steps.md): Learn how to automatically record and manually set steps in a mobile test recording.
- [Mobile Application Testing Settings](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/mobile_app_testing/settings.md)

## Network Path Testing

- [Network Path Terms and Concepts](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/network_path_tests/glossary.md): Glossary for Network Path

## Platform

- [Synthetic APM](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/platform/apm.md): APM and Distributed Tracing with Synthetic Monitoring
- [Synthetic Dashboards](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/platform/dashboards.md): Explore out-of-the-box Synthetic dashboards to learn more about your Synthetic tests.
- [Scheduled Downtime](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/platform/downtime.md): Pause Synthetic test execution during planned maintenance windows to keep availability metrics accurate and reduce unnecessary test runs.
- [Synthetic Monitoring & Continuous Testing Metrics](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/platform/metrics.md): These metrics are generated by Synthetic Monitoring tests.
- [Run Synthetic Tests from Private Locations](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/platform/private_locations.md): Run Synthetic API and browser tests from private locations
- [Synthetic RUM](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/platform/rum.md): RUM data collection and correlation with Synthetic Monitoring browser tests.
- [Synthetic Testing and Monitoring Settings](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/platform/settings.md)
- [Test Coverage](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/platform/test_coverage.md): Evaluate your testing suite's coverage of browser actions.

### Run Synthetic Tests from Private Locations

- [Private Locations Configuration](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/platform/private_locations/configuration.md): Configure your private locations.
- [Dimensioning Private Locations](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/platform/private_locations/dimensioning.md): Dimensioning requirements for your containerized private locations.
- [Private Location Monitoring](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/platform/private_locations/monitoring.md): Monitor your private locations

### Synthetic Dashboards

- [Synthetic API Test Performance Dashboard](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/platform/dashboards/api_test.md)
- [Synthetic Browser Test Performance Dashboard](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/platform/dashboards/browser_test.md): Learn about the out-of-the-box Synthetic browser test performance dashboard.
- [Synthetic Test Summary Dashboard](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/platform/dashboards/test_summary.md)

## Search and Manage Synthetic Tests

- [Synthetic Monitoring & Testing Overview Page](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/explore/overview.md): Use the Synthetic Monitoring & Testing Overview page to see which tests are failing, where failures cluster, and which endpoints and views have no test coverage.
- [Synthetic Monitoring & Testing Results Explorer](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/explore/results_explorer.md): Examine CI jobs executing Continuous Testing tests.
- [Saved Views](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/explore/saved_views.md)

### Synthetic Monitoring & Testing Results Explorer

- [Export Test Runs](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/explore/results_explorer/export.md): Export your test runs and CI batches to CSV from the Synthetic Monitoring Results Explorer
- [Saved Views](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/explore/results_explorer/saved_views.md)
- [Search Test Runs](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/explore/results_explorer/search_runs.md): Examine all of your test runs and troubleshoot failing test results.
- [Search Syntax](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/explore/results_explorer/search_syntax.md): Learn how to create a search query in the Synthetic Monitoring & Testing Results Explorer.
- [Search Test Batches](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/explore/results_explorer/search.md): Examine batches of executed CI jobs and troubleshoot failing test results.

## Synthetic Monitoring Guides

- [Understand API Test Timings And Troubleshoot Variations](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/guide/api_test_timing_variations.md): Understand API test timings and troubleshoot their variations.
- [Use Authentication In API And Multistep API Tests](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/guide/authentication-protocols.md): Learn how to ensure your Synthetic API and multistep API tests can log in to your applications.
- [Use Passkeys (FIDO2) In Browser Tests](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/guide/browser-tests-passkeys.md): Learn how to ensure your Synthetic browser tests can log in to your applications.
- [Use Time-based One-time Passwords (TOTPs) For Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) In Browser Tests](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/guide/browser-tests-totp.md)
- [Run Tests On Applications Using A Shadow DOM](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/guide/browser-tests-using-shadow-dom.md)
- [Asserting canvas content with JavaScript](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/guide/canvas-content-javascript.md): Learn how to test and assert canvas content in Synthetic Browser Tests using JavaScript pixel analysis, color detection, and simulated user interactions.
- [Clone Your Synthetic Tests](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/guide/clone-test.md)
- [Implement Conditional Logic in Synthetic Tests](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/guide/conditional-logic-subtests.md)
- [Create An API Test With The API](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/guide/create-api-test-with-the-api.md)
- [Use Custom JavaScript Assertions In Browser Tests](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/guide/custom-javascript-assertion.md): Learn how to use custom JavaScript assertions in your Synthetic browser tests.
- [Use Email Validation In Browser Tests](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/guide/email-validation.md): Verify an email and its content with browser test steps.
- [Explore A Preview of RUM Features In Synthetic Monitoring](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/guide/explore-rum-through-synthetics.md): Users without RUM can now preview RUM data, sessions, and errors from their Synthetic browser test results with no additional cost.
- [Export Synthetic Tests to Terraform](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/guide/export-tests-to-terraform.md): Generate Terraform configurations from your existing Synthetic tests.
- [Understanding Synthetic Monitor Alerting](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/guide/how-synthetics-monitors-trigger-alerts.md): Understand how alerting rules, retries, and location thresholds determine when a Synthetic monitor alerts or recovers.
- [Creating HTTP Tests with HMAC Authentication](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/guide/http-tests-with-hmac.md): Learn how to create an HTTP test with HMAC.
- [Identify Synthetic Bots](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/guide/identify_synthetics_bots.md): Identify incoming Synthetic requests
- [Kerberos Authentication for Synthetic Monitoring](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/guide/kerberos-authentication.md)
- [Manage Your Browser Tests Programmatically](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/guide/manage-browser-tests-through-the-api.md)
- [Manually Add The Chrome Extension For Your Browser Tests](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/guide/manually-adding-chrome-extension.md)
- [Inject and Auto-Refresh Auth Tokens in Mobile Application Tests](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/guide/mobile-test-auth-tokens.md): Pass a live, auto-refreshing authentication token into a mobile application test to bypass the login flow.
- [Monitor Your HTTP Requests Are Redirected Into HTTPS](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/guide/monitor-https-redirection.md)
- [Use Estimated Usage Metrics](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/guide/monitor-usage.md): Learn about estimated usage metrics generated from your Synthetic tests.
- [Extract a One-Time Passcode from an Email Body using Synthetic Browser Tests](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/guide/otp-email-synthetics-test.md): Learn how to extract a OTP from an email body using Synthetic Browser Tests.
- [Handle Pop-Ups In Browser Tests](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/guide/popup.md)
- [Record Steps With A Custom User-Agent](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/guide/recording-custom-user-agent.md): Record browser test steps with a custom User-Agent string
- [Reuse Browser Test Journeys Across Your Test Suite](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/guide/reusing-browser-test-journeys.md)
- [Generate Synthetic Tests From Session Replay](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/guide/rum-to-synthetics.md)
- [How Step Duration is Determined in Browser Tests](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/guide/step-duration.md): Learn how Synthetic Monitoring determines when a browser test step is fully loaded and what factors influence step duration timing.
- [Understand How Synthetic Test Retries Determine Monitor Status](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/guide/synthetic-test-retries-monitor-status.md): Learn how a Synthetic test retry affects the associated monitor status.
- [Avoid Cache Issues In Synthetic Tests](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/guide/synthetic-tests-caching.md)
- [Upload and Download A Test File](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/guide/testing-file-upload-and-download.md)
- [Monitor Website Uptime With SLOs](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/guide/uptime-percentage-widget.md)
- [Use Estimated Usage Metrics](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/guide/using-synthetic-metrics.md): Learn how to use general Synthetic metrics in monitors.
- [Version History for Synthetic Monitoring](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/guide/version_history.md)

## Synthetic Monitoring Notifications

- [Synthetic Monitoring Advanced Notifications](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/notifications/advanced_notifications.md)
- [Synthetic Monitoring Conditional Alerting](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/notifications/conditional_alerting.md)
- [Integrate your Synthetic test monitor with Statuspage](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/notifications/statuspage.md)
- [Synthetic Monitoring Template Variables](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/notifications/template_variables.md)

### Synthetic Monitoring Template Variables

- [API testing template variables](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/notifications/template_variables/api.md)
- [Browser testing template variables](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/notifications/template_variables/browser.md)
- [Mobile testing template variables](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/notifications/template_variables/mobile.md)
- [Multistep API testing template variables](https://docs.datadoghq.com/synthetics/notifications/template_variables/multistep.md)