description Datadog Synthetics Overview
Datadog Synthetics runs automated checks that simulate requests and user interactions with applications. It gives teams a way to test important functions even when those functions receive little real traffic. Its connection to Datadog's wider monitoring platform makes it a practical fit for organizations already collecting infrastructure metrics and application telemetry there. When the necessary integration is configured, a synthetic test can be linked to an application trace, helping investigators follow a failure into the services involved.
Logs and resource measurements can provide further context in the same platform. This suits developers and operations teams managing cloud applications with several possible points of failure. A failed check starts an investigation; it does not automatically prove that a CPU or memory constraint caused the problem.
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What can Datadog Synthetics monitor for a Cloudflare-fronted site?
Datadog Synthetics can run API tests and browser tests against public URLs that sit behind Cloudflare. That lets a team detect login failures, checkout breakage, CDN errors, and slow page loads from scheduled test locations.
Why use Datadog Synthetics if Cloudflare already has analytics?
Cloudflare can show edge traffic, caching, firewall, and performance data, while Datadog Synthetics actively checks whether a user flow works. A synthetic browser test can catch a broken sign-in button even if the Cloudflare edge is healthy.
How does Datadog Synthetics connect to logs and traces?
Its advantage is strongest when the same team already uses Datadog Logs, APM, and infrastructure monitoring. A failed synthetic test can be investigated alongside service traces, host metrics, and error logs inside the Datadog platform.
Can Datadog Synthetics test private applications?
Datadog supports private locations for testing services that are not exposed to the public internet. That is useful for staging environments, internal dashboards, or apps protected behind corporate networks.
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