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Avoid flaky end-to-end tests due to poorly hydrated Frontends with Playwright's toPass()

In this video we'll dive into the world of flaky tests in Playwright and synthetic monitoring with Checkly. We examine a site with poor Frontend hydration patterns, their effect on test stability, and how to work around them. Learn how to avoid using artificial delays and implementing a retry mechanism with Playwright's 'toPass()' method to achieve stable testing instead.

Add accessibility checks to your Playwright end-to-end tests

Join us in today's video as we dive into the world of web accessibility testing with "axe-core". "axe-core" is used in Google Chrome's lighthouse and is quickly integrated in your Playwright end-to-end tests. We'll integrate "axe-core/playwright", detect accessibility issues, attach these to test reports and even integrate accessibility checks in Checkly's synthetic monitoring thanks to a new beta runtime.

New in Playwright: detect and close unpredictable overlays with "addLocatorHandler"

Discover the latest feature of Playwright 1.42 — `page.addLocatorHandler`. If you're tired of randomly appearing cookie banners breaking your end-to-end tests or want to automatically close all these intercom widgets, this method is right up your alley. With `addLocatorHandler`, handling elements that randomly pop up becomes a breeze! In the video, we'll show you how the new Playwright method works in practice and why it makes end-to-end testing and synthetic monitoring so much easier.

Beyond APM: What Datadog Won't Tell You with Leon Adato of Kentik

APM tools promise a unified observability platform, yet they inherently focus on internal metrics, traces, and logs. This internal focus, while valuable, misses critical dimensions of the user experience and network performance that are essential for a complete understanding of application behavior in real-world scenarios. With Kentik you can dive deep into your network performance and find problems before they affect your users.

How to detect, test and monitor your Next.js API endpoints with the Checkly CLI

In this video, we explore how to use the Checkly CLI to programmatically test and monitor Next.js API endpoints. We'll create a dynamic setup that detects new API GET URLs and use GitHub actions to test preview API deployments and deploy API monitoring after production deploys.

How to run your Playwright end-to-end tests in SloMo

Sometimes you want to follow along your Playwright tests without starting a full debugging session. Learn in this video how to slow down your Playwright end-to-end tests, to see and watch exactly what's happening in your testing scripts. Use the "slowMo" launch option configuration to add delays inbetween all Playwright actions. More cool Playwright and Synthetic Monitoring tips coming your way soon!

How to end-to-end test and monitor your login flows with Playwright and Checkly

In this video, Stefan from Checkly demonstrates how to monitor a login and authentication flow using Checkly and Microsoft's Playwright. Stefan guides you through the entire process. If you're interested in end-to-end testing or synthetic monitoring, this video is for you. Drop a question below or leave a comment!

How to wait for a specific API response in your Playwright end-to-end tests

Learn in this video how to monitor network HTTP calls in your end-to-end tests and use Playwright's "waitForResponse" method to capture specific network responses. This approach allows you to wait for specific API calls to validate if you website or app shows the correct data.

Open Source Observability with OpenTelemetry and ChecklyDescription

We need to monitor our service's performance, but large closed SaaS options are expensive and complex. OpenTelemetry is the 'wave of the future' for observability, but is it ready for your team? Yes! Join Nočnica to see a demonstration of instrumenting a demo application and learn what OpenTelemetry can do. We'll also add external site monitors with Checkly synthetics checks.

Never miss an Outage: Improve your monitoring with Checkly's Parallel Scheduling

In this video, you will learn how to leverage Checkly's parallel scheduling feature to simultaneously monitor and test all your essential production targets. This knowledge will help you reduce your mean time to detect outages, assess whether production problems are regional or global, and enhance your monitoring data granularity.