How to Use API Tests to Monitor Uptime of Your Application | Datadog Tips & Tricks

How to Use API Tests to Monitor Uptime of Your Application | Datadog Tips & Tricks

May 19, 2020

In part 1 of this 2 part series, you’ll learn how to use API tests to proactively monitor the uptime and performance of your web applications. To try this out for free 14 days, sign up at: https://dtdg.co/tips

Datadog Synthetics allows you to proactively monitor and track the performance of your web applications, ensuring a positive user experience for your customers. API Tests, as covered in this video, can be configured to check your website from any location—public or private—at various time intervals. Then, API Tests record the uptime and network response timings of your site from each individual location, allowing you to understand how you meet your service level objectives for customers in various locations.