Overview

API tests help you proactively monitor your most important services so they are available anytime and from anywhere.

Launch requests on the different network layers of your systems with these subtypes:

If your service starts answering slower or in an unexpected way (such as an unexpected response body or wrong A record), your test can alert your team, block your CI pipeline, and roll back the faulty deployment.

API tests run from Datadog managed locations or private locations, allowing internal and external coverage of your systems.

Note: API tests are single requests executed against your services. If you want to monitor sophisticated business transactions at the API level or endpoints that require authentication, chain your requests with multistep API tests.

Further Reading

Additional helpful documentation, links, and articles:

Introducing Datadog Synthetic MonitoringBLOG Improve your API test coverage with Datadog Synthetic MonitoringBLOG Monitor your workflows with Datadog SSL, TLS, and Multistep API testsBLOG Introduction to Synthetic TestsLEARNING CENTER Get started with API testsDOCUMENTATION Run API tests on internal endpointsDOCUMENTATION Create and manage Synthetic API Tests with TerraformEXTERNAL SITE