Test real user journeys, not just endpoints
Playwright Synthetic Monitoring
Your API returning 200 doesn't mean users can log in. Uptimy runs Playwright scripts against your application to verify critical flows work end-to-end. Login, checkout, search, and any path that matters to your business.
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03:07 · the problem
HTTP 200 doesn't mean working
Your health check endpoint returns 200, but users can't log in. The homepage loads, but the checkout button is broken. Traditional monitoring misses frontend issues, JavaScript errors, and broken user flows. You find out from angry customers instead of your monitoring.
Real Browser Testing
Run actual Chromium to test your app.
User Journey Testing
Test login, checkout, and critical paths.
Failure Diagnostics
Replay full Playwright traces, with stack traces and logs, on every failure.
Performance Timing
Measure page load and interaction times.
03:08 · where it breaks
What HTTP checks miss
These real-world issues are invisible to traditional monitoring:
- ✗JavaScript errors that silently break forms
- ✗Third-party scripts that block critical functionality
- ✗CSS changes that hide important buttons
- ✗Client-side routing that fails after deploys
07:30 · how Uptimy fixes it
Real browser testing on a schedule
Uptimy runs your Playwright scripts in a real Chromium browser from our European region (Frankfurt, Germany). We verify that users can actually complete critical flows, not just that servers respond. On failure, a full Playwright trace, stack traces, console output, and execution logs show exactly where the flow broke — replay the trace step-by-step in the Playwright trace viewer.
- ✓Test login, checkout, and critical paths
- ✓Run in a real Chromium browser, on your schedule
- ✓Capture replayable Playwright traces, stack traces, and execution logs on failure
- ✓Measure page load and interaction times
10:00 · set it up
Getting Started
Set up Playwright synthetic monitoring:
- 1
Create a Playwright Monitor
Select Playwright as your monitor type and give it a name like "Login Flow" or "Checkout Test".
- 2
Write Your Test Script
Use standard Playwright syntax. Navigate to pages, fill forms, click buttons, and verify elements appear.
- 3
Add Test Credentials
Store login credentials securely. They're encrypted and injected at runtime.
- 4
Set Your Schedule
Run at any interval from every 5 minutes. On failure, get a replayable Playwright trace, stack traces, and execution logs.
17:00 · questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Playwright runs a real Chromium browser to test your application. It can verify login flows, form submissions, checkout processes, search functionality, or any user journey. It catches issues that simple HTTP checks miss. Think JavaScript errors, broken buttons, or slow rendering.
HTTP monitoring checks if your server responds correctly. Playwright monitoring tests the entire user experience. That means JavaScript execution, CSS rendering, client-side routing, API calls from the browser, and interactive elements. It finds bugs that only appear when a real browser loads your page.
Playwright checks run at configurable intervals, typically every 5-15 minutes due to their thoroughness. They're designed to catch functional regressions rather than moment-to-moment availability, which HTTP checks handle better.
Yes! If you have Playwright tests for your critical paths, you can adapt them for synthetic monitoring. Write your check as a standard Playwright script, and Uptimy runs it on schedule in a real Chromium browser from our European region (Frankfurt, Germany).
Uptimy captures a full Playwright trace on failure — replayable step-by-step in the Playwright trace viewer — plus stack traces, console output, script logs, and failed assertions. You can see exactly where the user flow broke without rerunning the check manually.
20:00 · keep exploring
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23:00 · goodnight
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