What is Datadog Synthetic?
Datadog Synthetic is a monitoring bot that performs synthetic tests and uptime checks on websites and APIs to measure performance, availability, and user experience from various locations around the world. You can set up Agent Analytics to see when Datadog Synthetic visits your website.
Category
| Operated By | Datadog |
| Source | Official Website |
| Triggered By | Scheduled or manual configuration |
| Used for AI Model Training | Not expected |
| Affects AI Chat & Search Visibility | Not directly |
| Expected To Follow Robots.txt | No |
Why Is Datadog Synthetic Visiting My Website?
Someone, most likely on your own team, configured Datadog Synthetic to check your site. Uptime monitors, performance testers, and audit tools visit only the sites or endpoints they are told to watch.
Should I Block Datadog Synthetic?
Only if no one on your team relies on it. Datadog Synthetic may support uptime monitoring, performance tests, or audits. Blocking it without checking first can silently disrupt those workflows. For context, 7% of the top websites we track currently have robots.txt rules for Datadog Synthetic.
Insights for Datadog Synthetic
As of October 30, 2026, this data reflects agent visits measured across thousands of websites using Agent Analytics, combined with daily scans of the top 1000 websites and their robots.txt files.
Robots.txt Compliance
Country of Origin
Robots.txt Blocked Percentage
Datadog Synthetic Traffic
Frequently Asked Questions
What Traffic Patterns Should I Expect From Datadog Synthetic?
Datadog Synthetic's traffic often follows fixed intervals like a cron job. Activity may consist of short recurring checks or occasional intensive bursts, but it usually remains limited to a specific set of pages or endpoints.
Does Datadog Synthetic Follow Robots.txt Rules?
No. Datadog Synthetic is not expected to follow robots.txt rules, so a disallow rule only communicates your preference. Enforce the block with firewall or server rules, then use Agent Analytics to verify that its requests stop.
Is Datadog Synthetic Used for AI Model Training?
Not ordinarily. Datadog Synthetic is not categorized as an AI training scraper or data provider, so AI model training is not its expected purpose.
Does Blocking Datadog Synthetic Affect AI Search or Citations?
Not directly. Datadog Synthetic's expected purpose is not to supply an AI search index or retrieve pages for AI-generated answers.
Does Datadog Synthetic Access Private Content?
Only when configured with access. A team may grant Datadog Synthetic credentials to monitor staging sites or private health endpoints. Without those credentials, it sees only public pages.
How Can I Verify a Request From Datadog Synthetic?
Agent Analytics tracks Datadog Synthetic visits in real time. You can also check your server logs for requests whose user-agent string contains "Datadog Synthetic". Look for repeated checks of the same pages or endpoints at regular intervals. Because Datadog Synthetic does not publish a verification method, any client can claim its identity and a log match is only a clue.
How Is Datadog Synthetic Different From Other Datadog Agents?
Datadog operates separate agents for different purposes, so each agent should be evaluated and controlled independently.
- Datadog: Datadog Synthetics performs automated website and API monitoring through simulated user requests and browser rendering to test application performance and availability.
- Synthetic Bot: Synthetic Bot is a developer helper operated by Datadog.