# Synthetics

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/c/observability/synthetics/75.md?page=6

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## [Can you incorporate the Uptime dashboard into Canvas?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-you-incorporate-the-uptime-dashboard-into-canvas/299373)

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**Author:** [@zx8086](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zx8086)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2022, 11:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-you-incorporate-the-uptime-dashboard-into-canvas/299373 "2022-03-14T11:48:27Z")

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If so, how ? Want to add this view with various filters to fine-tune the display into Canvas pages.

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## [Uptime Monitors not reporting/counted correctly](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/uptime-monitors-not-reporting-counted-correctly/298778)

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**Author:** [@adam.westbrook](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/adam.westbrook)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 3:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/uptime-monitors-not-reporting-counted-correctly/298778 "2022-03-10T15:30:06Z")

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Kibana v 7.16.2 Our Uptime \> Monitors page doesn't seem to be correctly displaying the current status of monitors correctly. We have a single monitor so far, but Uptime is showing "0 Monitors" in the summary. There are …

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## [Synthetic monitor locations](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/synthetic-monitor-locations/298573)

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**Author:** [@keiransteele](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/keiransteele)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2022, 4:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/synthetic-monitor-locations/298573 "2022-03-02T16:53:53Z")

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I have setup 3 instances of the elastic-agent-complete container on Fargate in multiple regions. I would like to be able to have them report to Uptime that they're in different locations rather than all in the same "Flee…

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## [Heartbeat TCP DNS Query](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/heartbeat-tcp-dns-query/296180)

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**Author:** [@rhysh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rhysh)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2022, 5:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/heartbeat-tcp-dns-query/296180 "2022-02-03T17:59:04Z")

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Hi everyone, I am looking to monitor a DNS server (or multiple) through heartbeat. Now it appears this isn't supported out of the box but it is possible to submit TCP requests. Is it at all possible to set up the follow…

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## [Synthetics failing silently?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/synthetics-failing-silently/295443)

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**Author:** [@mybyte](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mybyte)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2022, 3:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/synthetics-failing-silently/295443 "2022-01-30T15:43:21Z")

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I have a set-up that works perfectly when I run it locally (docker-compose), but is failing without any logs when running on the server. It's a synthetics test/journey. Configuration is as follows: mounted /monitors fo…

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## [Check for a dialog box during process](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/check-for-a-dialog-box-during-process/295363)

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**Author:** [@Garry](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Garry)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2022, 9:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/check-for-a-dialog-box-during-process/295363 "2022-01-28T09:25:21Z")

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I have an application that, after login, may sometimes present a dialog box that you would click on an 'ok' button to remove. Other times the dialog box may not appear. Is their any method to check if the dialog box ap…

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## [Synthetic monitoring](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/synthetic-monitoring/295071)

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**Author:** [@Garry](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Garry)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2022, 3:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/synthetic-monitoring/295071 "2022-01-25T15:03:48Z")

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I am looking for a step by step guide for Synthetic monitoring. Anyone have a good resource to reference?

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## [TLS Certificate Expired issue in Uptime](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tls-certificate-expired-issue-in-uptime/292565)

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**Author:** [@dabo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dabo)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2022, 11:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tls-certificate-expired-issue-in-uptime/292565 "2022-01-19T11:09:38Z")

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Hi, After renewing certificate on all levels for one domain we still have TLS Certificate showing Expired message in its monitor in Uptime. Interestingly monitor is not down, but shows expired certificate. Anyone know…

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## [Can i install two heartbeat on two servers and connet them to only one elasticsearh and kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-install-two-heartbeat-on-two-servers-and-connet-them-to-only-one-elasticsearh-and-kibana/293819)

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**Author:** [@amr\_ibrahim](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/amr_ibrahim)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 11, 2022, 2:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-install-two-heartbeat-on-two-servers-and-connet-them-to-only-one-elasticsearh-and-kibana/293819 "2022-01-11T14:57:03Z")

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Hello, i have old heartbeat connect with Elasticsearch and kibana and i want to create another heartbeat and connect it to same uptime is this possbile and how can we configure index and differentiate between them Than…

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## [Access heartbeat fields on rule action](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/access-heartbeat-fields-on-rule-action/293955)

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**Author:** [@mojohoho](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mojohoho)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2022, 11:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/access-heartbeat-fields-on-rule-action/293955 "2022-01-10T23:49:43Z")

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I have a heartbeat monitor with custom fields and fields\_under\_root: true How can I access these custom fields in a rule action? For example, I have the below monitor: - type: http id: dummy-nonexistent-url3 name:…

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## [Endpoint monitoring Report](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/endpoint-monitoring-report/293931)

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**Author:** [@RSundareswaran](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/RSundareswaran)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2022, 8:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/endpoint-monitoring-report/293931 "2022-01-10T20:01:20Z")

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Hi, We are monitoring status of network endpoints via HTTP/S, TCP, and ICMP through Heartbeat and Uptime in Kibana. To leveage the functionality and promote ELK, our team needs to submit some kind of report to manageme…

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## [Pie result is based on number of monitors down and up . What i want is to show on basis of monitors downtime and uptime duration not howm many were down and up monitorss . any idea](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pie-result-is-based-on-number-of-monitors-down-and-up-what-i-want-is-to-show-on-basis-of-monitors-downtime-and-uptime-duration-not-howm-many-were-down-and-up-monitorss-any-idea/293500)

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**Author:** [@Rajesh\_Rai](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Rajesh_Rai)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2022, 3:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pie-result-is-based-on-number-of-monitors-down-and-up-what-i-want-is-to-show-on-basis-of-monitors-downtime-and-uptime-duration-not-howm-many-were-down-and-up-monitorss-any-idea/293500 "2022-01-06T03:30:11Z")

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## [How to use Lens to visualize/consider monitors down in a row](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-use-lens-to-visualize-consider-monitors-down-in-a-row/289966)

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**Author:** [@rschirin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rschirin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2022, 11:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-use-lens-to-visualize-consider-monitors-down-in-a-row/289966 "2022-01-03T23:07:48Z")

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Hey there, I am trying to use Lens to visualize Heartbeat monitors down in a row. For example, I try to create a table to get the % values of service down in a specific time interval; every Heartbeat check will run ev…

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## [Send monitor details on TLS Uptime alert](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/send-monitor-details-on-tls-uptime-alert/292061)

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**Author:** [@huemac](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/huemac)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2022, 10:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/send-monitor-details-on-tls-uptime-alert/292061 "2022-01-03T10:57:40Z")

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When going to Observability \> Uptime \> TLS Certificates, we can see the "Monitors" from which those details were pulled. How can we access that value when sending the alert? Value is not found among the options on "Add…

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## [Uptime TLS alert - Getting maximum 3 elements in mail](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/uptime-tls-alert-getting-maximum-3-elements-in-mail/292982)

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**Author:** [@Comp\_29](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Comp_29)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2022, 10:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/uptime-tls-alert-getting-maximum-3-elements-in-mail/292982 "2022-01-03T10:46:57Z")

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I have created an alert for uptime tls expiry .Having the count of expiry url more than 3 but still it show only 3 elements.Also checked in discover for the data.

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## [Uptime visualization only down monitors](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/uptime-visualization-only-down-monitors/292632)

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**Author:** [@Rajesh\_Rai](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Rajesh_Rai)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2021, 4:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/uptime-visualization-only-down-monitors/292632 "2021-12-22T16:16:11Z")

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any idea how we can visualize uptime down monitors details only(not up monitors)

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## [No Certificates found. Note: Certificates are only visible for Heartbeat 7.8+](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/no-certificates-found-note-certificates-are-only-visible-for-heartbeat-7-8/292474)

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**Author:** [@fgjensen](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/fgjensen)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 8:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/no-certificates-found-note-certificates-are-only-visible-for-heartbeat-7-8/292474 "2021-12-20T20:36:50Z")

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Hi The Elastic Stack is version 7.16.2 and the heartbeats at the hosts are version 7.15.0. On the Kibana Observablity -\> Uptime -\> TLS Certificates no certificates are shown and a text is shown: No Certificates found. …

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## [Uptime Investigate Dropdown Link Uptime Monitor to Host Metrics/Logs](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/uptime-investigate-dropdown-link-uptime-monitor-to-host-metrics-logs/288419)

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**Author:** [@BenB196](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/BenB196)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2021, 1:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/uptime-investigate-dropdown-link-uptime-monitor-to-host-metrics-logs/288419 "2021-12-17T13:57:08Z")

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Hi All, In the Kibana UI \> Uptime \> Monitors, each monitor is listed. If you expand a monitor, there is a dropdown menu on the right hand side called Investigate, in the menu there are options like Show host logs and Sh…

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## [Uptime and Elastic Agent ID links?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/uptime-and-elastic-agent-id-links/288937)

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**Author:** [@PublicName](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/PublicName)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2021, 5:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/uptime-and-elastic-agent-id-links/288937 "2021-12-15T17:08:33Z")

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Is is possible to link an existing monitor to a agent that is enrolled in fleet? When you go to Uptime then metrics explorer you get a nice overlay but clicking view in Uptime ends with the main Uptime page and not the …

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## [Monitoring GCP status dashboard](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/monitoring-gcp-status-dashboard/290920)

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**Author:** [@rschirin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rschirin)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2021, 5:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/monitoring-gcp-status-dashboard/290920 "2021-12-07T17:45:48Z")

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Hi everybody, I was trying to find a way to monitor GCP status dashboard here using heartbeat component. Right now I have nothing to look at it, so is there anyone that in the past checked it?

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## [Monitor Tags in Uptime not working correctly](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/monitor-tags-in-uptime-not-working-correctly/290742)

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**Author:** [@dabo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dabo)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2021, 9:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/monitor-tags-in-uptime-not-working-correctly/290742 "2021-12-07T09:45:23Z")

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Hello, We are on 7.13. and there is an issue with monitor tags in Uptime. Not all tags are shown when we expand the Tag filter (missing like 10-15 tags) If we search (in the Tag's search box) for a tag, missing tags w…

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## [How to count service-down with formula KQL](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-count-service-down-with-formula-kql/288887)

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**Author:** [@rschirin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rschirin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2021, 4:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-count-service-down-with-formula-kql/288887 "2021-11-10T16:06:59Z")

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Hey there, I am trying to collect monitor event with timeout reached. Heartbeat, according with official docs, will create a service-down. Is there a way to count them? Something like: count(kql='http.response.status…

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## [Does Heartbeat Support Data Stream?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-heartbeat-support-data-stream/288602)

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**Author:** [@Ray\_Lin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ray_Lin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2021, 4:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-heartbeat-support-data-stream/288602 "2021-11-08T16:00:46Z")

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Hi Team, I want to use data stream instead of ILM to manage the data from Heartbeat. But it seems the document didn't mention related setting about data stream. Does Heartbeat supports data stream?

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## [Uptime Monitor Status not following the greater than logic of the rule](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/uptime-monitor-status-not-following-the-greater-than-logic-of-the-rule/288374)

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**Author:** [@BenB196](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/BenB196)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 4, 2021, 4:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/uptime-monitor-status-not-following-the-greater-than-logic-of-the-rule/288374 "2021-11-04T16:53:08Z")

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Hi All, Kibana Version: 7.15.1 Elasticsearch Version: 7.15.1 Heartbeat Version: 7.15.1 I have a browser monitor configured and sending data to Elasticsearch. This monitor works fine, but I also have an uptime monitor…

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## [Uptime alert on HA heartbeat deployments](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/uptime-alert-on-ha-heartbeat-deployments/287138)

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**Author:** [@mojohoho](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mojohoho)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2021, 2:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/uptime-alert-on-ha-heartbeat-deployments/287138 "2021-10-21T14:27:04Z")

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Having Heartbeat deployed to multiple hosts, I would like to be alerted only when a monitor (e.g. ICMP probe on "example.org") fails on all of them. For example, on the /app/uptime page, the panel on the bottom ("Monito…

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## [Not able to run Heartbeat with monitorType browser in Kubernetes](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-run-heartbeat-with-monitortype-browser-in-kubernetes/286824)

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**Author:** [@Ben\_Stucke](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ben_Stucke)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2021, 8:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-run-heartbeat-with-monitortype-browser-in-kubernetes/286824 "2021-10-21T08:41:25Z")

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I want to use the Synthetic Monitoring feature from Elastic. I have deployed Heartbeat on Kubernetes (manifest: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/elastic/beats/7.15/deploy/kubernetes/heartbeat-kubernetes.yaml) and added…

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## [Values for alert variables are not coming in Uptime recovered email alert](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/values-for-alert-variables-are-not-coming-in-uptime-recovered-email-alert/285501)

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**Author:** [@dyadav](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dyadav)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2021, 4:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/values-for-alert-variables-are-not-coming-in-uptime-recovered-email-alert/285501 "2021-10-12T16:32:07Z")

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I have set up email alerts for uptime down and recover status. But with recovered status, values for alert variables like state.monitorName, state.monitorUrl are not coming. Version is 7.12.1

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## [Measure web page load times](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/measure-web-page-load-times/286232)

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**Author:** [@Xabi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Xabi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2021, 9:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/measure-web-page-load-times/286232 "2021-10-11T09:57:45Z")

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Hi, I have a heartbeat agent monitoring some web: type: http urls: \["http://myweb.com"\] schedule: "@every 60s" id: MyId name: MyName and with kibana I monitor the media of "monitor.duration.us" . Is this the bes…

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## ["An internal server error occurred" when looking at Uptime monitors](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/an-internal-server-error-occurred-when-looking-at-uptime-monitors/285411)

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**Author:** [@Tadija](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Tadija)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 1, 2021, 11:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/an-internal-server-error-occurred-when-looking-at-uptime-monitors/285411 "2021-10-01T11:27:12Z")

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I have the latest version of elastic cloud deployment (v7.15.0). I have 3 instances of heartbeat v7.15.0 running on 3 separate machines pinging same websites and all are sending to same index. Their heartbeat.yml files …

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## [TLS Certificates dashboard is empty](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tls-certificates-dashboard-is-empty/281984)

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**Author:** [@norgro2601](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/norgro2601)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2021, 2:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tls-certificates-dashboard-is-empty/281984 "2021-09-30T14:31:03Z")

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Hi, I have a problem with the TLS Certificates dashboard in Uptime 7.14.0. In the Monitors dashboard, I can see dates in the TLS Certificates column saying that the certificates will expire next year. Unfortunately, wh…

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