# Uptime monitor status cant use KQL to select specific synthetic monitor

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/uptime-monitor-status-cant-use-kql-to-select-specific-synthetic-monitor/343368>\
**Category:** Synthetics\
**Created:** [September 19, 2023, 1:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/uptime-monitor-status-cant-use-kql-to-select-specific-synthetic-monitor/343368 "2023-09-19T13:08:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![niecore](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/niecore/32/125803_2.png) [@niecore](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/niecore)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2023, 1:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/uptime-monitor-status-cant-use-kql-to-select-specific-synthetic-monitor/343368/1 "2023-09-19T13:08:47Z")

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Hello,

Our elastic cloud stack (8.9.1) currently has following issue, where I can not use the KQL to create a alert for a specific synthetic monitor. The screenshot below shows the info "0 Monitors" selected.

 ![Screenshot 2023-09-19 at 15.02.55](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/8/f/8f22e4678493920a61032b5658a4614173a8d0fe.png)  
Has anyone ever experienced a similar issue or could think about possible solutions?

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**Author:** ![shahzad31](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/shahzad31/32/51637_2.png) [@shahzad31](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shahzad31)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2023, 3:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/uptime-monitor-status-cant-use-kql-to-select-specific-synthetic-monitor/343368/2 "2023-09-19T15:38:57Z")

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Hello @niecore ,

It might be related to synthetics-\* being not included anymore as default in uptime settings. Can you check what are you uptime index pattern settings? and which indices contains data?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/6/f/6f91e13586d6df9855cd7fa88e79c9c98bee34f8.png)

Regards

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**Author:** ![niecore](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/niecore/32/125803_2.png) [@niecore](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/niecore)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2023, 5:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/uptime-monitor-status-cant-use-kql-to-select-specific-synthetic-monitor/343368/3 "2023-09-20T05:44:36Z")

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Hello @shahzad31,

The "Uptime settings" page is not available on our instance. I thought the uptime monitor is using the "synthetic monitors".

Could you think of a configuration that disables our uptime settings?

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**Author:** ![shahzad31](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/shahzad31/32/51637_2.png) [@shahzad31](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shahzad31)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2023, 6:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/uptime-monitor-status-cant-use-kql-to-select-specific-synthetic-monitor/343368/4 "2023-09-20T06:08:48Z")

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Yes please go to kibana advanced settings, search with uptime. You will see a flag which will show that you can always show uptime app.

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**Author:** ![shahzad31](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/shahzad31/32/51637_2.png) [@shahzad31](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shahzad31)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2023, 7:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/uptime-monitor-status-cant-use-kql-to-select-specific-synthetic-monitor/343368/5 "2023-09-20T07:07:44Z")

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@niecore

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/7/6/76ab307828c64f9cfd95e94b2a00712a30082d56.png)

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**Author:** ![niecore](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/niecore/32/125803_2.png) [@niecore](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/niecore)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2023, 7:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/uptime-monitor-status-cant-use-kql-to-select-specific-synthetic-monitor/343368/6 "2023-09-20T07:46:10Z")

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@shahzad31 this solved the problem. Thank you!

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**Author:** ![shahzad31](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/shahzad31/32/51637_2.png) [@shahzad31](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shahzad31)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2023, 8:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/uptime-monitor-status-cant-use-kql-to-select-specific-synthetic-monitor/343368/7 "2023-09-20T08:06:55Z")

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We recommend using Synthetics app. Uptime app will always be there. But new features are being constantly added to Synthetics app. So i will recommend maybe move setup to Public Locations or Private locations using synthetics app.

> **[Get started | Elastic Observability \[8.10\] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/observability/current/synthetics-get-started.html)**

Would love to hear if you are having any challenges there.

Best Regards

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 8:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/uptime-monitor-status-cant-use-kql-to-select-specific-synthetic-monitor/343368/8 "2023-10-18T08:07:34Z")

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