End-to-End Root cause: Jump from a Synthetic Monitoring check straight to its trace
UpdateUnverifiedAdded Sep 24, 2026
Synthetic Monitoring checks are now linked to distributed traces they generate in Grafana Cloud Traces! When a Scripted check fails or looks slow, you can open the underlying trace with a single click from the check’s logs and see exactly which service, span, and downstream call caused the problem.
Topics: Streaming, Governance, Observability, Developer tools
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