topic Re: HTTP Monitor default timeout value in Synthetic Monitoring

HTTP Monitor default timeout value

roberto_ravo — Thu, 26 Nov 2020 17:02:29 GMT

Hello,

I've looked in the documentation but I was unable to find this kind of information: does someone know which is the default timeout value for HTTP Monitor requests?

Thanks!
Roberto

Re: HTTP Monitor default timeout value

AntonioSousa — Thu, 26 Nov 2020 17:50:16 GMT

I believe it's 10 seconds.

Re: HTTP Monitor default timeout value

Tomasz_Wozniak — Thu, 26 Nov 2020 19:36:53 GMT

Hi Roberto,

The default connect timeout is set to 5 seconds.
The default socket/read timeout is set to 10 seconds.

We're working on making it configurable per monitor.

Regards,
Tomek

Re: HTTP Monitor default timeout value

HannahM — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 15:20:39 GMT

This can now be configured per request using the 'Adapt request timeout' option. https://www.dynatrace.com/support/help/how-to-use-dynatrace/synthetic-monitoring/http-monitors/configure-http-monitors#http-additional-options

Re: HTTP Monitor default timeout value

Romanenkov_Al3x — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 08:33:05 GMT

Thanks for sharing this. Helpful.

Regards,

Alex Romanenkov

Re: HTTP Monitor default timeout value

36Krazyfists — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 18:19:48 GMT

How do we actually apply this setting? The documentation mentions there is an adapt request timeout, but I can't find anywhere that shows how to apply this setting.

I imagine it goes into the pre-request script, but I can't find what the actual property name is. The Browser monitor script page doesn't have the word timeout anywhere in it. I did find mention in the terraform docs for the Dynatrace provider, but I don't know if the property name they use is the exact same as the property name that the script uses, nor do I know where to put it.

Re: HTTP Monitor default timeout value

HannahM — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 09:33:17 GMT

By default, it's in the request object, requestTimeout. However, it's only required if you want to change from the default value.

"requests": [ { "description": "ABC", "url": "https://xxx", "method": "GET", "validation": { "rules": [ { "type": "httpStatusesList", "value": "<400", "passIfFound": true } ] }, "configuration": { "acceptAnyCertificate": true, "followRedirects": true, "shouldNotPersistSensitiveData": false }, "requestTimeout": 59 } ]

This value is ignored if you're part of the HTTP Monitor Advanced settings preview.

For the preview, requestTimeout, should be removed from the script, and instead, a customProperties added.