# How to check the IP used for a Browser Monitor execution

**URL:** <https://community.dynatrace.com/t/how-to-check-the-ip-used-for-a-browser-monitor-execution/45739>\
**Category:** Troubleshooting\
**Tags:** browser-monitors, synthetic-monitoring\
**Created:** [May 23, 2024, 3:18pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/how-to-check-the-ip-used-for-a-browser-monitor-execution/45739 "2024-05-23T15:18:01Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 23, 2024, 3:18pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/how-to-check-the-ip-used-for-a-browser-monitor-execution/45739/1 "2024-05-23T15:18:01Z")

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## Summary

When troubleshooting **intermittent Dynatrace Browser Monitor failures** , it’s often important to know **which IP address was used for a specific execution**.  
This information is especially useful when investigating **firewall blocks, proxy restrictions, or network allowlisting issues**.This article explains how to identify the **source IP address** used during a Browser Monitor execution.

## How to check the IP Address used for a Browser Monitor execution

### Step 1: Identify the Browser Monitor execution

1. Open the [Browser Monitor details](https://docs.dynatrace.com/docs/platform-modules/digital-experience/synthetic-monitoring/analysis-and-alerting/synthetic-details-for-browser-monitors)&nbsp;page
2. Select **Analyze executions**
3. Make a note of:
  - The **Browser Monitor name**

  - The **execution time** you want to investigateThese details are required to locate the corresponding user session.

### Step 2: Locate the matching user session

1. Navigate to [Session Segmentation](https://docs.dynatrace.com/docs/platform-modules/digital-experience/session-segmentation/new-user-sessions)

2. Filter by the **Browser Monitor name**.

3. Select the **user session** that matches the execution time you identified earlier.

### Step 3: Check the IP address in Session details

On the **Session details** screen, you can see the **IP address** used for that Browser Monitor execution.This is the source IP that was used when the Synthetic Browser Monitor ran.

 ![HannahM_3-1716475807603.png](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/dynatrace/original/2X/4/4b301c127d1907652c7c52f05b620b7eb3cb22a4.png)

## Important Notes

- Browser Monitors run from **Synthetic locations** , not from the Dynatrace cluster itself.
- The IP address you see corresponds to the **specific execution** and **location** used.
- This information is useful when troubleshooting **network‑related Browser Monitor failures**.

## What’s Next

### Related reading

📖&nbsp;&nbsp;[Synthetic Troubleshooting Map](https://community.dynatrace.com/topic/250426)

📖&nbsp; [User session analysis](https://docs.dynatrace.com/docs/observe/digital-experience/session-segmentation/new-user-sessions)

📖&nbsp; [Browser Monitor details](https://docs.dynatrace.com/docs/platform-modules/digital-experience/synthetic-monitoring/analysis-and-alerting/synthetic-details-for-browser-monitors)