05 Aug 2025 02:11 PM - edited 11 Feb 2026 11:32 AM
Background XHRs can be seen in Synthetic Monitors as the only XHR for some events, making them actions and billable.
Classic licensing documentation
DPS documentation
This article explains how to stop capturing these XHRs.
Some applications have background XHRs to keep the page alive or for monitoring purposes. A user action does not trigger these XHRs, and as a user, I am not interested in their timings.
Add the custom Javascript property ote, only trusted events, and set it to 1. This will ensure that only user actions triggered by a user are captured, and background ones will be ignored.
Go to Synthetic Classic \ Synthetic app.
Select the browser monitor you want to configure.
Select Edit from the quick links to go to monitor settings.
Select Advanced Setup.
If the above steps didn't resolve the issue, open a chat and provide a link to the monitor, along with details of the troubleshooting steps you have already completed.
You can find further troubleshooting tips for Synthetic in the Synthetic Troubleshooting Map