What is SolarWinds Observability?
Direct Answer: SolarWinds Observability is a monitoring bot operated by SolarWinds, used for synthetic monitoring of websites and services.
SolarWinds Observability is a digital experience monitoring tool that allows users to monitor the performance of their websites and services. It uses probe servers to test websites and URIs at regular intervals, and provides detailed metrics and alerts on performance issues.
User-Agent Identification
The following user-agent strings identify SolarWinds Observability in your live traffic data:
solarwinds/1.0 ( www.solarwinds.com/solarwinds-observability)
robots.txt Rules for SolarWinds Observability
Respects robots.txt: No
This bot does not commit to following robots.txt
SolarWinds Observability does not officially follow robots.txt directives. The only reliable way to control access is through server-side blocking (IP filtering, user-agent rules in your web server config) combined with log monitoring to verify effectiveness.
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Crawl Behavior
Frequency:On-Demand
Request Pattern:Tests Websites And URIs At Regular Intervals
Official Documentation Quotes
"Verify open access to SolarWinds Observability SaaS. Verify your firewall settings allow communication from SolarWinds Observability SaaS probe server IP addresses."
Crawl Activity Index
Relative crawl activity for SolarWinds Observability over the past 28 days. Higher values indicate increased crawling intensity compared to the period baseline.
View recent activity data (last 7 days)
| Date | Activity Index |
|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2026 | 88.0 |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 82.7 |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 83.1 |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 81.8 |
| Mar 30, 2026 | 87.3 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 90.2 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | 88.8 |
Source: Cloudflare Radar
Why track SolarWinds Observability traffic?
Distinguish monitoring traffic from real crawler activity. SolarWinds Observability checks your site availability at regular intervals. Without proper identification, these requests can inflate your bot traffic metrics and distort crawl analysis.
Validate monitoring coverage. Track which pages SolarWinds Observability checks and how frequently, so your monitoring setup matches your infrastructure requirements.
Log Verification
To verify SolarWinds Observability traffic in your live traffic data:
- Search access logs for the user-agent strings listed above
- Check if the IP addresses match documented ranges (if provided by SolarWinds)
- Verify the crawl pattern matches documented behavior
- Use reverse DNS lookup for additional verification if available
IP Verification: SolarWinds provides official IP verification via Published IP ranges. View verification instructions →
Verify firewall settings allow communication from SolarWinds Observability SaaS probe server IP addresses
Note: Observed behavior in production environments may differ from official documentation. Live traffic monitoring provides the only reliable verification of actual bot behavior.
Undocumented Information
The following information is not officially documented for SolarWinds Observability:
- JavaScript rendering details
- User-agent token for robots.txt
Official Documentation
View Official SolarWinds Observability Documentation →
Information sourced from official documentation. Content generated with AI assistance.