How to resolve a Synthetic Monitor get_bot_tasks error

Issues related to settings appear in Clarity's Collector Log. Keep an eye out for get_bot_tasks to keep your synthetic monitor up and running.

get_bot_tasks

Click Settings in the left sidebar and select Collector. Then, go to the Collector Log tab to scan for Synthetic Monitor get_bot_tasks errors.

Error log found: 

Traceback (most recent call last):\n File "tools\\e1n_api_bridge.py", line 774, in get_bot_tasks\nTypeError: NoneType object is not iterable\n

What it means:

The Synthetic Monitor URL is inactive and/or the Collector interval is set to zero.

How to resolve the issue:

  1. Click Settings in the left sidebar and select Update Settings.
  2. Click the Change Setting button and select Synthetic Monitor from the drop-down menu.
  3. Make sure the Active box is checked for each configuration. 

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  4. Next, go to the Change Collector Intervals tab.
  5. Scroll down to find bot/run and set the interval to 5 minutes. 
  6. Click the Action icon to update your settings. 

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