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title: "January 2026 - Synthetics"
slug: "january-2026-synthetics-1"
updated: 2026-06-26T21:12:20Z
published: 2026-06-26T21:12:20Z
canonical: "kb.kentik.com/january-2026-synthetics-1"
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# January 2026 - Synthetics

The following updates were released to the Kentik platform for Synthetics during January 2026.

## Features

- **Clickable synthetic test and agent links**: Synthetic test and agent names are now clickable links to Details pages, with improved data handling.
- **Configurable DNS test timeout**: You can now edit DNS test timeout (expiry) values between 1-30 seconds via the UI and API, instead of a fixed 3000ms default.
- **Per-agent synthetic alert enrichment**: Synthetic test alerting now includes per-agent metric enrichment with agent names, IPs, labels, metrics, and direct portal links.
- **Concise synthetic alert emails**: Email templates now hide detailed issue info for grouped and agent synthetic alerts while keeping details for subtest alerts.

## Bug Fixes

- **Unsaved changes warning**: Fixed false "unsaved changes" warnings when editing synthetic tests.
- **Warning notification toggle label**: Moved the "Disable Warning Notifications" label onto the toggle for clarity.
- **Target data in API responses**: Restored target IP filtering and fixed task type mapping for knock/ping/page-load tasks in synthetic API responses.
- **Synthetics dashboard panels**: Fixed panel loading before export, height rendering/content cutoff, and removed the Details button from exported panels.