Test Results

This article describes the layout of the Test Results page in the Kentik portal.

The Test Results page, accessed by clicking on a test’s name in the Tests List, provides a consolidated, in-depth view of a single synthetic test's health and performance metrics over the selected time range. The layout and available data tabs dynamically adapt based on whether you are viewing a standard agent-to-target test or a complex Network Mesh test.

Note: For an explanation of the layout of a subtest’s results page, see Subtest Results.

Test Results Subnav Controls

The Test Results page includes the following UI elements on the subnav (light gray strip at the top of the page):

• Pause/Resume Test: Temporarily suspend or restart the test.

• Settings: Opens the configuration settings for the current test.

  • Edit Test: Opens the Test Settings Page for this test.

  • Close: Closes the configuration settings.

• Share (button): Generates a link to share the current view with other users (see Sharing via the Share Dialog).

• Actions (dropdown): From the Actions dropdown, click Export » Visual Report to generate a PDF of the page’s visualizations and tables. A notification appears when the PDF is ready to download.

Test Results Main Controls

The main area of the Test Results page includes the following:

• Add to Favorites: Click the star icon to add this test to your list of favorites.

• Test Type: The type of the test (above the test name); see Test Types Reference.

• Test Name: The name of the test, presented as the heading at the upper left of the page.

• Time Range: Select the lookback period for the displayed data, e.g., Last 1 Hour, (see Time Range Control).

  • Use the calendar control to choose a time range

  • Navigate back and forth in time with the arrow buttons.

  • Click Latest to jump to the most recent time increment available.

• Info: Click or hover over the info icon to see the test description, when available.

Tip: To enter a test description, go to Settings » Edit Test » Test Information tab.

Alert Timeline Section

The Alert Timeline provides a modern, interactive chart of your test's data points over the selected time range. Hovering over the chart displays specific timestamps and performance metrics at that exact moment.

Incident Log Section

The Incident Log provides a detailed table of per-agent alerting events (alarms) triggered during the selected time range.

• Filters: Use the Group By dropdown to organize the list of incidents, or use the Search Incident Log field to quickly find specific alert IDs or details.

• Incident Log Columns:

  • Severity: The severity level of the alarm (e.g., Critical).

  • State: The current status of the alarm (e.g., Active).

  • Alert ID: A unique system identifier for the specific alert event.

  • Source: The agent location where the alert originated.

  • Destination: The target endpoint (e.g., URL or IP address) being monitored.

  • Details: The specific metric or threshold that caused the alert to trigger (e.g., HTTP Status Code: 403).

  • First Trigger / Start / End: Timestamps detailing exactly when the condition was first detected, when the alarm officially started, and when it was resolved (displays as N/A if still active).

Data Section

The core test results are presented in a unified Data section with nested tabs that dynamically adjust based on your test type.

Sankey (Autonomous Tests Only)

A diagram showing the site, connectivity type, provider, and target IP of the tested path. This view only appears for Autonomous tests (ASN, CDN, Country, Region, City).

Mesh (Network Mesh Tests Only)

A matrix view displaying latency, jitter, and packet loss across all agent-to-agent combinations.

• Mesh Controls: Use the drop-downs above the matrix to filter by Source Agent, Target Agent, or specific Metrics (Latency, Jitter, Packet Loss).

• Mesh Densities:

  • Regular Density: All agent names are displayed. Individual health dots are shown for latency, packet loss, and jitter. Small green dots indicate healthy metrics, medium gray dots indicate missing metrics, and medium orange/red dots indicate warnings/critical states.

  • High / Max Density: The matrix is compacted. The health of each cell is represented by a single dot showing the worst health status among the currently selected metrics.

• Hover Details: Hovering over any cell opens a popup detailing the agents involved and the specific latency, packet loss, and jitter metrics for that path. You can click View Details to jump to the isolated Subtest Results page.

Agents/Metrics Table

A detailed table detailing the performance of the subtests over time.

• Standard Columns:

  • Agent: Shows the source agent's icon (Global vs. Private), Location, Status (Active/Offline), and AS info.

  • Target: The IP address or target agent information.

  • Avg Latency, Packet Loss, and Avg Jitter.

• Test-Specific Columns: Depending on the test type, additional columns will dynamically appear (e.g., DNS tests add Resolution Time and DNSSEC; HTTP/Page Load tests add Status Code, Certificate Expiry, and DOM Processing Time; Transaction tests add Total Transaction Time and Screenshots).

• Drilldown: Click Details on a row (when applicable) to open the Subtest Results page, e.g., for a specific agent-to-target path.

Traceroute

Displays hop-by-hop path data between your source agents and targets.

Choose between two distinct formatting subtabs: Path and Table.

• Path: A graphical visualization of the nodes and links in the route.

  • Controls: Customize the path view with the following:

    • Group hops by: Click the dropdown to select “No Grouping”, “ASN”, or “Site”.

    • Latency/Success Rate: Use the dropdowns to set the respective latency and success thresholds for highlighting links in the route.

    • Collapse Timeouts:

    • Highlight links exceeding geo latency estimate: When switched On, compares latency measured with the latency calculated using geo-ip distances.

  • Link Types & Colors:

    • Solid Gray: Both nodes at the ends of the link are identified, and performance is healthy.

    • Dotted Gray: Nodes are unidentified (non-responsive).

    • Solid Red: Both nodes are identified, but a user-defined latency or success rate threshold is exceeded.

    • Dotted Red: Nodes are unidentified, and a threshold is exceeded.

  • Popups: Hover over any source, node, link, or target to view available details such as IP address, metrics, AS name, and the number of traces utilizing that path.

• Table: A row-by-row tabular format of the exact same traceroute data. This view breaks down each hop sequentially, detailing the node IP, ASN, Latency, and Success Rate metrics in a highly scannable grid.

  Tip: This is especially useful for quickly reading raw trace metrics without needing to interpret the visual diagram or hover over individual nodes for popups.

• Source Agent/Target: Dropdowns to isolate the specific trace you want to analyze. These controls are present at the top of both the Path and Table subtabs.

Map (Specific Test Types Only)

A geographic visualization showing the physical location of hosted agents (private or public) used for the test, and the cloud regions for cloud agents.

BGP (BGP Monitor Types Only)

The BGP tab appears on a Test Results page exclusively for BGP Monitor test types. It provides dedicated visualizations to track the routing health and global reachability of your monitored prefixes.

Note: Because BGP tests do not use standard subtests, their results are unique to other test types. See BGP Monitor Results for details.

Grid (DNS Server Grid Tests Only)

The Grid tab appears on the results page for the DNS Server Grid test type only. It provides a highly scannable matrix visualization, allowing you to easily compare the performance of multiple source agents against multiple targets simultaneously.

• Matrix Layout: The table is structured as a grid where the rows represent your source agents (e.g., specific cloud regions or private agents) and the columns represent the specific targets being tested (e.g., DNS resolvers).

• Health and Metrics: The intersecting cells display the current health status and core metrics (like packet loss or latency) for each specific agent-to-target path.

• Drilldown: Just like the standard Agents table, you can use this grid to identify underperforming intersections. While hovering on part of the grid, click View Details to drill down into the subtest results for that exact agent-to-target combination.

Test Config Summary

Located below the Data section, the Test Config panel provides a quick-reference summary of the test's settings without needing to open the edit screen. This includes the Test Type, Status, Frequency, IP Family, Targets, and configurations for Ping, Trace, Health Thresholds, and Alert Windows.