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IBM Instana Synthetic Browser Test Recorder

by IBM Instana · Developer Tools
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 16 Oct 2026

A Chrome extension that captures real user interactions and converts them into Playwright scripts for Synthetic Browser Tests.

Users
17
store count
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
3
total ratings
Store rank
#159K
#132K among extensions
Version
1.0.2
updated 12 Oct 2026

About IBM Instana Synthetic Browser Test Recorder

A chrome extension that captures real user interactions and automatically converts them into Playwright scripts for Synthetic Browser Tests. Simply launch a website from IBM Instana and interact with it as an end user would by clicking buttons, completing forms, and navigating across pages. The extension records every action in real time and generates a Playwright script that is ready to run as a synthetic monitoring test. Designed for teams that need dependable end-to-end monitoring, the recorder eliminates manual scripting, accelerates test creation, and helps ensure critical user journeys are continuously validated. This extension requires entitlement to IBM Instana Observability Essentials Self-Hosted or IBM Instana Observability Standard Self-Hosted version 1.0.327 or newer, or IBM Instana Observability (SaaS), provided under the respective terms which had to be agreed to by the client: IBM Instana Observability Essentials Self-Hosted: https://ibm.biz/ibm-instana-observability-essentials-ce IBM Instana Observability Standard Self-Hosted: https://ibm.biz/ibm-instana-observability-standard-ce IBM Instana Observability (SaaS): https://ibm.biz/ibm-instana-observability-sd-ce

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+16+1600.0%+3+5.00

Version history

1 versions recorded
1.0.27 Oct 2026

Details

Category
Developer Tools
First seen
7 Oct 2026
Size
99 KB
Languages
en-US
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
ibm.com
Extension ID
djhllecfemibibjaianlcmlkoklccpgo

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 2, likelihood 3
Permissions
activeTabstoragedeclarativeNetRequest
Site access
<all_urls>
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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