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title: "Endpoint Tests"
slug: "endpoint-tests"
updated: 2025-06-06T20:03:16Z
published: 2025-06-06T20:03:16Z
canonical: "docs.catchpoint.com/endpoint-tests"
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Endpoint Tests

Endpoint Tests are tests that run in the background from employees' devices, automatically checking the reachability and performance of network-based applications on a scheduled basis. This can be a useful supplement to your [Employee App](/v1/docs/employee-apps) monitoring, as it provides continual performance monitoring, even when the employee is not actively using any Employee Apps.

### Endpoint Test Types

There are four types of Endpoint Tests available: **Ping**, **Traceroute**,**Web (Object)**, and **Bandwidth**.

- **Ping** - performs a ping test from the employee's device to the specified destination
- **Traceroute** - performs a traceroute test from the employee's device to the specified destination
- **Web (Object)** - connects to specified webpage and loads the primary URL
- **Bandwidth** - checks the bandwidth of the Endpoint's internet connection using the M-Lab bandwidth test system.

### Creating Endpoint Tests

1.  Navigate to **Control Center \>Endpoint \> Tests**
2.  click **Add**
3.  Scroll down to the **Scheduled Tests** section and select the desired test type
4.  Complete the configuration fields for the selected test type then click **Save**. For guidance on the configuration options available in each type, see the corresponding Endpoint Test configuration page:
    - <a href="https://docs.catchpoint.com/docs/"   target="_self">Endpoint Ping Test</a>
    - <a href="https://docs.catchpoint.com/docs/"   target="_self">Endpoint Traceroute Test</a>
    - <a href="https://docs.catchpoint.com/docs/"   target="_self">Endpoint Web Test</a>
    - <a href="https://docs.catchpoint.com/docs/"   target="_self">Endpoint Bandwidth Test</a>