Add wait time

Add a custom wait time to ensure dynamic content is fully loaded before scanning your website and allow the crawler to find even more pages on your website.

On this page:

• Page readiness
• Add a wait time

Page readiness

By default, the crawler decides a page is ready when it appears stable. It uses readiness criteria such as:

• Watching for active network requests to finish.
• Checking that the DOM has stopped changing for a short period.
• Waiting for standard page load events.

In most cases these signals are reliable, but they can fail in situations such as:

• Single-page applications that load content progressively.
• Pages that continuously poll APIs or stream data.

When this happens, the crawler may begin scanning too early. Adding a wait time forces the crawler to pause longer, increasing the chance that all content is available before scanning starts.

When to use

• Your scan reports are missing expected elements or pages.
• Dynamic components appear only after a script finishes.
• Dashboards or apps continue loading content after the initial page load.

Add a wait time

To add a wait time:

1. Navigate to the workspace level.
2. Under Workspace, select Digital assets. The Digital asset portfolio is displayed. 
3. Select the digital asset you'd like to scan.
4. Choose Scans.
5. Select Run scan.
6. Choose the Advanced tab.
7. Fill out the required fields.
8. Select the checkbox for Add wait time.
9. Enter the wait time (in seconds).
10. Select Run scan.

The crawler will pause for the time you specify after applying its default readiness criteria, then begin scanning.