diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/common/config.ts b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/common/config.ts
index 08db653214208..e9ea061fcf160 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/common/config.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/common/config.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const serviceConfig = schema.object({
   hosts: schema.maybe(schema.arrayOf(schema.string())),
   syncInterval: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
   tls: schema.maybe(sslSchema),
+  devUrl: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
 });
 
 const uptimeConfig = schema.object({
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/lib/synthetics_service/service_api_client.ts b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/lib/synthetics_service/service_api_client.ts
index d515e394cab7e..ccb2847e4644d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/lib/synthetics_service/service_api_client.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/lib/synthetics_service/service_api_client.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ export interface ServiceData {
 
 export class ServiceAPIClient {
   private readonly username?: string;
+  private readonly devUrl?: string;
   private readonly authorization: string;
   private locations: ServiceLocations;
   private logger: Logger;
@@ -35,8 +36,9 @@ export class ServiceAPIClient {
 
   constructor(logger: Logger, config: ServiceConfig) {
     this.config = config;
-    const { username, password, manifestUrl } = config;
+    const { username, password, manifestUrl, devUrl } = config;
     this.username = username;
+    this.devUrl = devUrl;
 
     if (username && password) {
       this.authorization = 'Basic ' + Buffer.from(`${username}:${password}`).toString('base64');
@@ -91,7 +93,7 @@ export class ServiceAPIClient {
 
       return axios({
         method,
-        url: url + '/monitors',
+        url: (this.devUrl ?? url) + '/monitors',
         data: { monitors: monitorsStreams, output },
         headers: this.authorization
           ? {