Debug Symbols

We offer a range of methods to provide Sentry with debug symbols so that you can see symbolicated stack traces and triage issues faster.

When to Upload

With default settings, complete stack traces are available in your Dart error, out of the box, unless you use split-debug-info and obfuscate. In those cases, you need to upload the debug information files generated by the flutter build, so Sentry can show you proper stack traces.

Errors raised from the native layer in Flutter apps require certain debug information files to be uploaded. For example, an Android app can use proguard for minification and obfuscation. And when using NDK, dwarf debug files need to be uploaded. Flutter Web requires sourcemaps and iOS apps also require dwarf debug information files.

Sentry Dart Plugin

The easiest way to upload debug symbols, source maps, and use source context is to use the Sentry Dart Plugin which will upload them automatically.

1. Install

In your pubspec.yaml, add sentry_dart_plugin as a new dev dependency.

dev_dependencies:
  sentry_dart_plugin: ^2.4.0

2. Configure

The Sentry Dart Plugin comes with a default configuration but requires you to set the project, org, and auth_token fields to use it.

Add the following to your pubspec.yaml file:

sentry:
  project: example-project
  org: example-org
  auth_token: sntrys_YOUR_TOKEN_HERE

Source Maps

By default, source maps are not uploaded. In order to upload source maps, you need to set the upload_source_maps field to true.

sentry:
  project: example-project
  org: example-org
  auth_token: sntrys_YOUR_TOKEN_HERE
  upload_source_maps: true

Source Context

By default, sources are not uploaded. In order to upload sources, you need to set the upload_sources field to true.

sentry:
  project: example-project
  org: example-org
  auth_token: sntrys_YOUR_TOKEN_HERE
  upload_sources: true

In addition to configuring the plugin in the pubspec.yaml file, the plugin supports using a properties file or environment variables. For more information, read the Sentry Dart Plugin README.

3. Build

Run one of the following commands before executing the sentry_dart_plugin plugin. If you choose to obfuscate your build, include the --obfuscate flag along with the --split-debug-info option to specify the directory for storing debug information.

For a standard build:

• flutter build apk
• flutter build ios
• flutter build macos

For an obfuscated build:

• flutter build apk --obfuscate --split-debug-info=<output-directory>
• flutter build ios --obfuscate --split-debug-info=<output-directory>
• flutter build macos --obfuscate --split-debug-info=<output-directory>

4. Run

Now we can run the plugin to upload the debug symbols, source maps, and sources (if enabled).

flutter packages pub run sentry_dart_plugin

Proguard

If you have ProGuard (minifyEnabled) enabled, you must upload the Android Proguard/R8 mapping files to see complete stack traces.

In order to upload debug symbols for ProGuard obfuscated native Android code you have two options:

1. Use the Sentry Android Gradle Plugin
2. Use the Sentry CLI

The Sentry Android Gradle Plugin is the simpler and recommended way to upload debug symbols for Android.

After installing the Sentry Android Gradle Plugin, you need to set autoInstallation to false in your app/build.gradle file:

sentry {
    autoInstallation {
      enabled = false
    }
}

Sentry Flutter already ships with a compatible Sentry Android SDK, so we need to disable the auto-installation which could cause conflicts with the packaged Sentry Android SDK.

After setting up the gradle plugin, follow the Android Gradle Plugin guide on how to upload Proguard mapping files.

Manually Upload Debug Symbols

If you have an obfuscated build and you decide not to use the Sentry Dart Plugin, you can manually upload debug symbols for Android, iOS/macOS, Flutter Web.

You will need to upload the following files:

• dSYM files (*.dSYM) for iOS and macOS
• Flutter generated symbols (*.symbols) for Android and ELF for Android NDK
• Source Maps (*.map) for Web

iOS and macOS

Sentry requires a dSYM upload to symbolicate your crash logs. The symbolication process unscrambles Apple’s crash logs to reveal the function, file names, and line numbers of the crash. Learn how to upload the dSYM files.

Android

See our docs on uploading Debug Information Files manually with the Sentry CLI.

Android NDK

See our docs on uploading Debug Information Files manually with the Sentry CLI.

If you're using a version of sentry_flutter earlier than 5.1, native symbolication on Android requires a specific configuration. Refer to Troubleshooting for more information.

Web

See our docs on uploading Source Maps manually.

Configuration Fields

project

The project's name, for example sentry-flutter. Required. This is a string type. The alternative environmental variable is SENTRY_PROJECT.

org

Your organization's slug, for example sentry-sdks. Required. This is a string type. The alternative environmental variable is SENTRY_ORG.

auth_token

The Sentry auth token, which will look like <64 random characters>. Required. This is a string type. The alternative environmental variable is SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN.

upload_debug_symbols

Enables or disables the automatic upload of debug symbols. This is a boolean type with default value true.

upload_source_maps

Enables or disables the automatic upload of source maps. This is a boolean type with default value false.

upload_sources

Does or doesn't include the source code of native code. This is a boolean type with default value false.

url

The URL of your project, for example https<area>://mysentry.invalid/. This is a string type. The alternative environmental variable is SENTRY_URL.

wait_for_processing

Wait for server-side processing of uploaded files. This is a boolean type with default value false.

log_level

Configures the log level for sentry-cli. This is a string type with default value warn. The alternative environmental variable is SENTRY_LOG_LEVEL. Possible values are trace, debug, info, warn, and error.

release

The release version for source maps, which should match the release set by the SDK. This is a string type with default value name@version from pubspec. If a build number is included in the version, it is utilized as dist. The alternative environmental variable is SENTRY_RELEASE.

Setting a custom release can be specified via an environment variable or plugin configuration. Once set, it is used as is without further modification.

dist

Custom dist can also be set via the environment variable SENTRY_DIST or via plugin configuration. It replaces or adds to the build number in the default release.

web_build_path

The web build folder. This is a string type with default value build/web.

commits

Release commits integration. This is a string type with default value auto.

ignore_missing

Ignore missing commits previously used in the release. This is a boolean type with default value false.

bin_dir

The folder where the plugin downloads the sentry-cli binary. This is a string type with default value .dart_tool/pub/bin/sentry_dart_plugin.

bin_path

Path to the sentry-cli binary to use instead of downloading. Make sure to use the correct version. This is a string type and is empty by default.

sentry_cli_cdn_url

Alternative place to download sentry-cli. This is a string type with default value https://downloads.sentry-cdn.com/sentry-cli. Alternatively, this can also be set with the SENTRYCLI_CDNURL environment variable.

Troubleshooting

Refer to Troubleshooting - Sentry Dart Plugin to resolve potential issues.