---
title: "Screenshots"
description: "Learn more about taking screenshots when an error occurs. Sentry pairs the screenshot with the original event, giving you additional insight into issues."
url: https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/native/guides/crashpad/enriching-events/screenshots/
---

# Screenshots | Sentry for Google Crashpad

Sentry makes it possible to automatically take a screenshot and include it as an [attachment](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/native/guides/crashpad/enriching-events/attachments.md) when a user experiences an error, an exception, or a crash.

This feature is currently only available on Windows and has a few limitations. For example, the `inproc` and `breakpad` backends use local exception handlers for capturing the screenshot and therefore rely on the exception handler being called. Only the `crashpad` backend with an external handler process is able to capture screenshots of fast-fail crashes that bypass Structured Exception Handling ([`SEH`](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/debug/structured-exception-handling)). Another example where a screenshot might not be available is when the event happens before the screen starts to load. So inherently, this feature is a best effort solution.

## [Enabling Screenshots](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/native/guides/crashpad/enriching-events/screenshots.md#enabling-screenshots)

Because screenshots may contain [PII](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/native/guides/crashpad/data-management/sensitive-data.md), they are an opt-in feature. You can enable screenshots as shown below:

```c
sentry_options_set_attach_screenshot(options, 1);
```

## [Viewing Screenshots](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/native/guides/crashpad/enriching-events/screenshots.md#viewing-screenshots)

If one is available, you'll see a thumbnail of the screenshot when you click on a specific issue from the [**Issues**](https://demo.sentry.io/issues/) page.

Once you've clicked on the event ID of a specific issue, you'll be able to see an overview of all the attachments as well as associated events in the "Attachments" tab.