Node.js
Sentry's SDKs enable automatic reporting of errors and exceptions.
On this page, we get you up and running with Sentry's SDK.
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Install
Sentry captures data by using an SDK within your application’s runtime.
npm install --save @sentry/node
Configure
Configuration should happen as early as possible in your application's lifecycle.
Once this is done, Sentry's Node SDK captures all transactions and unhandled exceptions.
import * as Sentry from "@sentry/node";
Sentry.init({
dsn: "https://examplePublicKey@o0.ingest.sentry.io/0",
// We recommend adjusting this value in production, or using tracesSampler
// for finer control
tracesSampleRate: 1.0,
});
Add Readable Stack Traces to Errors
Depending on how you've set up your Node
To fix this, upload your source maps to Sentry. The easiest way to do this is to use the Sentry Wizard:
npx @sentry/wizard@latest -i sourcemaps
The wizard will guide you through the following steps:
- Logging into Sentry and selecting a projectRepresents your service in Sentry and allows you to scope events to a distinct application.
- Installing the necessary Sentry packages
- Configuring your build tool to generate and upload source maps
- Configuring your CI to upload source maps
For more information on source maps or for more options to upload them, head over to our Source Maps documentation.
Verify
This snippet includes an intentional error, so you can test that everything is working as soon as you set it up.
const transaction = Sentry.startTransaction({
op: "test",
name: "My First Test Transaction",
});
setTimeout(() => {
try {
foo();
} catch (e) {
Sentry.captureException(e);
} finally {
transaction.finish();
}
}, 99);
Learn more about manually capturing an error or message in our Usage documentation.
To view and resolve the recorded error, log into sentry.io and open your
Our documentation is open source and available on GitHub. Your contributions are welcome, whether fixing a typo (drat!) to suggesting an update ("yeah, this would be better").
- Package:
- npm:@sentry/node
- Version:
- 7.72.0
- Repository:
- https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript