---
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/unity/enriching-events/screenshots/
---

# Screenshots | Sentry for Unity

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

This feature is only available for SDKs with a user interface, like the ones for mobile and desktop applications. It's also limited by whether taking a screenshot is possible or not. For example, in some environments, like native iOS, taking a screenshot requires the UI thread, which often isn't available in the event of a crash. 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/unity/enriching-events/screenshots.md#enabling-screenshots)

Because screenshots may contain [PII](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/unity/data-management/sensitive-data.md), they are an opt-in feature. You can enable screenshots as shown below through **Tools > Sentry**:

Or, like so, if you're [configuring things programmatically](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/unity/configuration/options.md):

```csharp
options.AttachScreenshot = true;
```

## [Screenshot capture mechanism](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/unity/enriching-events/screenshots.md#screenshot-capture-mechanism)

Since the Unity SDK internally consists of multiple SDKs, the mechanism with which a screenshot gets captured depends on where the error originates.

* C# errors from within your game will be captured through Unity's built-in [ScreenCapture](https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/ScreenCapture.html). This means that screenshots only contain things visible within your game. Overlays on top of your game will not be visible.
* Native errors get captured by their respective SDK. If you're using a native plugin to display an overlay and an error occurs then that SDK will try to capture a screenshot that contains the overlay.

Screenshots might contain PII of your app. For example, if your game has a registration form and an error happens while the form is being displayed.

## [Viewing Screenshots](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/unity/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.