Automatically captured data

BugSnag automatically captures a variety of data to help you debug your errors. You may wish to avoid capturing some types of data, particularly if there are privacy implications for your users.

Breadcrumb information

After an exception has been logged a breadcrumb is added containing information about that exception.

Data	Default value	Preventing collection
Name	exception.GetType().ToString()	Modify breadcrumbs in a callback
Type	error	Modify breadcrumbs in a callback
Metadata -> Message	exception.Message	Modify breadcrumbs in a callback
Metadata -> Severity	the original severity of the exception	Modify breadcrumbs in a callback

Device information

Data	Default value	Preventing collection
Hostname	Either the COMPUTERNAME or HOSTNAME ENV variable value	Modify device in a callback
Locale	System.GlobalizationCultureInfo.CurrentCulture.ToString()	Modify device in a callback
Timezone	System.Globalization.TimeZoneInfo.Local.DisplayName	Modify device in a callback
OS Name	System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation.OSDescription or Environment.OSVersion.VersionString depending on netstandard or full framework	Modify device in a callback
Time	DateTime.UtcNow	Modify device in a callback

Error information

Data	Default value	Preventing collection
Context	If a request has been captured then this will be the AbsolutePath	Modify context in a callback
Error Class	The class of each exception	Modify exceptions in a callback
Error Message	The mesage for each exception	Modify exceptions in a callback
Stacktrace	The stacktrace of each exception	Modify exceptions in a callback