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.
Information about the application can be useful to identify if an error occurs in certain versions.
| Data | Default value | Preventing collection |
|---|---|---|
| Release stage | The release stage of the application, which defaults to production. |
Modify getApp() in a callback |
Information about the device can be useful to identify if an error is only occurring on some devices.
| Data | Default value | Preventing collection |
|---|---|---|
| Hostname | The name of the localhost, given by the COMPUTERNAME environment variable on Windows, HOSTNAME on Unix, or InetAddress.getLocalHost().getHostName() if none of the above are available. |
Modify getDevice() in a callback |
| Locale | The default locale for this JVM | Modify getDevice() in a callback |
| OS arch | The value of the os.arch system property |
Modify getDevice() in a callback |
| OS name | The value of the os.name system property |
Modify getDevice() in a callback |
| OS version | The value of the os.version system property |
Modify getDevice() in a callback |
| Runtime name | The value of the java.runtime.name system property |
Modify getDevice() in a callback |
| Runtime version | The value of the java.runtime.version system property |
Modify getDevice() in a callback |
| Spring version | The version of the Spring framework being used by the application, if using bugsnag-spring | Not possible |
| Spring Boot version | The version of Spring Boot being used by the application, if using bugsnag-spring and Spring Boot | Not possible |
Details about the request can be helpful to reproduce errors.
Please note that request information is only automatically recorded for applications which use the Java Servlet API directly.
| Data | Default value | Preventing collection |
|---|---|---|
| Url | The URL of the current HTTP request | Call clearTab("request") in a callback |
| Method | The method of the current HTTP request | Call clearTab("request") in a callback |
| Params | The query parameters of the current HTTP request | Call clearTab("request") in a callback |
| Client IP | The IP used to originate the current HTTP request | Call clearTab("request") in a callback |
| Headers | A map of HTTP headers of the current HTTP request | Call clearTab("request") in a callback |
Modifying error information may affect error grouping.
| Data | Default value | Preventing collection |
|---|---|---|
| Context | Set as the request method and URI for the current HTTP request if using the Servlet API | Call setContext("value") in a callback |
| Error class | The class of the error that occurred | Call setExceptionName("value") in a callback |
| Error message | The message of the error that occurred | Not possible |
| Stack trace | A stacktrace of the filename, method, and line number of where the error occurred in the source code, if this information is available | Modify getStackTrace() in a callback |