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.

User information

User information is used to show you which errors are impacting the most users. Set your own user identifiers if you want to be able to find errors affecting individual users.

Data	Default value	Preventing collection
User ID	The user’s IP address	Modify user in a callback

Device information

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 result of os.hostname() on the device (or process.env.DYNO when running on Heroku)	Modify device in a callback
Runtime versions	The value of process.versions which lists the version of Node.js and its dependencies	Modify metadata.device in a callback

Request information

Details about the request can be helpful to reproduce errors.

Data	Default value	Preventing collection
URL	The full URL requested by the client	Modify request in a callback
Path	The URL path of the request	Modify request in a callback
HTTP method	The request method, e.g. GET, POST	Modify request in a callback
HTTP version	The version of HTTP used in the client request	Modify request in a callback
Headers	The HTTP request headers	Modify request in a callback
Query	The parsed query string	Modify request in a callback
Body	The request body	Modify request in a callback
Parameters	The parameters as defined by the route handler	Modify request in a callback
Connection	Info from the underlying TCP connection: remoteAddress, remotePort, bytesRead, bytesWritten, localPort, localAddress and IPVersion	Modify request in a callback

Error information

Modifying error information may affect error grouping.

Data	Default value	Preventing collection
Context	The pathname or full URL (only when handling a request)	Modify context in a callback
Error class	The class of the error that occurred	Modify error.errorClass in a callback
Error message	The message of the error that occurred	Modify error.message in a callback
Stack trace	The URL of the file where the error occurred, method and line number and surrounding code	Modify stacktrace in a callback