User Feedback

When a user experiences an error, Sentry provides the ability to collect additional feedback. You can collect feedback according to the method supported by the SDK.

Use the .NET SDK

You can create a form to collect the user input in your prefered framework, and use the SDK's API to send the information to Sentry. You can also use the widget, as described below. If you'd prefer an alternative to the widget or do not have a JavaScript frontend, you can use this API or a Web API.

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using Sentry;

var eventId = SentrySdk.CaptureMessage("An event that will receive user feedback.");

SentrySdk.CaptureUserFeedback(eventId, "user@example.com", "It broke.", "The User");

Embeddable JavaScript Widget

Our embeddable JavaScript widget is useful when you may typically render a plain error page (the classic 500.html) on your website.

To collect feedback, the widget requests and collects the user's name, email address, and a description of what occurred. When feedback is provided, Sentry pairs the feedback with the original event, giving you additional insights into issues.

The screenshot below provides an example of the User Feedback widget, though yours may differ depending on your customization:

An example of a user feedback widget with text boxes for user name, email, and additional details about the break.

Integration

To integrate the widget, you'll need to be running version 2.1 or newer of our JavaScript SDK. The widget authenticates with your public DSN, then passes in the Event ID that was generated on your backend.

Make sure you've got the JavaScript SDK available:

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<script
  src="https://browser.sentry-cdn.com/8.24.0/bundle.min.js"
  integrity="sha384-7KtWflhUrm3yHehS4Ve9sFWf2DzaRFe0WHTTKYRPYuaIacyIttUqDxozcoZur4eP"
  crossorigin="anonymous"
></script>

If you are rendering the page from the server, for example on ASP.NET Core MVC, the Error.cshtml razor page can be:

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@using Sentry
@using Sentry.AspNetCore
@inject Microsoft.Extensions.Options.IOptions<SentryAspNetCoreOptions> SentryOptions

@if (SentrySdk.LastEventId != SentryId.Empty) {
  <script>
    Sentry.init({ dsn: "@(SentryOptions.Value.Dsn)" });
    Sentry.showReportDialog({ eventId: "@SentrySdk.LastEventId" });
  </script>
}

Customizing the Widget

You can customize the widget to your organization's needs, especially for localization purposes. All options can be passed through the showReportDialog call.

An override for Sentry’s automatic language detection (e.g. lang=de)

ParamDefault
eventIdManually set the id of the event.
dsnManually set dsn to report to.
userManually set user data [an object with keys listed below].
user.emailUser's email address.
user.nameUser's name.
lang[automatic]override for Sentry’s language code
titleIt looks like we’re having issues.
subtitleOur team has been notified.
subtitle2If you’d like to help, tell us what happened below. – not visible on small screen resolutions
labelNameName
labelEmailEmail
labelCommentsWhat happened?
labelCloseClose
labelSubmitSubmit
errorGenericAn unknown error occurred while submitting your report. Please try again.
errorFormEntrySome fields were invalid. Please correct the errors and try again.
successMessageYour feedback has been sent. Thank you!
onLoadn/a

User Feedback API

If you'd prefer an alternative to the widget or do not have a JavaScript frontend, you can use the User Feedback API.