Java

The Sentry Java SDK can be used with Kotlin, Scala, and other JVM languages. Code examples are typically provided in both Java and Kotlin.

On this page, we get you up and running with Sentry's SDK.

Don't already have an account and Sentry project established? Head over to sentry.io, then return to this page.

Sentry captures data by using an SDK within your application’s runtime.

build.gradle
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plugins {
  id "io.sentry.jvm.gradle" version "5.0.0"
}

When running your application, please add our sentry-opentelemetry-agent to the java command. You can download the latest version of the sentry-opentelemetry-agent-8.1.0.jar from MavenCentral. It's also available as a ZIP containing the JAR used on this page on GitHub.

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SENTRY_PROPERTIES_FILE=sentry.properties java -javaagent:sentry-opentelemetry-agent-8.1.0.jar -jar your-application.jar

The SDK can be configured using a sentry.properties file:

sentry.properties
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dsn=https://examplePublicKey@o0.ingest.sentry.io/0
traces-sample-rate=1.0

This snippet includes an intentional error, so you can test that everything is working as soon as you set it up.

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import io.sentry.Sentry;

try {
  throw new Exception("This is a test.");
} catch (Exception e) {
  Sentry.captureException(e);
}

To view and resolve the recorded error, log into sentry.io and select your project. Clicking on the error's title will open a page where you can see detailed information and mark it as resolved.

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