Capture screenshots for Detox tests

Capture and access screenshots for your Detox test executions on BrowserStack App Automate.

As part of debugging, capturing screenshots makes it easier to identify the exact step in your test where the failure occurred. These screenshots also help identify any layout or design-related issues in your application.

Detox captures screenshots through its built-in screenshot artifact plugin. You configure the plugin in your Detox configuration file and capture screenshots from your test scripts. Detox testing on BrowserStack is supported on Android devices.

Enable screenshots in your Detox configuration

In your Detox configuration file, configure the screenshot artifact plugin. The following sample sets the plugin to capture screenshots for failing tests:

The screenshot plugin accepts the following values:

Capture screenshots in your tests

Call the device.takeScreenshot('name') method to capture screenshots from your Detox tests, as shown in the following sample code snippet. The name parameter provides a name for the screenshot on your App Automate session details page.

View screenshots of the test execution

Navigate to your App Automate dashboard. On the session details page, click the Screenshots tab to view the captured screenshots.