startRecording

Start recording the current browser viewport. Must be followed by a stopRecording action. Only runs when the context app is chrome and headless is false. Supported extensions: [ ‘.mp4’, ‘.webm’, ‘.gif’ ]

Fields

Field	Type	Description	Default
id	string	Optional. ID of the step.	Generated UUID
description	string	Optional. Description of the step.
action	string	Required. The action to perform.
path	string	Optional. File path of the recording. Supports the .mp4, .webm, and .gif extensions. If not specified, the file name is the ID of the step, and the extension is .mp4.
directory	string	Optional. Directory of the file. Attempts to create the directory if it doesn’t exist.
overwrite	boolean	Optional. If true, overwrites the existing file at path if it exists.	false

Examples

{
  "action": "startRecording"
}

{
  "action": "startRecording",
  "path": "results.mp4"
}

{
  "action": "startRecording",
  "path": "results.mp4",
  "directory": "static/media",
  "overwrite": true
}