Methods and Event hooks

Use the Web SDK with several useful methods and listen to lifecycle event hooks for deeper integrations

Use Methods for the SDK widget + configure for deeper integrations with Lifecycle Event hooks

Available Methods

Option	Description
setEmail()	Update the email of the bug reporter
setStyles()	Update the styles of the widget
getStyles()	Get the styles of the widget
show()	Show the floating widget
hide()	Hide the floating widget
openWidget()	Open the bug reporting widget
closeWidget()	Close the bug reporting widget
setMetadata()	Update the attached metadata
captureScreenshot()	Trigger screenshot capture
startRecording()	Start session recording
stopRecording()	Stop the ongoing recording
on()	Register an event listener
off()	Unregister an event listener
destroy()	Destroy the BetterBugs instance

Available Lifecycle Event hooks

You can also listen to lifecycle events of the SDK widget and use it for deeper integrations in your apps:

Lifecycle event	Trigger description
emailUpdate	Triggered when the email is updated
screenshot	Triggered after the screenshot is captured
recordingStart	Triggered when the recording starts
recordingStop	Triggered when the recording stops
bugSubmit	Triggered after the bug report/feedback is submitted
metaDataUpdate	Triggered when the metadata is updated
positionUpdate	Triggered when the widget position changes
widgetOpen	Triggered when the widget opens
widgetClose	Triggered when the widget closes
showActionButton	Triggered when the action button gets displayed
hideActionButton	Triggered when the action button hides
sessionCreated	Triggered when a new session is created