Advanced session replay

New Relic AI summary

For details, see New Relic AI summary for session replay.

Sequence filter

The sequence filter allows you to find replays where users performed a specific sequence of actions. For details, see Sequence filtering.

Trimmed session replay

For details, see Trimmed session replay.

Manually record replays

If needed, you can programmatically force a session replay to start or stop recording using API methods. Some use cases:

• Allow users to opt in for interaction recording. For example, if you have a pop-up asking "Allow this session to be recorded for performance analysis?" and a user consents:
  • Call newrelic.recordReplay() to initiate recording.
  • After the session is complete or consent is withdrawn, use newrelic.pauseReplay() to stop capturing data.
• Record sessions based on specific criteria, such as:
  • Start recording only for sessions on specific flows such as a product checkout flow.
  • Stop recording for sensitive pages such as /billing or /health-records.

These APIs were released in Android v7.7.0 and iOS v7.6.1 or higher.

Refer to the API documentation for details:

• newrelic.recordReplay
• newrelic.pauseReplay

Use NerdGraph to configure replay settings

You can configure session replay settings using the NerdGraph API instead of the UI. This is helpful if you need to make bulk changes, such as applying sampling rates to multiple mobile entities.

Here's an example mutation to update session replay settings for a mobile application:

mutation {
  agentApplicationSettingsUpdate(
    guid: ""
    settings: {
      mobileSettings: {
        mobileSessionReplay: {
          customMaskingRules: "[{ type: "mask", operator: "equals", name: "creditCardNumber", identifier: "class" }]"
          enabled: true
          errorSamplingRate: 100
          maskAllImages: false
          maskAllUserTouches: true
          maskApplicationText: false
          maskUserInputText: true
          mode: CUSTOM
          samplingRate: 50
        }
      }
    }
  ) {
    mobileSettings {
      mobileSessionReplay {
        customMaskingRules
        enabled
        errorSamplingRate
        maskAllImages
        maskAllUserTouches
        maskApplicationText
        maskUserInputText
        mode
        samplingRate
      }
    }
  }
}

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