How to get a .HAR file

Background:

In this article we are going to go over how to get a .HAR file from 3 different browsers. The .HAR file is an archive type file that contains network communications for a specific time frame that it is recorded on a browser and is in the form of JSON. This information can be helpful on debugging what interactions your client is having with the server to troubleshoot any issues that may be happening at this stage of your Wyn instance.

From here please follow the instructions for your browser of choice.

Chrome:

First you will go to Developer Tools on the Chrome browser. From there you will need to select the Network tab on which you will see a grey circle.

Note: It will already red if the browser has been recording since before you go into the dev tools.

When pressing this button it will change to red if it is recording and grey when pressed again to stop recording. You can do this as needed until you capture the behavior you are after.

Then you will want to export the HAR via the download button as seen in the below image.

Edge:

First you will go to Developer Tools on the Edge browser. From there you will need to select the Network tab on which you will see a grey circle with a ring around it.

Note: It will already red if the browser has been recording since before you go into the dev tools.

When pressing this button it will change to red if it is recording and grey when pressed again to stop recording. You can do this as needed until you capture the behavior you are after.

Then you will want to export the .HAR via the download button as seen in the below image.

Firefox:

First you will go to Developer Tools on the Firefox browser. From there you will need to select the Network tab on which you will see a blue play button.

Note: It will be a grey pause symbol if the browser has been recording since before you go into the dev tools.

When pressing this button it will change to a grey pause button if it is recording and back to a blue play button when pressed again to stop recording. You can do this as needed until you capture the behavior you are after.

Then you will want to save all as HAR file to export, which you can do via the option from the expanded menu from the settings gear of the tool.