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# Start Console Recording

Start console recording begins a console capture for the Test Case. Place it before the journey you want to inspect, and end it with [End console recording](/test-steps/utility/end-console-recording.md).

![Start console recording Test Step](https://app.does.qa/screenshots/node/utility_console_recordStart.png)

## When to use it

* Capture console errors or logs around a fragile path.
* Bracket only the section you care about so the recording stays readable.

## Example Flow

Start the recording, run the page journey, then end the recording.

![Start console recording, Open, End console recording](/files/gne4Uhf1WGLrEa81JIOq)

## Configure

This step has no fields. Place it in the Flow, then add [End console recording](/test-steps/utility/end-console-recording.md) after the path you want to capture.

## Related

* [End console recording](/test-steps/utility/end-console-recording.md)
* [Start HAR recording](/test-steps/utility/start-har-recording.md)
* [Utilities](/test-steps/utility.md)

**Tags:** `utility`, `console`, `recordStart`, `logs`