electron/docs/api/net-log.md

netLog

Logging network events.

Process: Main

const { netLog } = require('electron')
console.log('Start recording net-logs')
netLog.startLogging('/path/to/net-log')
// After some network events
netLog.stopLogging(path => {
  console.log('Net-logs written to', path)
})

See --log-net-log to log network events throughout the app's lifecycle.

Methods

netLog.startLogging(path)

• path String - File path to record network logs.

Starts recording network events to path.

netLog.stopLogging([callback])

• callback Function (optional)
  • path String - File path to which network logs were recorded.

Stops recording network events. If not called, net logging will automatically end when app quits.

Properties

netLog.currentlyLogging

A Boolean property that indicates whether network logs are recorded.

netLog.currentlyLoggingPath

A String property that returns the path to the current log file.