export-sentry-issue 0.1.0

Export Sentry issues to plain text files for offline analysis and debugging

Sentry Issue Export Tool

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Export Sentry issues to plain text files for offline analysis and debugging.

Features

• Export complete error messages and stack traces
• Support both Self-hosted Sentry and SaaS version
• Include Request information, Breadcrumbs, and Context data
• Display code snippets and variable values
• Debug mode to inspect full data structure
• Batch export multiple issues

Installation

Requirements

• Python 3.6+
• requests library

Setup

# Install dependencies
pip install requests

# Download the script
# Save the script as export_sentry_issue.py

Getting Required Information

1. Get Auth Token

1. Log in to Sentry
2. Navigate to: Settings → Account → API → Auth Tokens
3. Click Create New Token
4. Set permissions (minimum required):
   • ✅ event:read
5. Copy the generated Token

2. Get Base URL

SaaS version:

https://sentry.io/api/0/projects/{org-slug}/{project-slug}/issues/

Self-hosted version:

https://your-sentry-domain.com/api/0/projects/{org-slug}/{project-slug}/issues/

How to find org-slug and project-slug:

• In Sentry UI, check the browser address bar
• Format: https://sentry.io/organizations/{org-slug}/projects/{project-slug}/

3. Get Issue IDs

• On the Issue detail page, the number at the end of the URL is the Issue ID
• Example: https://sentry.io/organizations/my-org/issues/12345/ → Issue ID is 12345

Usage

Recommended: Secure Configuration

For better security, save your credentials to a configuration file instead of passing them on the command line:

# Step 1: Initialize (one-time setup)
python export_sentry_issue.py init

# You'll be prompted to enter:
# - Base URL: https://sentry.io/api/0/projects/my-org/my-project/issues/
# - Token: (hidden input, won't appear on screen)

# Step 2: Export issues using saved configuration
python export_sentry_issue.py export --ids "12345,67890"

# Step 3: When done, revoke and delete the configuration
python export_sentry_issue.py revoke

The configuration is saved to ~/.config/export-sentry-issue/config.json with secure permissions (600).

✓ Security Benefits:

• Token never appears in shell history
• Token never appears in process list
• Token stored with secure file permissions (owner read/write only)
• Easy to revoke when no longer needed

Alternative: Command-Line Parameters

You can still provide credentials via command-line for CI/CD or one-time usage:

python export_sentry_issue.py export \
  --base-url "https://sentry.io/api/0/projects/my-org/my-project/issues/" \
  --ids "12345,67890" \
  --token "your_sentry_token"

⚠️ Security Warning: Using --token on the command line may expose your token in:

• Shell history (e.g., ~/.bash_history)
• Process list (visible to other users via ps)
• Log files and monitoring tools

Alternative: Environment Variable

export SENTRY_TOKEN="your_sentry_token"
python export_sentry_issue.py export \
  --base-url "https://sentry.io/api/0/projects/my-org/my-project/issues/" \
  --ids "12345,67890"

Specify Output File

python export_sentry_issue.py export \
  --ids "12345" \
  --output "critical_errors.txt"

Debug Mode

When data is incomplete, use debug mode to inspect the raw data structure:

python export_sentry_issue.py export \
  --ids "12345" \
  --debug

Debug mode will:

• Show available data fields
• Mark missing information
• Save raw JSON files (debug_issue_{id}.json)

Commands

init - Initialize Configuration

Securely save your Sentry credentials for future use.

python export_sentry_issue.py init

Features:

• Interactive prompts for base URL and token
• Token input is hidden (not displayed on screen)
• Saves to ~/.config/export-sentry-issue/config.json
• Sets secure file permissions (600 - owner read/write only)
• Verifies token validity before saving
• Allows overwriting existing configuration

export - Export Issues

Export Sentry issues to a plain text file.

# Using saved configuration
python export_sentry_issue.py export --ids "12345,67890"

# With custom output file
python export_sentry_issue.py export --ids "12345" --output "errors.txt"

# Override saved configuration
python export_sentry_issue.py export \
  --base-url "https://sentry.io/api/0/projects/org/proj/issues/" \
  --token "custom_token" \
  --ids "12345"

Parameters:

Parameter	Required	Description
--ids	✅ Yes	Issue ID list, comma-separated (e.g., 12345,67890,11111)
--base-url	❌ No*	Sentry API base URL
--token	❌ No*	Sentry Auth Token
--output	❌ No	Output file name (default: sentry_issues_TIMESTAMP.txt)
--debug	❌ No	Enable debug mode, shows available fields and saves raw JSON

*Required only if not configured via init command or environment variable

Token Priority (highest to lowest):

1. Command-line --token parameter
2. SENTRY_TOKEN environment variable
3. Saved configuration file (~/.config/export-sentry-issue/config.json)

revoke - Revoke Token

Delete the saved configuration and get instructions to revoke the token from Sentry.

python export_sentry_issue.py revoke

Actions:

• Displays current configuration details (masked token)
• Prompts for confirmation
• Deletes ~/.config/export-sentry-issue/config.json
• Provides instructions to manually revoke token from Sentry UI

Note: You must manually revoke the token from Sentry:

1. Go to: Settings → Account → API → Auth Tokens
2. Find and delete the token

Exported Content

The exported text file includes the following information:

Basic Information

• Issue ID, Title, Status
• Occurrence count
• First/Last seen timestamps
• Permalink

Detailed Information

• Error Message: Exception type and message
• Stack Trace: Complete call stack
  • File paths and line numbers
  • Function names
  • Code snippets
  • Variable values
• Request Information: URL, Method, Query String, Headers
• Breadcrumbs: Operation trail (including database queries)
• User Information: User ID, Email, IP
• Context Information: Browser, OS, Runtime
• Tags: Custom tags
• Extra Information: Additional debug data

Examples

Example 1: First Time Usage (Recommended)

# Initialize with your credentials
python export_sentry_issue.py init
# Enter base URL: https://sentry.example.com/api/0/projects/my-org/web-app/issues/
# Enter token: (hidden input)

# Export a single issue
python export_sentry_issue.py export --ids "349" --output "issue_349.txt"

# When done, clean up
python export_sentry_issue.py revoke

Example 2: Batch Export Multiple Issues

# Using saved configuration
python export_sentry_issue.py export \
  --ids "349,350,351,352,353" \
  --output "batch_export.txt"

Example 3: Self-hosted Sentry

# Initialize with self-hosted URL
python export_sentry_issue.py init
# Enter base URL: https://your-sentry-domain.com/api/0/projects/mycompany/backend/issues/
# Enter token: (hidden input)

# Export issues
python export_sentry_issue.py export --ids "100,101,102"

Example 4: One-time Export (No Configuration)

# For CI/CD or one-time usage
python export_sentry_issue.py export \
  --base-url "https://sentry.example.com/api/0/projects/my-org/web-app/issues/" \
  --ids "349" \
  --token "sntrys_xxxxxxxxxxxxx" \
  --output "issue_349.txt"

Troubleshooting

Error: 403 Forbidden

Cause: Insufficient token permissions

Solution:

1. Recreate Auth Token
2. Ensure the following permissions are checked:
   • event:read
3. Verify you are a member of the project

Error: 404 Not Found

Cause: Incorrect Base URL or Issue ID

Solution:

1. Check if Base URL format is correct
2. Verify the Issue ID exists
3. Validate org and project names in Sentry UI

Missing Breadcrumbs or Request Information

Cause: Sentry SDK features not enabled

Solution:

Enable send_default_pii in your application:

import sentry_sdk

sentry_sdk.init(
    dsn="your-dsn",
    send_default_pii=True,  # Enable Request and User information
    traces_sample_rate=1.0,  # Enable performance tracing
)

Use debug mode to inspect:

python export_sentry_issue.py --base-url "..." --ids "123" --token "..." --debug

Check debug_issue_123.json to see what data is actually available.

Token Expired

Solution:

1. Go to Sentry → Settings → API → Auth Tokens
2. Delete old Token
3. Create new Token
4. Update configuration: python export_sentry_issue.py init

Error: No token provided

Cause: No token found in command-line, environment variable, or configuration file

Solution:

• Run python export_sentry_issue.py init to save your token, OR
• Use --token parameter, OR
• Set SENTRY_TOKEN environment variable

Configuration file has insecure permissions

Warning: Config file has insecure permissions!

Cause: Configuration file is readable by other users

Solution:

chmod 600 ~/.config/export-sentry-issue/config.json

Advanced Usage

Tracking N+1 Query Issues

To effectively track N+1 queries, enable database query tracing in your application:

Django Example:

import sentry_sdk
from sentry_sdk.integrations.django import DjangoIntegration

sentry_sdk.init(
    dsn="your-dsn",
    integrations=[DjangoIntegration()],
    traces_sample_rate=1.0,  # Track all transactions
    send_default_pii=True,
)

Breadcrumbs will show each database query and its execution time.

Performance Analysis

Enable Performance Monitoring for more detailed performance data:

sentry_sdk.init(
    dsn="your-dsn",
    traces_sample_rate=1.0,  # 100% sampling
    profiles_sample_rate=1.0,  # Enable profiling
)

Automation Script

Wrap common commands in a shell script:

#!/bin/bash
# export_today_errors.sh

# Use saved configuration for security
python export_sentry_issue.py export \
  --ids "$1" \
  --output "errors_$(date +%Y%m%d).txt"

Usage:

# First time: initialize configuration
python export_sentry_issue.py init

# Then use the script
chmod +x export_today_errors.sh
./export_today_errors.sh "123,456,789"

CI/CD Integration

For automated environments, use environment variables:

# GitHub Actions example
- name: Export Sentry Issues
  env:
    SENTRY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SENTRY_TOKEN }}
  run: |
    python export_sentry_issue.py export \
      --base-url "https://sentry.io/api/0/projects/org/proj/issues/" \
      --ids "123,456" \
      --output "issues.txt"

FAQ

Q: Can I export all unresolved issues?

A: This script requires specific Issue IDs. To batch export, first list all issues using Sentry API, then extract IDs:

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer TOKEN" \
  "https://sentry.io/api/0/projects/org/project/issues/?query=is:unresolved" \
  | jq '.[].id' | tr '\n' ','

Q: Which Sentry versions are supported?

A: Supports Sentry 9.0+ and all SaaS versions.

Q: Will the exported data contain sensitive information?

A: May include:

• User Email and IP addresses
• Request Headers (Authorization and Cookie are filtered)
• Code snippets and variable values

Please handle exported files securely.

Q: Can I export to JSON or CSV?

A: Currently only plain text format is supported. For JSON, use the debug mode generated JSON files.

Q: Where is my token stored?

A: When you run init, the token is stored in ~/.config/export-sentry-issue/config.json with file permissions set to 600 (owner read/write only).

Q: Is it safe to use the init command?

A: Yes. The init command uses secure practices:

• Token input is hidden (uses getpass)
• File stored with restrictive permissions (600)
• Token is validated before saving
• Warns if file permissions become insecure

Q: Can I use this in a CI/CD pipeline?

A: Yes. For CI/CD, use environment variables instead of the config file:

export SENTRY_TOKEN="${{ secrets.SENTRY_TOKEN }}"
python export_sentry_issue.py export --base-url "..." --ids "..."

License

MIT License