Share debug sessions from Tag Assistant

When troubleshooting your website's tags with Tag Assistant, it's helpful to share your progress with others or review someone else's debugging session.

Tag Assistant makes this easy by allowing you to export and import session data. This feature enables collaboration, streamlined troubleshooting, and learning from others' experiences within Tag Assistant.

Export a debug session

Exporting a Tag Assistant session is useful when you need help debugging your tags. The exported file stores your debug history, which another person can import into their Tag Assistant browser window.

Caution: If the website you are testing sends personally identifiable information (PII) through tags, that sensitive information gets exported as well.

To export a debug session:

1. Go to tagassistant.google.com.
2. Navigate through your website to populate debug information in Tag Assistant.
3. When you're ready to export your debug session, click the the overflow menu > Export session.
4. Read through the disclaimer and click Export. The exported file will be saved on your computer. Don't modify the file name or the file contents as that may corrupt the file contents.
5. Share the file with the person that helps you debug your tagging, so that they can import the debug session.

Import a debug session

You can import a Tag Assistant debug session to learn about the steps that someone took to test their tagging setup. Imported debug sessions open in read-only mode, meaning you can't continue debugging. No new hits or tags can fire in an imported session. If you need to test a website on someone else's behalf, ask them to share debug access.

To import a debug session:

1. Go to tagassistant.google.com.
2. In the overflow menu , select Import session. 
3. Upload the debug session file. The imported session opens in read-only mode.

Share debugging access with someone else

If you need help debugging your tagging setup, you can give someone else access to Tag Assistant. 

To share debugging access:

1. Go to tagassistant.google.com.
2. Start a new debug session. 
3. In the  overflow menu , select Share. 
4. Review the debug settings and click Copy Link.
5. Share the debug link with the person that helps you.