# Reporting errors


Once registered using `flare.light()`, the `@flareapp/js` will automatically catch and report errors that bubble up to the `window` object. This includes most errors in vanilla JavaScript code that isn't wrapped in a `try…catch` block. 
Errors that are caught by, for example, Axios' `catch` block, will not be reported automatically. Keep on reading to find out how to send those errors to Flare too.

## Reporting caught errors

You can report errors in `catch` statements or error boundaries using the `flare.report()` method:

```js
import { flare } from "@flareapp/js";

try {
    functionThatMightThrow();
} catch (error) {
    flare.report(error);
}
```

## Sending logs to Flare

If you don't have an error object, but you just want to send a simple log message to Flare, you can use the `reportMessage` method instead:

```js
flare.reportMessage('log message');
```

This method has 2 optional parameters: a context object, and an `exceptionClass` string:

```js
flare.reportMessage(
    'log message',
    {
        moreCustomContext: [1, 2, 3],
    },
    'CriticalLog',
);
```

## Reporting errors caused by browser extensions

If you're using `@flareapp/js` version 1.1.0 or higher, Flare will ignore errors that likely caused by browser extensions. If you want to opt out of this behaviour, you may configure the JavaScript client to report them.

```js
import { flare } from "@flareapp/js";

flare.configure({
    reportBrowserExtensionErrors: true,
});
```