Uploading a video
How to upload a screen recording to ReplayQA, what each field on the upload page means, and how videos of other websites are handled.
Every test starts with a video. This page walks through the upload form field by field.
Open the upload page
Press New test from video at the top of the sidebar. If you've chosen a project in the project switcher, the upload goes to that project.
If the upload page shows a lock instead of the form, your workspace has reached its plan's saved-test limit or its plan has ended. See Plans, usage and limits.
Choose the file
Drop the video onto the page, or press Choose file. ReplayQA accepts MP4 and WebM. Your plan sets the maximum file size and length; most single-flow recordings are well within them.
The upload shows a progress bar. Keep the tab open until it finishes. Large files are sent in pieces, so a brief network drop doesn't restart the whole upload.
Fill in the details
| Field | What to enter |
|---|---|
| What does the video show? | A short name for the flow, such as "Log in and add an item to the cart". This becomes the test's name. |
| Project | Which website the test belongs to. Hidden if you only have one project. |
| Site | Which copy of the site (for example Staging) the steps are replayed on. Hidden if the project has only one. |
| Page the video starts on (optional) | The full address of the first page in the video. Only needed if the browser's address bar isn't visible in the recording. |
Press Upload, ReplayQA does the rest.
Testing a different website
If the Page the video starts on is on a website that isn't one of your sites, for example https://portal.example.org when your project is https://shop.example.com, ReplayQA files the video correctly instead of replaying it on the wrong site:
- If another project already has a site at that address, the video goes there.
- Otherwise ReplayQA creates a new project for that website, with a site at that address. (This needs permission to manage projects; otherwise you'll be asked to have an admin add the site first.)
What happens next
After the upload, ReplayQA analyzes the video and builds the test. Continue with From video to validated test.
You'll find every video under Recordings. Open one to watch it, see its status, or open the test it produced.