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You added Sentry to your Django project but no errors appear in your Sentry dashboard. Which is the most likely cause?

medium📝 Troubleshoot Q14 of 15
Django - Deployment and Production
You added Sentry to your Django project but no errors appear in your Sentry dashboard. Which is the most likely cause?
AYou installed sentry-sdk but did not run migrations
BYou set traces_sample_rate to 0.5
CYou forgot to set the DSN in the sentry_sdk.init() call
DYou used the wrong Python version
Step-by-Step Solution
Solution:

  1. Step 1: Identify key Sentry setup requirement

    DSN is required to send errors to the correct Sentry project.

  2. Step 2: Evaluate options

    Without DSN, no errors are sent. Other options do not prevent error sending directly.

  3. Final Answer:

    You forgot to set the DSN in the sentry_sdk.init() call -> Option C

  4. Quick Check:

    Missing DSN = no error reports [OK]
Quick Trick: Always set DSN to send errors [OK]
Common Mistakes:
MISTAKES
  • Thinking migrations affect Sentry error sending
  • Confusing traces_sample_rate with error sending
  • Blaming Python version without evidence

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