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How to Save Cypress Screenshots to a Custom Folder

Change Cypress’s screenshot root with screenshotsFolder, use cy.screenshot() for nested paths, and control whether cypress run clears saved artifacts.

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Set Cypress’s screenshotsFolder option to change the common destination for screenshots. For a one-off subfolder or filename, pass a relative path to cy.screenshot(). The documented default folder is cypress/screenshots.

Change the folder for all Cypress screenshots

Set screenshotsFolder in your Cypress configuration. It changes the root used by manual cy.screenshot() calls and failure screenshots captured during cypress run. See Cypress’s configuration reference.

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JavaScript configuration

const { defineConfig } = require('cypress')

module.exports = defineConfig({
  e2e: {
    screenshotsFolder: 'artifacts/screenshots',
  },
})

For a TypeScript or ES module configuration, use the corresponding syntax already in your cypress.config.ts file and set the same e2e.screenshotsFolder option.

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Override the folder for one run

Use Cypress’s --config CLI option when you want a temporary destination rather than changing the project configuration:

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cypress run --config screenshotsFolder=artifacts/screenshots

The CLI value takes precedence over the configuration-file value. To select another configuration file, use cypress run --config-file tests/cypress.config.js.

Put an individual screenshot in a subfolder

Pass a relative path as the filename argument to cy.screenshot():

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cy.screenshot('actions/login/clicking-login')

Cypress creates the nested folders. The named screenshot’s output follows the pattern {screenshotsFolder}/{adjustedSpecPath}/{name}.png; the argument is not an unrestricted absolute destination. See the cy.screenshot() API.

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Use screenshotsFolder to relocate the common root, and the command argument to organize a particular capture beneath that root. Duplicate names are numbered by default; pass { overwrite: true } to explicitly overwrite a duplicate.

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Keep screenshots between Cypress runs

Before cypress run, Cypress clears the contents of configured asset folders by default, including nested files in the screenshots folder. If screenshots in the destination must persist between runs, set trashAssetsBeforeRuns: false. This also affects the downloads and videos asset folders. Details are in Cypress’s screenshots and videos guide and configuration reference.

Know when Cypress captures screenshots automatically

Cypress automatically captures screenshots for test failures in cypress run, but it does not do so in cypress open. Manual cy.screenshot() calls work in both modes.

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Troubleshoot the destination

  • Screenshots still go to the old folder: check that screenshotsFolder is set in the active configuration, or that the CLI override is spelled correctly. A CLI value overrides the file value.
  • A screenshot appears below a spec-specific directory: named screenshots include the adjusted spec-file path as well as the configured root. The cy.screenshot() argument adds its relative path beneath that structure.
  • Earlier screenshots disappear after a run: Cypress clears configured asset-folder contents before cypress run by default. Set trashAssetsBeforeRuns: false if those artifacts need to remain.
  • No automatic failure screenshot appears in the interactive runner: automatic failure screenshots are a cypress run behavior. Add a manual cy.screenshot() call if a capture is needed in cypress open.
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Or skip the browser setup

If you need a website screenshot outside a Cypress test, ScreenshotNeo returns an image or PDF from one GET request. For example, this cURL command saves a WebP screenshot of Stripe; replace the URL with the page you want to capture. See the ScreenshotNeo API documentation.

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curl -G "https://api.screenshotneo.com/v1/shot" -d access_key=YOUR_API_KEY --data-urlencode url=https://stripe.com -o shot.webp

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These Cypress details reflect its documentation checked on October 3, 2026. If your project pins an older Cypress release, verify the option against that release’s documentation.

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