# Install the recording SDK **Category:** [Session Replay](https://help.totalctrl.app/hc/totalctrl/totalctrl-help-center/en-US/categories/session-replay) **Updated:** 2026-08-19 ## Step 1: Create a site key Open **Settings & SDK** and click **New Key**. Give it an optional label such as `Production` or `Staging` so you can tell environments apart, then click **Create Key**. The site key is a public identifier (not a secret) that ties incoming recordings to your account. ## Step 2: Copy the snippet Once an active key exists, the install snippet appears at the top of the page. Click **Copy** and paste the snippet into the `` of every page you want to record. It loads `session-replay-sdk.js` asynchronously and tags it with your site key. ## Step 3: Identify logged-in users (optional) To attach a name and email to sessions, call the identify helper anywhere you know who the user is: - `window.__SR.identify({ id: "user-123", email: "user@example.com" });` Replace the values with your own server-rendered user data. Identified sessions become searchable by email in the **Sessions** list. ## Step 4: Confirm recording Visit your site, then open the **Sessions** list in TotalCtrl. New sessions appear with the most recent first. If nothing shows up, confirm the snippet is on the page, the site key is **Active**, and you have not hit your monthly session limit. The site key's **Last Used** column updates whenever data arrives. ## Managing keys To stop a key from recording, click **Revoke** next to it. Any SDK still using a revoked key will stop sending data immediately. --- ## Related Articles - [Privacy, masking, and GDPR controls](https://help.totalctrl.app/en-US/articles/privacy-and-gdpr) - [Getting started: install the recorder](https://help.totalctrl.app/en-US/articles/session-replay-getting-started) - [Heatmaps & funnels](https://help.totalctrl.app/en-US/articles/session-replay-heatmaps-funnels) - [Frustration signals: rage clicks, dead clicks, errors & struggle score](https://help.totalctrl.app/en-US/articles/session-replay-signals) - [Restrict recording to your sites with Allowed origins](https://help.totalctrl.app/en-US/articles/session-replay-allowed-origins) --- [← Back to TotalCtrl Help Center](https://help.totalctrl.app/en-US/)