> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.benchcanvas.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Record authenticated flows

> Record the active tab to capture flows behind a login and import them into BenchCanvas.

Public crawling cannot get past a login. To capture authenticated apps and private pages, record the active tab with the [extension](/extension/install) and import the recording as a flow.

## Record a tab

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the page you want to record">
    Sign in to the app or page as you normally would, so you are looking at the flow you want to capture.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Start recording">
    Open the extension popup and choose **Record tab flow**. A guide overlay appears with tips, then a short countdown.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Walk through the flow">
    Move through the screens you want to capture. The toolbar badge shows elapsed time while recording runs in the background.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Stop">
    Re-open the popup to stop or cancel. Recording auto-stops at the limit.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## After you stop

When you stop, choose what to do with the recording:

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="Create a project" icon="plus">
    Opens the app, uploads the recording, and starts turning it into a flow.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Add to existing" icon="layer-group">
    Pick an existing project and import the flow into it.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Download" icon="download">
    Save the recording as a WebM file locally.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Limits

* Maximum length: **90 seconds**
* Maximum size: **50 MB**

These match the in-app [video import](/capture/video-to-flow) pipeline.

<Tip>
  Move deliberately and pause briefly on each important screen so the AI can extract clean, distinct screens from the recording.
</Tip>

## Sign in handoff

If you are signed out when you create a project from a recording, BenchCanvas sends you to sign in and preserves the pending recording, then resumes the import once you are in.

<Card title="How video import works" icon="video" href="/capture/video-to-flow">
  Learn how recordings become flows on the canvas.
</Card>