# The Runs list and history

Every execution across the workspace in one place, and what the history is actually good for.

The Runs page lists every execution across the workspace, newest first, regardless of which test produced it or what triggered it. Where the Dashboard answers "is everything okay right now", the Runs list answers "what has actually been happening".

![The Test Runs list showing status, reference, test name, step counts, duration, trigger, and age.](https://testsnag.com/images/docs/running-tests/runs-and-history-1-list.r1.jpg)

Marked on the screenshot:
- Filter by status to see only failures, or by test to follow one journey over time.
- Step counts and pass percentage for each run, so a partial failure stands out in the list.
- How the run started: Schedule, Manual, or a webhook trigger.

## Filtering

Filter by status to see only failures, or by test to follow one journey over time. Each row shows the test name, the outcome, how long it took, the step counts, and how the run was triggered, so a scheduled failure is easy to tell apart from one somebody started by hand.

Runs made in an [environment](https://testsnag.com/docs/building-blocks/environments.md) carry an environment badge on the run page. Once your workspace has environments, the Runs list also gets an environment filter, with All environments, No environment, and one entry per environment.

## What history is for

The value of history shows up during an investigation. When a test fails today, the question is almost always "since when", and a list of the last thirty runs answers it in seconds. A test that has failed intermittently for two weeks is a different problem from one that broke this morning, and only the history distinguishes them.

## Retention

Runs live for as long as the test does. Deleting a test removes its runs with it, which is worth remembering before clearing out something that looks unused. Older run detail is pruned over time to keep things fast, so treat very old runs as a record that something happened rather than a full forensic archive.