A recording apparatus includes a recording unit configured to perform recording on a medium, a sheet ejection unit configured to eject the medium after the recording, a loading unit configured to load the ejected medium, a first contact member configured to make contact with a position of an upstream end of the medium in an ejection direction and operate in conjunction with a displacement of a load amount of the medium, a second contact member configured to make contact with a downstream position of the medium in the ejection direction with respect to the first contact member and operate in conjunction with the displacement of the load amount of the medium, one detection auxiliary member configured to make a displacement in conjunction with a displacement of the first contact member and the second contact member, and a detection unit configured to detect the displacement of the detection auxiliary member.