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Using the Logs UI

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Using the Logs UI

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Customize the Logs UI to focus on the data you want to see and control how you see it.

Log Console in Kibana

Use the power of Search

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The Search bar is always available. Use it to perform adhoc and structured searches by taking advantage of the Kibana Query Language with autocompletion suggestions.

Logs query bar

Adapt to your log source

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Using a custom index pattern to store the log entries, want to limit the entries presented in a space or change the fields displayed in the columns? Use configure source to change the index pattern and other settings.

Logs column headers

Jump to a specific time period

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Use the time selector to focus on a specific timeframe.

Logs time selector

To quickly jump to a nearby point in time, click on the timeline to the right.

Logs timeline

Customize your view

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Use Customize to adjust your console view and to set the time scale of the log data.

  • Text size. Select Small, Medium, or Large.
  • Wrap long lines. Enable or disable line wrap.
  • Minimap Scale. Set the scale to year, month, week, day, hour, or minute.
Logs view customization popover

Stream or pause logs

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You can stream data for live log tailing, or pause streaming to focus on historical log data.

Logs start streaming
Logs stop streaming

When you are streaming logs, the most recent log appears at the bottom on the console.

Logs streaming indicator

Historical data offers infinite scrolling.

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