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title: "Send logs overview | Grafana Labs"
description: "Introduction to logs ingestion methods"
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> For a curated documentation index, see [llms.txt](/llms.txt). For the complete documentation index, see [llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt).

## Send logs

**What you learned in Module 2:**

- Prometheus remote write sends metrics from Prometheus.
- InfluxDB and Graphite methods for their respective formats.
- OpenTelemetry provides a modern, unified approach.
- Method selection depends on your existing tools.

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**What you’ll do in this module:**

You’ll explore logs ingestion methods:

- **OpenTelemetry (OTLP)** for modern, structured log pipelines
- **HTTP API** for maximum flexibility with any HTTP-capable tool
- **Decision framework** to help you choose the right method

**Estimated time:** 3-5 minutes