Select the Logs query type
The Elasticsearch query editor in Grafana offers three query types: Metrics, Logs, and Raw data. For exploring and analyzing log entries, the Logs query type provides an optimized view that displays individual log messages with timestamps and log levels.
In this milestone, you’ll switch to the Logs query type to begin exploring your Elasticsearch log data.
You’ll select Logs in the query editor so Grafana shows log-specific options.
Note: The default query type is Metrics, but this can be changed in your data source settings under Elasticsearch details > Default query mode.
Open Explore if you aren’t already there.
In the Query type selector, click Logs.
Confirm the query editor shows log-specific options, including a Limit field.
The query type shows Logs and the interface displays a Limit option for controlling the number of returned log entries.
In the next milestone, you’ll write a Lucene query to search for specific log entries.
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