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name: cloud-logs-observe
title: Managing logging instances in the account through the Observability UI
description: You can manage your IBM® Cloud Logs instances through the `Observability` dashboard in the IBM Cloud.
last-updated: 2024-06-13
---

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# Managing logging instances in the account through the Observability UI
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You can manage your IBM® Cloud Logs instances through the `Observability` dashboard in the IBM Cloud.
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## Launching the Logging instances UI 
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You launch the Logging instances UI from the IBM Cloud console.

Complete the following steps to launch the UI:

1. [Log in to your IBM Cloud account](https://cloud.ibm.com/login){: external}.

2. Click the **Menu** icon ![Menu icon](/icons/icon_hamburger.svg) > **Observability**.

3. Click **Logging**. By default **Instances** are displayed. You might need to click the **Cloud Logs** tab to see your IBM Cloud Logs instances.

   The list of instances that are available on IBM Cloud is displayed.

   If the instances are not displayed, click **Instances** to display the list of logging instances.


## Managing IBM® Cloud Logs logging instances
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On the **Logging instances** page, you can manage your IBM Cloud Logs instances.

* You can view all instances across all locations.

   For each instance, you can view the following information:

   * The status of an instance.
   * The resource group that is associated with an instance.
   * The region where the instance is provisioned.
   * The service plan of an instance.

* You can filter the list of instances:

   * By resource groups.
   * By regions.
   * By searching for a specific string.

   Only resource groups and regions that have configured instances in your account will be available for filtering.
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* You can [create new instances](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-logs?topic=cloud-logs-instance-provision&interface=ui&format=markdown#instance-provision-ui).

Using the **Actions** icon ![Actions icon](/icons/action-menu-icon.svg "Actions") associated with your IBM® Cloud Logs instances, you can also:

* View the endpoints associated with the instance.
* View the IBM Cloud Logs documentation.
* View an access report including the list of users, access groups, and service IDs that have access to the instance.
* Manage access to the instance.
* Delete the instance.