Gain unprecedented visibility and analytical power over your edge traffic and security events with a powerful new tool designed for native observability and forensics. Now generally available, this intuitive platform allows users to dive deep into their Cloudflare logs directly within a user interface, eliminating the need for complex setups or external data stores for basic investigations.
This solution provides a centralized place to search, filter, and analyze all types of Cloudflare logs, including HTTP requests, Workers activity, Firewall events, DNS queries, and more. Whether you’re troubleshooting a sudden traffic spike, investigating a potential security threat, or simply seeking to understand user behaviour, the interface simplifies the process dramatically.
Key capabilities include rich filtering options to quickly narrow down millions of log entries, full-text search to pinpoint specific events, and a detailed JSON view for in-depth inspection of individual logs. Users can also leverage trace context linking to follow a request’s journey across different services, offering invaluable insights into distributed applications. Pre-built dashboards provide quick summaries, while the ability to customize views ensures you focus on the data most critical to your needs.
By offering native access to logs, this tool significantly speeds up incident response and troubleshooting. It empowers security teams with detailed forensic capabilities and provides operations teams with the data needed to optimize performance and reliability. It’s a fundamental shift in how users can interact with their log data, bringing powerful analytical tools directly to their fingertips.
Source: https://blog.cloudflare.com/logexplorer-ga/
