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title: Correlate Logs with Metrics
description: Datadog, the leading service for cloud-scale monitoring.
breadcrumbs: Docs > Log Management > Logs Guides > Correlate Logs with Metrics
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# Correlate Logs with Metrics

## Overview{% #overview %}

Within the Datadog app there are several ways to correlate logs with metrics. Views like [Log Explorer](https://docs.datadoghq.com/logs/explorer/), [Dashboards](https://docs.datadoghq.com/dashboards/), and [Metrics Explorer](https://docs.datadoghq.com/metrics/explorer/) offer detailed panels and instant view switching to help you quickly gain context of an issue and map it throughout your service.

This guide shows you how to correlate logs and metrics throughout these views.

## Log Explorer{% #log-explorer %}

To correlate logs and metrics in the [Log Explorer](https://app.datadoghq.com/logs):

1. Click on any log under the **Content** column. This expands a panel with detailed information about the log.
1. Click on the **Metrics** tab within the panel.

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## Dashboards{% #dashboards %}

To correlate logs and metrics in a [Dashboard](https://app.datadoghq.com/dashboard/lists):

1. Navigate to your dashboard.
1. Click on any data point within any widget to populate the [graph menu](https://docs.datadoghq.com/dashboards/widgets/#graph-menu).
1. If your widget contains **logs events that you wish to correlate with metrics**:
   1. Select **View related logs** to populate a panel with detailed information about related logs.
   1. Select a specific log event.
   1. Click on the **Metrics** tab.
1. If your widget contains **metrics that you wish to correlate with logs**:
   1. Select **View related logs**.

## Metrics Explorer{% #metrics-explorer %}

To correlate logs and metrics on the [Metrics Explorer](https://app.datadoghq.com/metric/explorer) page:

1. Select a metric to graph.
1. Click on any point within the graph to populate the graph menu.
1. Select **View related logs**.

## Further reading{% #further-reading %}



- [See how to explore your logs](https://docs.datadoghq.com/logs/explorer/)
- [Logging without Limits*](https://docs.datadoghq.com/logs/logging_without_limits/)
- [Datadog live tail functionality](https://docs.datadoghq.com/logs/live_tail/)
\*Logging without Limits is a trademark of Datadog, Inc.