The search bar accepts LPQL (LogPulse Query Language) queries. It provides syntax highlighting, auto-completion for field names and operators, and inline error reporting for invalid queries.

# Filter by level and source
level=error source=api-gateway

# Full-text search with aggregation
"connection refused" | stats count by source

# Time-based filtering with field selection
source=auth-service | timechart count by level | limit 100

The time range picker sits in the top-right corner of the Log Explorer. It supports both relative ranges (last 15 minutes, last 1 hour, last 24 hours) and absolute ranges with a calendar picker. You can also type custom relative expressions such as "last 3h" or "last 7d".

Live Tail streams new log entries to your browser in real time. It is useful for monitoring deployments, debugging issues as they occur, or watching the output of a specific service. Click the Live Tail toggle in the search bar or press Alt+T to activate it.

Live Tail respects your current LPQL query, so you can filter the stream to show only relevant entries. The stream pauses automatically when you scroll up to inspect a log entry and resumes when you scroll back to the bottom.

The field sidebar on the left side of the Log Explorer shows all fields detected in your current result set. Each field displays a distribution of its top values and the percentage of logs containing that field. Click a field value to add it as a filter, or click the field name to toggle column visibility in the log list.

Click any log entry to open the detail panel. The panel shows the complete log record including all attributes, the raw JSON payload, and contextual links. From the detail panel you can copy the log ID, copy the raw JSON, or click "Show surrounding logs" to view logs from the same source within a narrow time window.

1. Run your LPQL query in the Log Explorer.

2. Click the Save button (or press Cmd+S / Ctrl+S) in the search bar.

3. Enter a name and optional description for the saved search.

4. Choose visibility: Private (only you) or Team (visible to all team members).

5. Click Save.

Access your saved searches from the Saved Searches tab in the left sidebar. You can edit, duplicate, or delete any search you own. Team searches can be edited by any team member with the Admin or Owner role.

Saved searches can also be pinned to the top of the sidebar for quick access. Pinned searches appear in the order you pinned them and persist across sessions.

Navigate to Dashboards in the left sidebar and click New Dashboard. Give it a name, set the default time range, and configure the auto-refresh interval (off, 30s, 1m, 5m, or 15m). The dashboard starts with an empty canvas where you can add widgets.

Click Add Widget to open the widget builder. Select a widget type, enter a LPQL query, configure the visualization options, and set the widget title. Widgets automatically inherit the dashboard time range but can be overridden individually.

Widgets are arranged on a 12-column responsive grid. Drag widgets to reposition them, or drag their edges to resize. The minimum widget size is 3 columns wide and 2 rows tall.

When auto-refresh is enabled, all widgets on the dashboard re-execute their queries at the configured interval. The refresh cycle is staggered across widgets to avoid simultaneous query load. A countdown indicator in the dashboard header shows the time until the next refresh.

All widgets share a common set of configuration options:

Persistent filters apply to all queries across the Log Explorer and dashboards. They are useful for scoping your view to a specific environment, service, or deployment. Set persistent filters from the filter bar at the top of the page.

Common persistent filter patterns include filtering by environment (production, staging, development), by service name, by region, or by deployment version. Persistent filters are saved to your user profile and apply across sessions.

Use the context switcher in the top navigation bar to switch between environments or services. The context switcher updates all persistent filters simultaneously, allowing you to quickly move between different scopes without manually adjusting each filter.

# Production context
environment=production

# Staging context for a specific service
environment=staging source=payment-service

# Regional context
environment=production attributes.region=eu-west-1

Every view in LogPulse generates a shareable URL that encodes the current query, time range, and column layout. Share these URLs with team members to provide exact context for an investigation. Relative time ranges are preserved in the URL, so a link with "last 1 hour" always shows the most recent hour when opened.

To share a specific absolute time range (for example, during an incident), click the Share button and select "Lock time range." This generates a URL with absolute timestamps that always shows the same data.

Export query results from the Log Explorer or any Table widget by clicking the Export button. Choose between CSV (for spreadsheet tools) or JSON (for programmatic processing). Exports include all columns visible in the current view and respect the active time range and filters.

Dashboards can be shared with your entire team by setting their visibility to Team. Team dashboards appear in a shared section of the Dashboards list and can be edited by any team member with the Admin or Owner role. Members and Viewers can view team dashboards but cannot modify them.