Save and re-run CloudWatch Logs Insights queries

After you create a query, you can save it, and run it again later. Queries are saved in a folder structure, so you can organize them. You can save as many as 1000 queries per region and per account.

Queries are saved on a Region-specific level, not a user-specific level. If you create and save a query, other users with access to CloudWatch Logs in the same Region can see all saved queries and their folder structures in the Region.

To save a query, you must be logged into a role that has the permission logs:PutQueryDefinition. To see a list of your saved queries, you must be logged into a role that has the permissionlogs:DescribeQueryDefinitions.

To save a query

1. Open the CloudWatch console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch/.

2. In the navigation pane, choose Logs, and then choose Logs Insights.

3. In the query editor, create a query.

4. Choose Save.

   If you don't see a Save button, you need to change to the new design for the CloudWatch Logs console. To do so:

   1. In the navigation pane, choose Log groups.

   2. Choose Try the new design.

   3. In the navigation pane, choose Insights and return to step 3 of this procedure.

5. Enter a name for the query.

6. (Optional) Choose a folder where you want to save the query. Select Create new to create a folder. If you create a new folder, you can use slash (/) characters in the folder name to define a folder structure. For example, naming a new folder folder-level-1/folder-level-2 creates a top-level folder called folder-level-1, with another folder called folder-level-2 inside that folder. The query is saved in folder-level-2.

7. (Optional) Change the query's log groups or query text.

8. Choose Save.

Tip

You can create a folder for saved queries with PutQueryDefinition. To create a folder for your saved queries, use a forward slash (/) to prefix your desired query name with your desired folder name: <folder-name>/<query-name>. For more information about this action, see PutQueryDefinition.

To run a saved query

1. Open the CloudWatch console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch/.

2. In the navigation pane, choose Logs, and then choose Logs Insights.

3. On the right, choose Queries.

4. Select your query from Saved queries list. It appears in the query editor.

5. Choose Run.

To save a new version of a saved query

1. Open the CloudWatch console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch/.

2. In the navigation pane, choose Logs, and then choose Logs Insights.

3. On the right, choose Queries.

4. Select your query from Saved queries list. It appears in the query editor.

5. Modify the query. If you need to run it to check your work, choose Run query.

6. When you are ready to save the new version, choose Actions, Save as.

7. Enter a name for the query.

8. (Optional) Choose a folder where you want to save the query. Select Create new to create a folder. If you create a new folder, you can use slash (/) characters in the folder name to define a folder structure. For example, naming a new folder folder-level-1/folder-level-2 creates a top-level folder called folder-level-1, with another folder called folder-level-2 inside that folder. The query is saved in folder-level-2.

9. (Optional) Change the query's log groups or query text.

10. Choose Save.

To delete a query, you must be logged in to a role that has the logs:DeleteQueryDefinition permission.

To edit or delete a saved query

1. Open the CloudWatch console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch/.

2. In the navigation pane, choose Logs, and then choose Logs Insights.

3. On the right, choose Queries.

4. Select your query from Saved queries list. It appears in the query editor.

5. Choose Actions, Edit or Actions, Delete.