View flow log records with Amazon S3
You can view your flow log records using the Amazon S3 console. After you create your flow log, it might take a few minutes for it to be visible in the console.
The log files are compressed. If you open the log files using the Amazon S3 console, they are decompressed and the flow log records are displayed. If you download the files, you must decompress them to view the flow log records.
To view flow log records published to Amazon S3
Open the Amazon S3 console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/s3/
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Select the name of the bucket to open its details page.
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Navigate to the folder with the log files. For example,
prefix/AWSLogs/account_id/vpcflowlogs/region/year/month/day/. -
Select the checkbox next to the file name, and then choose Download.
You can also query the flow log records in the log files using Amazon Athena. Amazon Athena is an interactive query service that makes it easier to analyze data in Amazon S3 using standard SQL. For more information, see Querying Amazon VPC Flow Logs in the Amazon Athena User Guide.
