View flow log records with CloudWatch Logs
You can view your flow log records using the CloudWatch Logs console. After you create your flow log, it might take a few minutes for it to be visible in the console.
To view flow log records published to CloudWatch Logs using the console
Open the CloudWatch console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch/
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In the navigation pane, choose Logs, Log groups.
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Select the name of the log group that contains your flow logs to open its details page.
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Select the name of the log stream that contains the flow log records. For more information, see Flow log records.
To view flow log records published to CloudWatch Logs using the command line
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get-log-events
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Get-CWLLogEvent (AWS Tools for Windows PowerShell)
