---
title: "View logs"
section: "build-a-backend/add-aws-services/logging"
platforms: ["swift", "android"]
gen: 2
last-updated: "2026-03-25T17:40:00.000Z"
url: "https://docs.amplify.aws/react/build-a-backend/add-aws-services/logging/view-logs/"
---

Log messages are sent to the Amazon CloudWatch log group that you created and specified in the [initial set up](/[platform]/build-a-backend/add-aws-services/logging/set-up-logging). Each user log messages can be found in user-specific log stream in the log group. Log stream names are generated based on the user's device identifier and a user identifier.
For an authenticated user, the log stream name is `<device-identifier>.<user-identifier>`.  For an unauthenticated user, the log stream name is `<device-identifier>.guest`.

The device identifier is the unique identifier provided by the user's hardware device and OS. You can use the Amplify Auth category to [retrieve the user identifier](/[platform]/frontend/logging/configure-user/#retrieve-userids-with-amplify-auth) for a specific user if needed. You can also retrieve the user identifier by visiting the Amazon Cognito console and inspecting the `User ID` in User pools.

## View logs in AWS console
You can follow the following steps to access your logs in AWS Console:
1. Log into AWS Console
2. Navigate to Amazon CloudWatch
3. In the left navigation panel and under the **Logs** menu, click the **Log groups** menu item.
4. In the **Log groups** window, enter your log group name in the **Filter** field
5. Click on your log group that is returned in the filtered results to view all log streams