> BETA: Querying Loki data requires Grafana's Explore section.
> Grafana v6.x comes with Explore enabled by default.
> In Grafana v5.3.x and v5.4.x. you need to enable Explore manually.
> Viewing Loki data in dashboard panels is not supported yet, but is being worked on.
> Viewing Loki data in dashboard panels is supported in Grafana v6.4+.
Grafana ships with built-in support for Loki, Grafana's log aggregation system.
Just add it as a data source and you are ready to query your log data in [Explore](/features/explore).
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3. Click the `Add data source` button at the top.
4. Select `Loki` from the list of data sources.
> NOTE: If you're not seeing the `Data Sources` link in your side menu it means that your current user does not have the `Admin` role for the current organization.
> Note: If you're not seeing the `Data Sources` link in your side menu it means that your current user does not have the `Admin` role for the current organization.
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## Querying Logs
Querying and displaying log data from Loki is available via [Explore](/features/explore).
Select the Loki data source, and then enter a log query to display your logs.
> Viewing Loki data in dashboard panels is not supported yet, but is being worked on.
Querying and displaying log data from Loki is available via [Explore](/features/explore), and with [Table panel](/features/panels/table_panel/) in dashboards. Select the Loki data source, and then enter a log query to display your logs.
### Log Queries
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Filter operators can be chained and will sequentially filter down the expression. The resulting log lines will satisfy every filter.
**Example**
`{job="mysql"} |= "error" != "timeout"`
The following filter types are currently supported:
## Live Tailing
* `|=` line contains string.
* `!=` line doesn't contain string.
* `|~` line matches regular expression.
* `!~` line does not match regular expression.
To view your logs live as they are added, choose `Live` from the refresh dropdown, and you should see your logs be displayed in real time.
> Note: For more details about LogQL, Loki's query language, refer to the [documentation](https://github.com/grafana/loki/blob/master/docs/querying.md)
## Live tailing
Loki supports Live tailing which displays logs in real-time. This feature is supported in [Explore](/features/explore/#loki-specific-features) and in dashboards with a Live toggle in the query editor.
Note that Live Tailing relies on two Websocket connections: one between the browser and the Grafana server, and another between the Grafana server and the Loki server. If you run any reverse proxies, please configure them accordingly.
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## Templating
Template variables are not yet supported by Loki.
Instead of hard-coding things like server, application and sensor name in your metric queries, you can use variables in their place. Variables are shown as drop-down select boxes at the top of the dashboard. These drop-down boxes make it easy to change the data being displayed in your dashboard.
Checkout the [Templating](/reference/templating) documentation for an introduction to the templating feature and the different types of template variables.
## Annotations
Annotations are not yet supported by Loki.
You can use any non-metric Loki query as a source for annotations. Log content will be used as annotation text, so there is no need for additional mapping.
> Note: Annotations for Loki are only available in Grafana v6.4+
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