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title: Log Export Service \(LES\)
description: Log Export Service \(LES\) lets you seamlessly export your instance system and application logs into your enterprise security analytic tools.
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last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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# Log Export Service \(LES\)

Log Export Service \(LES\) lets you seamlessly export your instance system and application logs into your enterprise security analytic tools.

## Get started

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[Explore \[Omitted image "bus-explore.svg"\] Alt text: Learn about Log Export Service \(LES\)](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/les-landing-page.md)

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[Configure \[Omitted image "bus-sdlc.svg"\] Alt text: Configure LES for Kafka and MID server consumers](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/les-configure.md)

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[Use \[Omitted image "bus-integration-and-apis.svg"\] Alt text: Review log reports using LES](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/les-use.md)

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</table>## Troubleshoot and get help

-   [Ask or answer questions about Log Export Service \(LES\) in the ServiceNow Community](https://www.servicenow.com/community/)
-   [Search the Known Error Portal for known error articles](https://support.servicenow.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0597477)
-   For cloning recommendations for LES, including tables to preserve and exclude, see [Tables to be preserved to keep the LES configuration](https://support.servicenow.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB2151384).

-   **[Exploring Log Export Service \(LES\)](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/les-landing-page.md)**  
The LES service provides a highly scalable and near real-time integration with your analytic tools that is easy to set up and maintain. If you're new to LES, read this overview section to learn what the tool can do.
-   **[Administering Log Export Service \(LES\)](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/les-administer.md)**  
Use LES to create log source configuration and multi-topics for each source type.
-   **[Configuring Log Export Service \(LES\)](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/les-configure.md)**  
Use guided setup to step through the initial configuration of LES. Guided setup assists you with planning the roll-out of the product and performing the basic configuration to go live.
-   **[Using Log Export Service \(LES\)](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/les-use.md)**  
Use LES to review the log report dashboard.
-   **[Log Export Service \(LES\) references](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/les-references.md)**  
Find all the miscellaneous information about LES in the reference section.

**Parent Topic:**[Platform Security](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/platsec-sublanding.md)