# Viewing the execution log in API Gateway

The execution log uses [UTC time](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time).

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    1. In the [management console](https://console.yandex.cloud), navigate to the [folder](../../resource-manager/concepts/resources-hierarchy.md#folder) containing the API gateway.
    1. Navigate to **API Gateway**.
    1. Select the API gateway for which you want to view the execution log.
    1. Go to the **Logs** tab and specify a time period. The default period is one hour.

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Each log event contains the `release` parameter set to `canary` if a request was handled by the canary release, and to `stable` if it was handled by the current release.

Learn more about working with logs in the [Yandex Cloud Logging documentation](../../logging/index.md).