view-code-scanning-logs.md

title	Viewing code scanning logs from GitHub Actions
intro	View the output from a {% data variables.product.prodname_code_scanning %} analysis in {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %}.
permissions	{% data reusables.permissions.code-scanning-pr-alerts %}
redirect_from	/code-security/secure-coding/automatically-scanning-your-code-for-vulnerabilities-and-errors/viewing-code-scanning-logs /code-security/code-scanning/automatically-scanning-your-code-for-vulnerabilities-and-errors/viewing-code-scanning-logs /code-security/code-scanning/managing-your-code-scanning-configuration/viewing-code-scanning-logs /code-security/how-tos/view-and-interpret-data/viewing-code-scanning-logs
versions	fpt ghes ghec * * *
contentType	how-tos
shortTitle	View code scanning logs
category	Find and fix code vulnerabilities

{% data reusables.code-scanning.enterprise-enable-code-scanning-actions %}

After configuring {% data variables.product.prodname_code_scanning %} using default setup or a custom {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} workflow, you can watch the output of the actions as they run. For information about logs for other {% data variables.product.prodname_code_scanning %} setups, see AUTOTITLE.

{% data reusables.repositories.actions-tab %}

You'll see a list that includes an entry for running the {% data variables.product.prodname_code_scanning %} workflow. The text of the entry is the title you gave your commit message.

1. Click the entry for the {% data variables.product.prodname_code_scanning %} workflow.

   [!NOTE] If you are looking for the {% data variables.product.prodname_codeql %} workflow run triggered by enabling default setup, the text of the entry is "{% data variables.product.prodname_codeql %}."

2. Click the job name on the left. For example, Analyze (LANGUAGE).

   

3. Review the logging output from the actions in this workflow as they run.

4. Optionally, to see more detail about the commit that triggered the workflow run, click the short commit hash. The short commit hash is 7 lowercase characters immediately following the commit author's username.

5. Once all jobs are complete, you can view the details of any {% data variables.product.prodname_code_scanning %} alerts that were identified. For more information, see AUTOTITLE.

Further reading

If you're looking for diagnostic information about whether {% data variables.product.prodname_code_scanning %} accessed any private registries, see AUTOTITLE.