# Snapshots

Snapshots provide a way to view logs, metrics, and traces recently collected by a collector.

## Viewing

Snapshots can be viewed by clicking the `View Recent Telemetry` button found below the details table on a collector page.

### Logs

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**Metrics**

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If no metrics are available, it's possible none have been collected yet. For example, if a collector has been running for 30 seconds and collecting metrics with a 60-second interval, it won't have any recent metrics to show.

### Limitations

For recent telemetry to be available for a collector, there are two requirements:

1. The collector must be connected to Bindplane
2. The collector must be using a managed configuration


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