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title: Monitoring requests
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https://www.fastly.com/documentation/guides/next-gen-waf/monitoring/monitoring-requests
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You can use the Requests page to monitor [logged requests](https://www.fastly.com/documentation/guides/next-gen-waf/data-storage-and-privacy/about-data-storage-and-privacy) to get information about the specific attacks and anomalies that a request was tagged with as well as general request data (e.g., path, response code, response size). Then, you can use this information to help define [rules](https://www.fastly.com/documentation/guides/next-gen-waf/rules/about-rules).
## Accessing the Requests page
To access the Requests page, follow these steps:
### Next Gen Waf Control Panel
1. Log in to the [Next-Gen WAF control panel](https://dashboard.signalsciences.net).
2. From the **Sites** menu, select a site if you have more than one site.
3. From the site navigation bar, select **Requests**.
4. _(Optional)_ Use [request search functionality](https://www.fastly.com/documentation/guides/next-gen-waf/reference/searching-for-requests) to find requests that meet specific criteria.
5. _(Optional)_ Click **View request detail** next to a request to view [full details](https://www.fastly.com/documentation/guides/next-gen-waf/monitoring/monitoring-requests#viewing-request-details) for that request.
### Fastly Control Panel
1. Log in to the [Fastly control panel](https://manage.fastly.com).
2. Go to **Security** > **Next-Gen WAF** > [**Requests**](https://manage.fastly.com/security/ngwaf/requests).
3. From the workspaces bar, click the menu 
to the right of the workspace name and select a workspace.
4. _(Optional)_ Use [request search functionality](https://www.fastly.com/documentation/guides/next-gen-waf/reference/searching-for-requests) to find requests that meet specific criteria.
5. _(Optional)_ Click the document icon 
next to a request to view [full details](https://www.fastly.com/documentation/guides/next-gen-waf/monitoring/monitoring-requests#viewing-request-details) for that request.
## Viewing request details
You can view full details for an individual request by clicking **View request detail** in the Next-Gen WAF control panel or the document icon in the Fastly control panel. The request details page lists all of the metadata captured about the request, including request and response headers, and all the signals we've identified.
This page can help you further debug a particular attack or anomaly. For example, you may notice target hosts for domains you do not own, which happens when the requester uses a modified hosts file or forged host header to make it appear as though the target is a foreign host when it has actually been configured to point to one of your IP addresses directly.
> **HINT:** You may need additional context to fully investigate an attack or anomaly. To do this, we recommend using a [header link](https://www.fastly.com/documentation/guides/next-gen-waf/header-links) to add a link to your internal systems on the request details page via a linking identifier (e.g., an `X-Request-Id` response header).
From this page, you can also:
- Click **Convert to rule** to [create a rule](https://www.fastly.com/documentation/guides/next-gen-waf/rules/converting-requests-to-rules) that is based on select characteristics of the request.
- Click **Report false positive** to report a suspected false positive.
### Downloading request details
You can download full details for the first 1,000 requests from the Requests page:
### Next Gen Waf Control Panel
1. Log in to the [Next-Gen WAF control panel](https://dashboard.signalsciences.net).
2. From the **Sites** menu, select a site if you have more than one site.
3. From the site navigation bar, select **Requests**.
4. Click the **Download as** menu and select **JSON** or **CSV**.
5. _(Optional)_ To download additional requests, click **Next** to navigate to a subsequent results page and click **Download as** again.
### Fastly Control Panel
1. Log in to the [Fastly control panel](https://manage.fastly.com).
2. Go to **Security** > **Next-Gen WAF** > [**Requests**](https://manage.fastly.com/security/ngwaf/requests).
3. From the workspaces bar, click the menu to the right of the workspace name and select a workspace.
4. Click the **Download as** menu and select **JSON** or **CSV**.
5. _(Optional)_ To download additional requests, click **Next** to navigate to a subsequent results page and click **Download as** again.
6. _(Optional)_ Use [request search functionality](https://www.fastly.com/documentation/guides/next-gen-waf/reference/searching-for-requests) to download requests that meet specific criteria.
## What's next
Learn how to [convert a request to a rule](https://www.fastly.com/documentation/guides/next-gen-waf/rules/converting-requests-to-rules) and explore how to use information from requests to help define [rules](https://www.fastly.com/documentation/guides/next-gen-waf/rules/about-rules).
## Related content
- [Request data storage](https://www.fastly.com/documentation/guides/next-gen-waf/data-storage-and-privacy/about-data-storage-and-privacy#request-data-storage)
- [Searching for requests](https://www.fastly.com/documentation/guides/next-gen-waf/reference/searching-for-requests)
- [Using an API with the Next-Gen WAF](https://www.fastly.com/documentation/guides/next-gen-waf/developer/using-an-api-with-the-next-gen-waf)