### [Searching and Filtering Email Logs](https://wpmailsmtp.com/docs/how-to-search-and-filter-email-logs/)

**Published:** November 23, 2023
**Author:** Umair Majeed

**Excerpt:** Learn how to find specific emails in your email log.

**Content:**

Are you trying to find a particular email log in WP Mail SMTP? Our email logging feature includes built-in search and filter capabilities to make it easy to find logs related to a specific user or topic.

This tutorial will show you how to search and filter your WP Mail SMTP email logs.

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Before you get started, make sure you’ve [installed and activated WP Mail SMTP](https://wpmailsmtp.com/docs/how-to-install-the-wp-mail-smtp-plugin/). Then [verify your license key](https://wpmailsmtp.com/docs/how-to-verify-your-wp-mail-smtp-license/) and [enable email logs](https://wpmailsmtp.com/docs/how-to-set-up-email-logging/).

### Searching Emails

To search your email logs, select your search criteria from the dropdown at the top of the Email Log page. Options include:

- Email Addresses
- Subject & Headers
- Content

You can then enter relevant keywords or email addresses in the search bar. Click **Search Emails** to show the results.

![Searching email logs for a specific email address](https://wpmailsmtp.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/search-email-logs.png)

### Filtering Emails

To filter email logs by date, click on the **Select a date range** field and select a beginning and end date from the calendar popup.

![Choosing a date range to filter email logs](https://wpmailsmtp.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/filter-email-logs-date-picker.png)

Then click on **Filter** to view the results.

![Filtering email logs](https://wpmailsmtp.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/filter-email-logs.png)

That’s it! Now you know how to search and filter your email logs to find the message you’re looking for.

Next, would you like to delete logs for a certain email or recipient? See our guide to [deleting logs in WP Mail SMTP](https://wpmailsmtp.com/docs/how-to-delete-email-logs) for step-by-step instructions.

**Categories:** Email Logging

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