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# Finding relevant log entries with a correlation ID **(FREE SELF)**
In GitLab 11.6 and later, a unique request tracking ID, known as the "correlation ID" has been
logged by the GitLab instance for most requests. Each individual request to GitLab gets
GitLab instances log a unique request tracking ID (known as the
"correlation ID") for most requests. Each individual request to GitLab gets
its own correlation ID, which then gets logged in each GitLab component's logs for that
request. This makes it easier to trace behavior in a
distributed system. Without this ID it can be difficult or
