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Clarifying how log action is handled/not handled in WAF metrics on WAF documentation side.
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1. On the leftmost pane under **Monitoring**, select the **Metrics** tab.
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1. Add the **Web Application Firewall Request Count** metric to track the number of requests that match WAF rules.
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You can create custom filters based on action types and rule names. Metrics include requests with all actions except `Log`.
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You can create custom filters based on action types and rule names. Metrics include requests with terminating actions like `Block` and `Allow` as well as requests where the WAF took no action. Because multiple non-terminating `Log` actions can fire on a single request, `Log` actions are excluded from this metric to avoid duplicate request counts in metrics.
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:::image type="content" source="../media/waf-frontdoor-monitor/waf-frontdoor-metrics.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows the metrics for an Azure Front Door WAF.":::
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