# Find answers in your logs faster with Datadog's Tap to Parse

DevFeed: [Find answers in your logs faster with Datadog's Tap to Parse](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/find-answers-in-your-logs-faster-with-datadog-s-tap-to-parse-58764.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.datadoghq.com/blog/tap-to-parse-logs/>)

Author: Nicolas Jung; Jana Zweigoron

Published: 2026-09-23T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Datadog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/datadog-the-monitor-blog.md>)

Topics: [datadog](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/datadog.md>), [log management](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/log-management.md>), [observability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/observability.md>), [observability pipelines](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/observability-pipelines.md>), [Parser](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/parser.md>), [Parsing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/parsing.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [datadog](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/datadog.md>), [feature](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/feature.md>), [log-management](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/log-management.md>), [logs](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/logs.md>), [observability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/observability.md>), [observability-pipelines](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/observability-pipelines.md>), [parsing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/parsing.md>), [pipelines](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pipelines.md>)

## AI overview

Datadog's Tap to Parse uses AI to analyze sample logs, identify stable structure and variable values, and generate a reviewable parser. The feature extracts structured, searchable fields in Log Explorer, Log Pipelines, and Observability Pipelines without requiring users to write parsing rules by hand.

## Source excerpt

Use Datadog's Tap to Parse feature to extract searchable fields from unstructured logs across Log Explorer, Log Pipelines, and Observability Pipelines.