# Write Log Message

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**Block Information**

Available in: Page Flow and Cloud Flow

Toolbox Category: Action - Log

Block Type: [Regular](https://docs.zingy.ai/app-editor/block-anatomy#regular-block)
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The **`Write Log Message`** block is available in [Page Flow](https://docs.zingy.ai/app-editor/page-flow) and [Cloud Flow](https://docs.zingy.ai/app-editor/cloud-flow) and operates in similar ways with some minor differences.

In Page Flow this block allows you to write messages into the browser's [web console](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/devtools/console/) log, whereas in Cloud Flow it writes a message into the Zingy's cloud logs, which can be accessed from the Cloud Flow tab in the [App Editor](https://docs.zingy.ai/app-editor/app-editor-tour). 

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The block consists of the following:

* *Message:* a [Value Parameter](https://docs.zingy.ai/app-editor/block-anatomy#value-parameters) that accepts a [*text*](https://docs.zingy.ai/app-editor/page-flow/references/value-types) value for the message you want to log.
* *Category:* a [Value Parameter](https://docs.zingy.ai/app-editor/block-anatomy#value-parameters) that accepts a [*text*](https://docs.zingy.ai/app-editor/page-flow/references/value-types) value that specifies the category of the message. This is useful for filtering out messages when conducting a post-mortem or [debugging](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debugging).
* *Level:* a [Value Parameter](https://docs.zingy.ai/app-editor/block-anatomy#value-parameters) that accepts a [*numeric*](https://docs.zingy.ai/app-editor/page-flow/references/value-types) value  specifying the severity level of the message. This is only supported in Cloud Flow and is useful for further filtering out messages when conducting a post-mortem or [debugging](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debugging).

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## Usage Example

The example below shows the Write Log Message block used when the a button is clicked. The message "The button was clicked" is written to the log.

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For the *Category* [value parameter](https://docs.zingy.ai/app-editor/block-anatomy#value-parameters), we use the [Log Category](https://docs.zingy.ai/app-editor/page-flow/toolbox-blocks/log-category) block with the *INFO* category selected.&#x20;

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Note: You can provide your own categories and do not have to use the [Log Category](https://docs.zingy.ai/app-editor/page-flow/toolbox-blocks/log-category) block.
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This would produce a message similar to the one below:

```log
[LOG(info) 08/09/2023 16:49:01.760] The button was clicked
```