# Cross-link map: Using Drains (/docs/drains/using-drains)

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- [Working with Drains](https://vercel.com/docs/drains?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fdrains%2Fusing-drains&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=semantic) — Drains collect logs, traces, speed insights, and analytics from your applications. Forward observability data to custom
- [Introducing Vercel Drains: Complete observability data, anywhere](https://vercel.com/blog/introducing-vercel-drains?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fdrains%2Fusing-drains&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=semantic)
- [Migrating from Custom SIEM Log Streaming to Audit Log Drains](https://vercel.com/docs/audit-log/migrating-to-drains?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fdrains%2Fusing-drains&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=semantic) — Move your SIEM integration from Custom SIEM Log Streaming to Audit Log Drains, with wider event coverage and a new event
- [Drain Audit Logs to Datadog](https://vercel.com/docs/drains/audit-logs-to-datadog?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fdrains%2Fusing-drains&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=semantic) — Learn how to forward Vercel Audit Log Drain events to Datadog using the Datadog Logs API.
- [Trace Drains Reference](https://vercel.com/docs/drains/reference/traces?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fdrains%2Fusing-drains&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=semantic) — Learn about Trace Drains - OpenTelemetry-compliant distributed tracing data formats and configuration.

## This page links to (16)

- [Working with Drains](https://vercel.com/docs/drains?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fdrains%2Fusing-drains&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=outbound) — Drains collect logs, traces, speed insights, and analytics from your applications. Forward observability data to custom
- [Drain Audit Logs to Datadog](https://vercel.com/docs/drains/audit-logs-to-datadog?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fdrains%2Fusing-drains&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=outbound) — Learn how to forward Vercel Audit Log Drain events to Datadog using the Datadog Logs API.
- [Drain Audit Logs to Panther](https://vercel.com/docs/drains/audit-logs-to-panther?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fdrains%2Fusing-drains&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=outbound) — Learn how to forward Vercel Audit Log Drain events to Panther using Panther's built-in Vercel source.
- [Drain Audit Logs to S3](https://vercel.com/docs/drains/audit-logs-to-s3?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fdrains%2Fusing-drains&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=outbound) — Learn how to configure AWS IAM and Amazon S3 so Vercel can write Audit Log Drain events to your S3 bucket.
- [Drain Audit Logs to Splunk](https://vercel.com/docs/drains/audit-logs-to-splunk?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fdrains%2Fusing-drains&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=outbound) — Learn how to forward Vercel Audit Log Drain events to Splunk using the HTTP Event Collector \\(HEC\\).
- [Web Analytics Drains Reference](https://vercel.com/docs/drains/reference/analytics?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fdrains%2Fusing-drains&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=outbound) — Learn about Web Analytics Drains - data formats and custom events configuration.
- [Audit Log Drains Reference](https://vercel.com/docs/drains/reference/audit-logs?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fdrains%2Fusing-drains&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=outbound) — Learn about Audit Log Drains - data formats, fields, and team activity events.
- [Log Drains Reference](https://vercel.com/docs/drains/reference/logs?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fdrains%2Fusing-drains&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=outbound) — Learn about Log Drains - data formats, sources, environments, and security configuration.
- [Speed Insights Drains Reference](https://vercel.com/docs/drains/reference/speed-insights?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fdrains%2Fusing-drains&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=outbound) — Learn about Speed Insights Drains - data formats and performance metrics configuration.
- [Trace Drains Reference](https://vercel.com/docs/drains/reference/traces?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fdrains%2Fusing-drains&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=outbound) — Learn about Trace Drains - OpenTelemetry-compliant distributed tracing data formats and configuration.
- [Drains Security](https://vercel.com/docs/drains/security?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fdrains%2Fusing-drains&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=outbound) — Learn how to secure your Drains endpoints with authentication and signature verification.
- [Vercel Integrations](https://vercel.com/docs/integrations?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fdrains%2Fusing-drains&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=outbound) — Learn how to extend Vercel's capabilities by integrating with your preferred providers for AI, databases, headless conte
- [Vercel Enterprise Plan](https://vercel.com/docs/plans/enterprise?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fdrains%2Fusing-drains&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=outbound) — Learn about the Enterprise plan for Vercel, including features, pricing, and more.
- [Vercel Pro Plan](https://vercel.com/docs/plans/pro-plan?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fdrains%2Fusing-drains&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=outbound) — Learn about the Vercel Pro plan with credit-based billing, free viewer seats, and self-serve enterprise features for pro
- [Limits and Pricing for Speed Insights](https://vercel.com/docs/speed-insights/limits-and-pricing?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fdrains%2Fusing-drains&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=outbound) — Learn about our limits and pricing when using Vercel Speed Insights. Different limitations are applied depending on your
- [Tracing](https://vercel.com/docs/tracing?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fdrains%2Fusing-drains&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=outbound) — Learn how to trace your application to understand performance and infrastructure details.

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### From vercel-changelog

- [Correlate logs and traces with OpenTelemetry in Vercel Log Drains](https://vercel.com/changelog/correlate-logs-and-traces-with-opentelemetry-in-vercel-log-drains?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fdrains%2Fusing-drains&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound)

### From vercel-docs

- [AI Gateway Trace Drains](https://vercel.com/docs/ai-gateway/observability-and-spend/trace-drains?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fdrains%2Fusing-drains&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — Forward an OpenTelemetry trace of every AI Gateway request to your own observability tool, and understand trace drain bi
- [AI Gateway Pricing](https://vercel.com/docs/ai-gateway/pricing?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fdrains%2Fusing-drains&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — Understand AI Gateway token pricing, free and paid credits, BYOK costs, add-on charges, and payment fees. Manage credit
- [Migrating from Custom SIEM Log Streaming to Audit Log Drains](https://vercel.com/docs/audit-log/migrating-to-drains?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fdrains%2Fusing-drains&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — Move your SIEM integration from Custom SIEM Log Streaming to Audit Log Drains, with wider event coverage and a new event
- [Working with Drains](https://vercel.com/docs/drains?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fdrains%2Fusing-drains&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — Drains collect logs, traces, speed insights, and analytics from your applications. Forward observability data to custom
- [Drain Audit Logs to Datadog](https://vercel.com/docs/drains/audit-logs-to-datadog?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fdrains%2Fusing-drains&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — Learn how to forward Vercel Audit Log Drain events to Datadog using the Datadog Logs API.
- [Drain Audit Logs to Panther](https://vercel.com/docs/drains/audit-logs-to-panther?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fdrains%2Fusing-drains&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — Learn how to forward Vercel Audit Log Drain events to Panther using Panther's built-in Vercel source.
- [Drain Audit Logs to S3](https://vercel.com/docs/drains/audit-logs-to-s3?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fdrains%2Fusing-drains&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — Learn how to configure AWS IAM and Amazon S3 so Vercel can write Audit Log Drain events to your S3 bucket.
- [Drain Audit Logs to Splunk](https://vercel.com/docs/drains/audit-logs-to-splunk?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fdrains%2Fusing-drains&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — Learn how to forward Vercel Audit Log Drain events to Splunk using the HTTP Event Collector \\(HEC\\).
- [Web Analytics Drains Reference](https://vercel.com/docs/drains/reference/analytics?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fdrains%2Fusing-drains&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — Learn about Web Analytics Drains - data formats and custom events configuration.
- [Audit Log Drains Reference](https://vercel.com/docs/drains/reference/audit-logs?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fdrains%2Fusing-drains&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — Learn about Audit Log Drains - data formats, fields, and team activity events.
- [Log Drains Reference](https://vercel.com/docs/drains/reference/logs?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fdrains%2Fusing-drains&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — Learn about Log Drains - data formats, sources, environments, and security configuration.
- [Speed Insights Drains Reference](https://vercel.com/docs/drains/reference/speed-insights?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fdrains%2Fusing-drains&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — Learn about Speed Insights Drains - data formats and performance metrics configuration.
- [Trace Drains Reference](https://vercel.com/docs/drains/reference/traces?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fdrains%2Fusing-drains&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — Learn about Trace Drains - OpenTelemetry-compliant distributed tracing data formats and configuration.
- [Drains Security](https://vercel.com/docs/drains/security?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fdrains%2Fusing-drains&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — Learn how to secure your Drains endpoints with authentication and signature verification.
- [Vercel Enterprise Plan](https://vercel.com/docs/plans/enterprise?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fdrains%2Fusing-drains&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — Learn about the Enterprise plan for Vercel, including features, pricing, and more.
- [Vercel Hobby Plan](https://vercel.com/docs/plans/hobby?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fdrains%2Fusing-drains&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — Learn about the Hobby plan and how it compares to the Pro plan.
- [Project settings](https://vercel.com/docs/project-configuration/project-settings?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fdrains%2Fusing-drains&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — Use the project settings, to configure custom domains, environment variables, Git, integrations, deployment protection,
- [Redirects](https://vercel.com/docs/routing/redirects?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fdrains%2Fusing-drains&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — Learn how to use redirects on Vercel to instruct Vercel's platform to redirect incoming requests to a new URL.
- [Rewrites on Vercel](https://vercel.com/docs/routing/rewrites?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fdrains%2Fusing-drains&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — Learn how to use rewrites to send users to different URLs without modifying the visible URL.
- [Vercel Firewall](https://vercel.com/docs/vercel-firewall?from=graph&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fdrains%2Fusing-drains&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=inbound) — Learn how Vercel Firewall helps protect your applications and websites from malicious attacks and unauthorized access.