# I dont see apm agent logs in my spring boot application logs

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-dont-see-apm-agent-logs-in-my-spring-boot-application-logs/218591>\
**Category:** APM\
**Tags:** java\
**Created:** [February 10, 2020, 1:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-dont-see-apm-agent-logs-in-my-spring-boot-application-logs/218591 "2020-02-10T13:01:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![kumar\_kung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9dc877/32.png) [@kumar\_kung](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kumar_kung)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2020, 1:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-dont-see-apm-agent-logs-in-my-spring-boot-application-logs/218591/1 "2020-02-10T13:01:32Z")

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**Kibana version** : 7.5.2

**Elasticsearch version** : 7.5.2

**APM Server version** : 7.5.2

**APM Agent language and version** : java

**Original install method (e.g. download page, yum, deb, from source, etc.) and version**: eck operator 1.0.0

**Fresh install or upgraded from other version?** fresh

added logging.level.co.elastic.apm=DEBUG in application.properties, is not providing any logs

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**Author:** ![Sylvain\_Juge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sylvain_juge/32/55521_2.png) [@Sylvain\_Juge](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sylvain_Juge)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2020, 2:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-dont-see-apm-agent-logs-in-my-spring-boot-application-logs/218591/2 "2020-02-10T14:09:01Z")

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Hi @kumar_kung,

Elastic APM agent has no access to `application.properties` file that is managed by spring-boot. All the properties that are described in this file are not pushed back to JVM system properties, and thus our agent does not have access to them.

Thus, you will have to use one of the documented ways to configure the agent described here:  
[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/apm/agent/java/current/configuration.html#configuration](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/apm/agent/java/current/configuration.html#configuration)

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 10:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-dont-see-apm-agent-logs-in-my-spring-boot-application-logs/218591/3 "2020-03-02T10:09:03Z")

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