# Storing apm logs in file

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/storing-apm-logs-in-file/375446
**Category:** Elastic Agent
**Created:** [March 5, 2025, 10:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/storing-apm-logs-in-file/375446 "2025-03-05T10:14:28Z")
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#### Post date: [March 5, 2025, 10:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/storing-apm-logs-in-file/375446/1 "2025-03-05T10:14:28Z")

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I am using the Elastic APM Java agent with WildFly.  
Is it possible to store only APM event logs (such as request-response time) in a file instead of sending them to the APM server?

I tried using `-Delastic.apm.log_file` to store logs in a file, but it is also storing general APM logs. I only want to log performance-related metrics and do not want to send data to the APM server.

How can I disable log transmission to the APM server? Even after removing the `server_url`, the agent still attempts to send data.