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# Accessing request traces
If you have not yet installed the logging and monitoring components, go through the
[installation instructions](./installing-logging-metrics-traces.md) to set up the
necessary components.
In order to access request traces, you use the Zipkin visualization tool.
1. To open the Zipkin UI, enter the following command:
```shell
kubectl proxy
```
This command starts a local proxy of Zipkin on port 8001. For security reasons, the
Zipkin UI is exposed only within the cluster.
1. Navigate to the [Zipkin UI](http://localhost:8001/api/v1/namespaces/istio-system/services/zipkin:9411/proxy/zipkin/).
1. Click "Find Traces" to see the latest traces. You can search for a trace ID
or look at traces of a specific application. Click on a trace to see a detailed
view of a specific call.
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