# Reports and Queries Reporting features in Ascent support numerous visualization requirements when required to periodically search and aggregate what is happening in a particular log set. ### Designing Queries For a quick video on the approach for designing queries and reports, click on the video below: {% embed url="" %} The goal is to enable insights by querying telemetry data. **Key actions include:** * Understand the query language used * Create baseline queries for system health * Optimize queries for performance and cost * Validate query results **Links to related docs include:** * [Data explorer overview](https://docs.apica.io/data-management/overview-1) * [Query builder](https://docs.apica.io/data-management/overview-1/query-builder) * [Widget](https://docs.apica.io/data-management/overview-1/widget) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.apica.io/observe/reports.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.