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title: View the payload content in the dashboard · Cloudflare Web Application Firewall (WAF) docs
description: View the content of the matched rule payload in the dashboard by entering your private key.
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View the content of the matched rule payload in the dashboard by entering your private key.

1. Open **Security** > **Events**.

2. Under **Sampled logs**, expand the details of an event triggered by a rule whose managed ruleset has payload logging enabled.

3. Under **Payload match**, select **Decrypt payload log**.

   ![Example of a firewall event with available payload match data (still encrypted)](https://developers.cloudflare.com/_astro/payload-logging-example.CfNtqIq4_ZGQqNi.webp)

   The **Payload match** section is not available if the action taken by the matched rule is *Log*.

4. Enter your private key in the pop-up window and select **Decrypt**.

   Note

   The private key is not sent to a Cloudflare server. The decryption occurs entirely in the browser.

If the private key you entered decrypts the encrypted payload successfully, the **Payload match** card displays the payload content in clear text.

![Viewing the decrypted payload match data after entering your private key in the dashboard](https://developers.cloudflare.com/_astro/payload-decrypted.aoolkp4K_ZFTpDC.webp)
