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  Learn how custom telemetry providers surface logs and performance metrics in nullplatform.
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  - observability
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# Telemetry providers 

Telemetry providers let you bring logs and performance metrics into nullplatform from your own environments or observability backends. 

You run the provider through the nullplatform agent, and nullplatform uses the data it emits to populate the UI.

## What you can configure

There’s an important scope vs. service distinction:

- **Agent-backed scopes** support **logs and performance metrics**.
- **Services** support **performance metrics only**.

## Where the data shows up

Once your telemetry provider is configured and running, the collected data becomes available in the application UI.

Go to **Development > [Choose an application]**:

- **Logs** show in the **Analyze > Logs** view.
- **Performance metrics** show in the **Analyze > Performance** view for scopes and services.

## Next steps

To continue, choose the configuration path that matches your setup:

- [Configure logs and metrics for agent-backed scopes](/docs/telemetry/scopes-logs-and-metrics)
- [Configure metrics for services](/docs/telemetry/service-metrics)