Stop or restart a data input in Health Log Analytics

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title: Stop or restart a data input in Health Log Analytics
description: You can stop using a data input for streaming log messages to your ServiceNow instance. Restart the data input if you want it to resume streaming data.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-operations-management/health-log-analytics/hla-data-input-stop-start.html
release: australia
product: Health Log Analytics
classification: health-log-analytics
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
keywords: [ServiceNow, Health Log Analytics, HLA, data input, stream log data, stop, restart]
breadcrumb: [Set up data inputs manually, Set up HLA on your instance, Configuring, Health Log Analytics, ITOM AIOps, IT Operations Management]
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# Stop or restart a data input in Health Log Analytics

You can stop using a data input for streaming log messages to your ServiceNow instance. Restart the data input if you want it to resume streaming data.

## Before you begin

This functionality is available only when the data input configuration has been published.

Role required: evt\_mgmt\_admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Health Log Analytics** > **Data Input** > **Log Data Inputs**.

2.  Open a data input record from the Data Inputs table.

3.  Select **Stop Data Input**.

    The name of the button changes to **Start Data Input**.

4.  To start using the data input again, select **Start Data Input**.


**Parent Topic:**[Set up data inputs in Health Log Analytics manually](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/health-log-analytics/hla-data-input-setup-manual.md)