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= Viewing artifacts using the {registry} web console

You can use the {registry} web console to browse the event schema and API design artifacts stored in the registry. This section shows simple examples of viewing {registry} artifacts, groups, versions, and artifact rules. For more details on the artifact types stored in the registry, see {registry-reference}. 

.Prerequisites

* {registry} must be installed and running in your environment. 
* Artifacts must have been added to the registry using the {registry} web console, REST API commands, Maven plug-in, or a Java client application. 

.Procedure

. Connect to the {registry} web console on: 
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`*\http://MY_REGISTRY_URL/ui*`

. Browse the list of artifacts stored in the registry, or enter a search string to find an artifact. You can select to search by a specific *Name*, *Group*, *Description*, or *Labels*.  
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.Browse artifacts in {registry} web console
image::images/getting-started/registry-web-console.png[Browse artifacts in Registry web console]
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. Click *View artifact* to view the *Artifact Details*:

** *Info*: Displays the artifact name and optional group, description, lifecycle status, when created, and last modified. Click the *Edit Artifact Metadata* pencil icon to edit the artifact name and description or add labels, and click *Download* to download the artifact file locally. Also displays artifact *Content Rules* that you can enable and configure.
** *Documentation* (OpenAPI only): Displays automatically-generated REST API documentation.
** *Content*: Displays a read-only view of the full artifact content. 

. Select to view a different artifact *Version* from the drop-down, if additional versions have been added.

.Additional resources

* xref:adding-artifacts-using-console[]
* xref:configuring-rules-using-console[]
