# Live Data

The **Live Data** tab allows you to monitor MQTT topics of the selected service directly in the **Service Details** view. Live data provide insights into topic activity, message content, and associated resources.

For monitoring all MQTT topics, use the [Data Explorer](https://docs.cybus.io/2-0-6/documentation/monitoring/data-explorer).

* To open the **Live Data** view, click **Services** and click a service to open the **Service Details** view. In this view, click **Live Data**.

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**Search**

* Find specific resources or resource IDs. Topics are not searchable.

**Resource ID**

* The unique identifier for the resource. You can click the **Resource ID** for more information on the resource.

**Resource Type**

* The type of the resource. Available types include:
  * Endpoint
  * Node
  * Mapping

**Topics**

* The complete path of the MQTT topic.

**Message**

* The data transmitted by the topic, formatted in JSON.

Example:

{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```yaml
{ 'timestamp': 1730908287298, 'value': [] }
```

{% endcode %}

**Time**

* The timestamp indicating when the data was sent.