# Query your data streams in the Kinesis console
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 The Data Analytics tab in the Kinesis Data Streams Console lets you query your data streams using SQL. To use this capability, follow these steps: 

1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the Kinesis console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/kinesis](https://console.aws.amazon.com/kinesis).

1. Choose the active data stream that you want to query with SQL and then choose the **Data analytics** tab.

1. In the **Data analytics** tab, you can perform stream inspection and visualization with a Managed Apache Flink Studio notebook. You can perform ad-hoc SQL queries to inspect your data stream and view results in seconds using Apache Zeppelin. In the **Data analytics** tab, choose **I agree** and then choose **Create notebook** to create a notebook. 

1. After the notebook is created, choose **Open in Apache Zeppelin**. This will open your notebook in a new tab. A notebook is an interactive interface where you can submit your SQL queries. Choose the note that contains the name of your stream. 

1. You will see a note with a sample `SELECT` query to output the data in the stream already running. This lets you view the schema for your data stream. 

1. To try out other queries such as tumbling or sliding windows, choose **View sample queries** in the **Data analytics** tab. Copy the query, modify it to suit your data stream schema, and then run it in a new paragraph in your Zeppelin note.