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Can I just log metrics, no code or dataset examples?

To keep proprietary source code or training data out of W&B for privacy or compliance reasons, limit what W&B captures s …

How can I change how frequently to log system metrics?

To configure the frequency to log system metrics, set _stats_sampling_interval to a number of seconds, expressed as a fl …

How can I disable logging of system metrics to W&B?

To disable logging of system metrics, set _disable_stats to True:

How can I log additional metrics after a run completes?

To add metrics to a run that has already finished, W&B offers several approaches depending on the complexity of your wor …

How can I overwrite the logs from previous steps?

To overwrite logs from previous steps, use forking and rewind.

How do I fix `Rate limit exceeded` errors when logging metrics?

If you receive an HTTP 429 Rate limit exceeded error when you call wandb.log(), you’re exceeding the rate limit quota fo …

How do I fix an `anaconda 400 error` during a sweep?

An anaconda 400 error during a sweep often means you didn’t log the metric you’re optimizing. You might see: The sweep c …

How often are system metrics collected?

By default, system metrics are collected every 10 seconds. For higher-resolution metrics, email contact@wandb.com.

Is it possible to plot the max of a metric rather than plot step by step?

To plot the running maximum of a metric: 1. Create a scatter plot of the metric. 2. Open the Edit menu and select Annota …

Is it possible to save metrics offline and sync them to W&B later?

By default, wandb.init starts a process that syncs metrics in real time to the cloud. If you need to run experiments wit …

Optimizing multiple metrics

W&B Sweeps optimize a single objective metric. To optimize multiple metrics in a single run, combine them into a weighte …

What happens when I log millions of steps to W&B? How is that rendered in the browser?

The number of points sent affects the loading time of graphs in the UI. For lines exceeding 1,000 points, the backend sa …

What if I want to log some metrics on batches and some metrics only on epochs?

To log specific metrics in each batch and standardize plots, log the desired x-axis values alongside the metrics. In the …

Why am I seeing fewer data points than I logged?

When you visualize metrics against an X-axis other than Step, expect to see fewer data points. You must log metrics at t …

Why can't I sort or filter metrics with certain characters?

Metric names in W&B must follow GraphQL naming conventions so that you can sort and filter them in the UI. Valid metric …

Why does my workspace load slowly?

Workspaces can load slowly when a project has many metrics, runs, or panels. Common causes include high metric counts, e …

Why is nothing showing up in my graphs?

If the message “No visualization data logged yet” appears, the script hasn’t executed the first wandb.log call. This can …

Why is the same metric appearing more than once?

When you log multiple data types under the same key, W&B splits them in the database. This results in multiple entries o …