{"slug":"viewing-the-list-of-endpoints-on-your-network","title":"Viewing the list of endpoints on your network","tags":["tailscale","networking"],"agent_summary":"Last validated: Jan 5, 2026","trigger_phrases":[],"runnable":false,"markdown":"\r\n# Viewing the list of endpoints on your network\r\n\r\nLast validated: Jan 5, 2026\r\n\r\nTailscale's endpoint collection feature lets you monitor and easily connect to the endpoints running\r\non machines in your Tailscale network.\r\n\r\nThe endpoint collection viewis currently [in alpha](https://tailscale.com/docs/reference/tailscale-release-stages#alpha).\r\n\r\n## [What are endpoints?](https://tailscale.com/docs/features/services\\#what-are-endpoints)\r\n\r\nEndpoints are the network-exposed ports running on each of your Tailscale machines, defined\r\nby their `port` and `protocol`. If your network has enabled endpoint collection, each of your\r\nmachines will share its live list of endpoints with your Tailscale network.\r\n\r\n## [Enabling endpoint collection](https://tailscale.com/docs/features/services\\#enabling-endpoint-collection)\r\n\r\nThis feature is disabled by default, meaning that endpoint data is never collected or shared\r\nbetween your devices unless you choose to enable endpoint collection. You can change this\r\nsetting on the [Services](https://login.tailscale.com/admin/services) page of the admin console, after selecting\r\nthe **Discovered** tab.\r\n\r\n![The 'Enable endpoint collection to start' prompt with a 'Enable endpoint collection' button.](https://tailscale.com/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Fenable-services-collection-button.ccdeb183.png&w=1200&q=75)\r\n\r\nAlthough endpoint collection is a global setting for your Tailscale network, endpoints\r\nwill not be sent from any machines that are [blocking incoming connections](https://tailscale.com/docs/features/client/manage-preferences).\r\n\r\n## [Monitoring your endpoints](https://tailscale.com/docs/features/services\\#monitoring-your-endpoints)\r\n\r\nWith endpoint collection enabled, your admin console will display the list of endpoints\r\non your network. We don't currently store endpoints in our database, so the page acts as a\r\nmonitoring tool for _live_ endpoints. As you start and stop endpoints, you'll find the page\r\nreflects those changes.\r\n\r\nBelow is a preview of the **Discovered** tab on the [Services](https://login.tailscale.com/admin/services) page.\r\n\r\n![The Discovered tab of the Services page of the admin console listing example endpoints filtered by 'type:HTTP'.](https://tailscale.com/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Fservices-view.aa352060.png&w=1200&q=75)\r\n\r\nAn endpoints table is also visible on each machine's details page with just the endpoints exposed by that machine.\r\n\r\n![The Machine details page of the admin console with information about the machine's network and a list of endpoints exposed on the tailnet.](https://tailscale.com/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Fmachine-services.7b5a1252.png&w=1200&q=75)\r\n\r\nThe endpoints tables includes a `type` column. We categorize endpoints into types to help\r\nyou better identify them. Our categorization rules are basic and will be tuned over time,\r\nso note that if you use an uncommon port, we may fallback to \"Other\" type.\r\n\r\n## [Launching endpoints](https://tailscale.com/docs/features/services\\#launching-endpoints)\r\n\r\nFrom the endpoints tables, you can directly launch certain applications.\r\n\r\n- For SSH, we show a copyable `ssh 100.x.y.z` command.\r\n- For VNC and [RDP](https://tailscale.com/docs/solutions/access-remote-desktops-using-windows-rdp), we show a one-select **Launch** button to start a remote session.\r\n- For HTTP and HTTPS, we show a one-select **Open** button to open the web server.\r\n\r\n## [Access controls](https://tailscale.com/docs/features/services\\#access-controls)\r\n\r\nYou can configure the access for each of your endpoints using [Tailscale access control policies](https://tailscale.com/docs/features/access-control). If you're interested\r\nin knowing who can access each endpoint, hover over the info icon in the **Access Controls** column of the\r\n**Endpoints** table.\r\n\r\n![The endpoints preview with a tooltip stating 'Who can access this endpoint?'. In this example, 'group:all' and 'group:coop' are listed.](https://tailscale.com/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Fservices-acls.63967316.png&w=1920&q=75)\r\n\r\nIf someone has [shared](https://tailscale.com/docs/features/sharing) a machine from another network with you, their machine's shared\r\nports will be visible in your endpoints list. Note that for shared machines you will _only_ see\r\nthe endpoints that the sharer has given you access to via their network's access control policies.\r\n\r\n![Project Logo](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/tailscale.com/fallback/lettermark/theme/dark/h/256/w/256/icon?c=1bfwsmEH20zzEfSNTed)\r\n\r\nAsk AI\r\n\r\nreCAPTCHA\r\n\r\nRecaptcha requires verification.\r\n\r\nprotected by **reCAPTCHA**\r\n","html":"

Viewing the list of endpoints on your network

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Last validated: Jan 5, 2026

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Tailscale's endpoint collection feature lets you monitor and easily connect to the endpoints running\r\non machines in your Tailscale network.

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The endpoint collection viewis currently in alpha.

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What are endpoints?

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Endpoints are the network-exposed ports running on each of your Tailscale machines, defined\r\nby their port and protocol. If your network has enabled endpoint collection, each of your\r\nmachines will share its live list of endpoints with your Tailscale network.

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Enabling endpoint collection

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This feature is disabled by default, meaning that endpoint data is never collected or shared\r\nbetween your devices unless you choose to enable endpoint collection. You can change this\r\nsetting on the Services page of the admin console, after selecting\r\nthe Discovered tab.

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Although endpoint collection is a global setting for your Tailscale network, endpoints\r\nwill not be sent from any machines that are blocking incoming connections.

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Monitoring your endpoints

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With endpoint collection enabled, your admin console will display the list of endpoints\r\non your network. We don't currently store endpoints in our database, so the page acts as a\r\nmonitoring tool for live endpoints. As you start and stop endpoints, you'll find the page\r\nreflects those changes.

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Below is a preview of the Discovered tab on the Services page.

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An endpoints table is also visible on each machine's details page with just the endpoints exposed by that machine.

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The endpoints tables includes a type column. We categorize endpoints into types to help\r\nyou better identify them. Our categorization rules are basic and will be tuned over time,\r\nso note that if you use an uncommon port, we may fallback to \"Other\" type.

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Launching endpoints

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From the endpoints tables, you can directly launch certain applications.

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Access controls

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You can configure the access for each of your endpoints using Tailscale access control policies. If you're interested\r\nin knowing who can access each endpoint, hover over the info icon in the Access Controls column of the\r\nEndpoints table.

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If someone has shared a machine from another network with you, their machine's shared\r\nports will be visible in your endpoints list. Note that for shared machines you will only see\r\nthe endpoints that the sharer has given you access to via their network's access control policies.

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