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Search logs (POST)

POSThttps://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/logs/events/searchhttps://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/logs/events/searchhttps://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/logs/events/searchhttps://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/logs/events/searchhttps://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/logs/events/searchhttps://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/logs/events/searchhttps://api.uk1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/logs/events/searchhttps://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/logs/events/searchhttps://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/logs/events/search

Overview

List endpoint returns logs that match a log search query. Results are paginated.

Use this endpoint to search and filter your logs.

If you are considering archiving logs for your organization, consider use of the Datadog archive capabilities instead of the log list API. See Datadog Logs Archive documentation.

This endpoint requires the logs_read_data permission.

OAuth apps require the logs_read_data authorization scope to access this endpoint.

Request

Body Data

Field
Type
Description
filter
object

The search and filter query settings

options
object

DEPRECATED Global query options that are used during the query. Note: These fields are currently deprecated and do not affect the query results.

page
object

Paging attributes for listing logs.

sort
enum

Sort parameters when querying logs.

Allowed enum values: timestamp, -timestamp

Response

OK

Response object with all logs matching the request and pagination information.

Field
Type
Description
data
[object]

Array of logs matching the request.

links
object

Links attributes.

meta
object

The metadata associated with a request

Code Example

# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="datadoghq.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X POST "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/logs/events/search" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "filter": {
    "from": "now-15m",
    "indexes": [
      "main",
      "web"
    ],
    "query": "service:web-api AND @http.status_code:[200 TO 299]",
    "storage_tier": "indexes",
    "to": "now"
  },
  "options": {
    "timezone": "GMT"
  },
  "page": {
    "cursor": "eyJzdGFydEF0IjoiQVFBQUFYS2tMS3pPbm40NGV3QUFBQUJCV0V0clRFdDZVbG8zY3pCRmNsbHJiVmxDWlEifQ==",
    "limit": 25
  },
  "sort": "timestamp"
}
EOF
# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="us3.datadoghq.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X POST "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/logs/events/search" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "filter": {
    "from": "now-15m",
    "indexes": [
      "main",
      "web"
    ],
    "query": "service:web-api AND @http.status_code:[200 TO 299]",
    "storage_tier": "indexes",
    "to": "now"
  },
  "options": {
    "timezone": "GMT"
  },
  "page": {
    "cursor": "eyJzdGFydEF0IjoiQVFBQUFYS2tMS3pPbm40NGV3QUFBQUJCV0V0clRFdDZVbG8zY3pCRmNsbHJiVmxDWlEifQ==",
    "limit": 25
  },
  "sort": "timestamp"
}
EOF
# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="us5.datadoghq.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X POST "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/logs/events/search" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "filter": {
    "from": "now-15m",
    "indexes": [
      "main",
      "web"
    ],
    "query": "service:web-api AND @http.status_code:[200 TO 299]",
    "storage_tier": "indexes",
    "to": "now"
  },
  "options": {
    "timezone": "GMT"
  },
  "page": {
    "cursor": "eyJzdGFydEF0IjoiQVFBQUFYS2tMS3pPbm40NGV3QUFBQUJCV0V0clRFdDZVbG8zY3pCRmNsbHJiVmxDWlEifQ==",
    "limit": 25
  },
  "sort": "timestamp"
}
EOF
# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="datadoghq.eu"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X POST "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/logs/events/search" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "filter": {
    "from": "now-15m",
    "indexes": [
      "main",
      "web"
    ],
    "query": "service:web-api AND @http.status_code:[200 TO 299]",
    "storage_tier": "indexes",
    "to": "now"
  },
  "options": {
    "timezone": "GMT"
  },
  "page": {
    "cursor": "eyJzdGFydEF0IjoiQVFBQUFYS2tMS3pPbm40NGV3QUFBQUJCV0V0clRFdDZVbG8zY3pCRmNsbHJiVmxDWlEifQ==",
    "limit": 25
  },
  "sort": "timestamp"
}
EOF
# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="ap1.datadoghq.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X POST "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/logs/events/search" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "filter": {
    "from": "now-15m",
    "indexes": [
      "main",
      "web"
    ],
    "query": "service:web-api AND @http.status_code:[200 TO 299]",
    "storage_tier": "indexes",
    "to": "now"
  },
  "options": {
    "timezone": "GMT"
  },
  "page": {
    "cursor": "eyJzdGFydEF0IjoiQVFBQUFYS2tMS3pPbm40NGV3QUFBQUJCV0V0clRFdDZVbG8zY3pCRmNsbHJiVmxDWlEifQ==",
    "limit": 25
  },
  "sort": "timestamp"
}
EOF
# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="ap2.datadoghq.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X POST "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/logs/events/search" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "filter": {
    "from": "now-15m",
    "indexes": [
      "main",
      "web"
    ],
    "query": "service:web-api AND @http.status_code:[200 TO 299]",
    "storage_tier": "indexes",
    "to": "now"
  },
  "options": {
    "timezone": "GMT"
  },
  "page": {
    "cursor": "eyJzdGFydEF0IjoiQVFBQUFYS2tMS3pPbm40NGV3QUFBQUJCV0V0clRFdDZVbG8zY3pCRmNsbHJiVmxDWlEifQ==",
    "limit": 25
  },
  "sort": "timestamp"
}
EOF
# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="uk1.datadoghq.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X POST "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/logs/events/search" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "filter": {
    "from": "now-15m",
    "indexes": [
      "main",
      "web"
    ],
    "query": "service:web-api AND @http.status_code:[200 TO 299]",
    "storage_tier": "indexes",
    "to": "now"
  },
  "options": {
    "timezone": "GMT"
  },
  "page": {
    "cursor": "eyJzdGFydEF0IjoiQVFBQUFYS2tMS3pPbm40NGV3QUFBQUJCV0V0clRFdDZVbG8zY3pCRmNsbHJiVmxDWlEifQ==",
    "limit": 25
  },
  "sort": "timestamp"
}
EOF
# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="ddog-gov.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X POST "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/logs/events/search" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "filter": {
    "from": "now-15m",
    "indexes": [
      "main",
      "web"
    ],
    "query": "service:web-api AND @http.status_code:[200 TO 299]",
    "storage_tier": "indexes",
    "to": "now"
  },
  "options": {
    "timezone": "GMT"
  },
  "page": {
    "cursor": "eyJzdGFydEF0IjoiQVFBQUFYS2tMS3pPbm40NGV3QUFBQUJCV0V0clRFdDZVbG8zY3pCRmNsbHJiVmxDWlEifQ==",
    "limit": 25
  },
  "sort": "timestamp"
}
EOF
# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="us2.ddog-gov.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X POST "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/logs/events/search" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "filter": {
    "from": "now-15m",
    "indexes": [
      "main",
      "web"
    ],
    "query": "service:web-api AND @http.status_code:[200 TO 299]",
    "storage_tier": "indexes",
    "to": "now"
  },
  "options": {
    "timezone": "GMT"
  },
  "page": {
    "cursor": "eyJzdGFydEF0IjoiQVFBQUFYS2tMS3pPbm40NGV3QUFBQUJCV0V0clRFdDZVbG8zY3pCRmNsbHJiVmxDWlEifQ==",
    "limit": 25
  },
  "sort": "timestamp"
}
EOF