Fastly Logging Syslog API

Operations for managing syslog logging endpoints on Fastly services.

Business capability
Observability Management BC-4220.20

Operations 5

GET /service/{service_id}/version/{version_id}/logging/syslog List syslog logging endpoints #
POST /service/{service_id}/version/{version_id}/logging/syslog Create a syslog logging endpoint #
GET /service/{service_id}/version/{version_id}/logging/syslog/{logging_syslog_name} Get a syslog logging endpoint #
PUT /service/{service_id}/version/{version_id}/logging/syslog/{logging_syslog_name} Update a syslog logging endpoint #
DELETE /service/{service_id}/version/{version_id}/logging/syslog/{logging_syslog_name} Delete a syslog logging endpoint #

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OpenAPI Specification

fastly-logging-syslog-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Fastly Real-Time Logging Logging Syslog API
  description: The Fastly Real-Time Logging API allows developers to configure and manage logging endpoints that receive streamed log data from Fastly's edge network.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: Fastly Support
    url: https://support.fastly.com
  termsOfService: https://www.fastly.com/terms
servers:
- url: https://api.fastly.com
  description: Fastly API Production Server
security:
- apiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Logging Syslog
  description: Operations for managing syslog logging endpoints on Fastly services.
paths:
  /service/{service_id}/version/{version_id}/logging/syslog:
    get:
      operationId: listLogSyslog
      summary: List syslog logging endpoints
      description: Retrieves a list of all syslog logging endpoints configured for a specific version of a Fastly service.
      tags:
      - Logging Syslog
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/serviceId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/versionId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved the list of syslog logging endpoints.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/LoggingSyslog'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized. The API token is missing or invalid.
    post:
      operationId: createLogSyslog
      summary: Create a syslog logging endpoint
      description: Creates a new syslog logging endpoint for a specific version of a Fastly service.
      tags:
      - Logging Syslog
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/serviceId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/versionId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/LoggingSyslog'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully created the syslog logging endpoint.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/LoggingSyslog'
        '400':
          description: Bad request. Missing or invalid parameters.
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized. The API token is missing or invalid.
  /service/{service_id}/version/{version_id}/logging/syslog/{logging_syslog_name}:
    get:
      operationId: getLogSyslog
      summary: Get a syslog logging endpoint
      description: Retrieves the details of a specific syslog logging endpoint for a version of a Fastly service.
      tags:
      - Logging Syslog
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/serviceId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/versionId'
      - name: logging_syslog_name
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The name of the syslog logging endpoint.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved the syslog logging endpoint.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/LoggingSyslog'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized. The API token is missing or invalid.
        '404':
          description: Logging endpoint not found.
    put:
      operationId: updateLogSyslog
      summary: Update a syslog logging endpoint
      description: Updates a specific syslog logging endpoint for a version of a Fastly service.
      tags:
      - Logging Syslog
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/serviceId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/versionId'
      - name: logging_syslog_name
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The name of the syslog logging endpoint.
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/LoggingSyslog'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully updated the syslog logging endpoint.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/LoggingSyslog'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized. The API token is missing or invalid.
        '404':
          description: Logging endpoint not found.
    delete:
      operationId: deleteLogSyslog
      summary: Delete a syslog logging endpoint
      description: Deletes a specific syslog logging endpoint for a version of a Fastly service.
      tags:
      - Logging Syslog
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/serviceId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/versionId'
      - name: logging_syslog_name
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The name of the syslog logging endpoint.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully deleted the syslog logging endpoint.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: string
                    description: Confirmation status of the deletion.
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized. The API token is missing or invalid.
        '404':
          description: Logging endpoint not found.
components:
  schemas:
    LoggingCommon:
      type: object
      description: Common properties shared across all logging endpoint types.
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: The name for the real-time logging configuration.
        placement:
          type: string
          description: Where in the generated VCL the logging call should be placed.
          enum:
          - none
          - waf_debug
          - null
        format_version:
          type: integer
          description: The version of the custom logging format used for the configured endpoint.
          enum:
          - 1
          - 2
        response_condition:
          type: string
          description: The name of an existing condition in the configured endpoint, or leave blank to always execute.
        format:
          type: string
          description: A Fastly log format string. Supports Apache Common Log variables.
    LoggingSyslog:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/LoggingCommon'
      - type: object
        description: Configuration for a syslog logging endpoint.
        properties:
          address:
            type: string
            description: A hostname or IPv4 address of the syslog endpoint.
          port:
            type: integer
            description: The port number of the syslog endpoint.
            default: 514
          use_tls:
            type: integer
            description: Whether to use TLS for the syslog connection.
            enum:
            - 0
            - 1
            default: 0
          tls_hostname:
            type: string
            description: The hostname to verify the server certificate against.
          tls_ca_cert:
            type: string
            description: A secure certificate to authenticate a server with.
          tls_client_cert:
            type: string
            description: The client certificate used to make authenticated requests.
          tls_client_key:
            type: string
            description: The client private key used to make authenticated requests.
          token:
            type: string
            description: A token to prepend to the syslog message.
          message_type:
            type: string
            description: How the message should be formatted.
            enum:
            - classic
            - loggly
            - logplex
            - blank
            default: classic
  parameters:
    versionId:
      name: version_id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The integer identifying the service version.
      schema:
        type: integer
    serviceId:
      name: service_id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The alphanumeric string identifying the Fastly service.
      schema:
        type: string
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Fastly-Key
      description: API token used to authenticate requests to the Fastly API.
externalDocs:
  description: Fastly Real-Time Logging API Documentation
  url: https://www.fastly.com/documentation/reference/api/logging/