Google Cloud Logging

Google Cloud Logging Entries:tail API

The Entries:tail API from Google Cloud Logging — 1 operation(s) for entries:tail.

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POST /v2/entries:tail Stream log entries live as they arrive · Tail log entries #
Ask an LLM
“Can I watch new log entries stream in live, like tail -f?”
“Is there a way to follow logs in real time for only the entries matching a filter?”
Tell an agent
Tail live log entries from {resourceNames} as they are written.
Stream incoming log entries matching {filter} in real time.

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Specifications

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/google-cloud-logging/refs/heads/main/openapi/google-cloud-logging-entries-tail-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

google-cloud-logging-entries-tail-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Google Cloud Logging Entries:tail API
  description: 'Google Cloud Logging API v2 writes log entries and manages Cloud Logging

    configuration including buckets, sinks, exclusions, log-based metrics,

    monitored resource descriptors, and CMEK settings.'
  version: v2
servers:
- url: https://logging.googleapis.com
security:
- OAuth2:
  - logging.write
- OAuth2:
  - logging.read
- OAuth2:
  - logging.admin
- OAuth2:
  - cloud-platform
tags:
- name: Entries:tail
paths:
  /v2/entries:tail:
    post:
      summary: Tail log entries
      operationId: tailLogEntries
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                resourceNames:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                filter:
                  type: string
                bufferWindow:
                  type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Streaming tail response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
      tags:
      - Entries:tail
components:
  securitySchemes:
    OAuth2:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/v2/auth
          tokenUrl: https://oauth2.googleapis.com/token
          scopes:
            logging.write: Submit log data
            logging.read: View logs
            logging.admin: Administrate logs
            cloud-platform: View and manage your data across Google Cloud Platform services