Tailscale Logging API

The Logging API from Tailscale — 4 operation(s) for logging.

Operations 6

GET /tailnet/{tailnet}/logging/configuration Get configuration audit log #
GET /tailnet/{tailnet}/logging/network Get network flow logs #
GET /tailnet/{tailnet}/logging/{logType}/stream Get log stream configuration #
POST /tailnet/{tailnet}/logging/{logType}/stream Set log stream configuration #
DELETE /tailnet/{tailnet}/logging/{logType}/stream Delete log stream configuration #
GET /tailnet/{tailnet}/logging/{logType}/stream/status Get log stream status #

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OpenAPI Specification

tailscale-logging-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Tailscale REST Devices Logging API
  description: 'REST API for managing Tailscale tailnets, devices, users, ACL policy, DNS, keys, logging, and user/device invites. Authenticated via HTTP Basic Auth with the API token as the username, Bearer token, or OAuth client credentials with scoped access. Source: https://api.tailscale.com/api/v2 (OpenAPI), https://tailscale.com/api'
  version: '2'
  contact:
    name: Tailscale
    url: https://tailscale.com/api
servers:
- url: https://api.tailscale.com/api/v2
  description: Production
security:
- BearerAuth: []
- BasicAuth: []
tags:
- name: Logging
paths:
  /tailnet/{tailnet}/logging/configuration:
    parameters:
    - name: tailnet
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      tags:
      - Logging
      summary: Get configuration audit log
      operationId: getConfigurationLog
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
  /tailnet/{tailnet}/logging/network:
    parameters:
    - name: tailnet
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      tags:
      - Logging
      summary: Get network flow logs
      operationId: getNetworkLog
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
  /tailnet/{tailnet}/logging/{logType}/stream:
    parameters:
    - name: tailnet
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    - name: logType
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      tags:
      - Logging
      summary: Get log stream configuration
      operationId: getLogStream
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
    post:
      tags:
      - Logging
      summary: Set log stream configuration
      operationId: setLogStream
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
    delete:
      tags:
      - Logging
      summary: Delete log stream configuration
      operationId: deleteLogStream
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Deleted
  /tailnet/{tailnet}/logging/{logType}/stream/status:
    parameters:
    - name: tailnet
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    - name: logType
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      tags:
      - Logging
      summary: Get log stream status
      operationId: getLogStreamStatus
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
components:
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Tailscale API access token (prefixed "tskey-api-") passed in the Authorization header. Tokens are created in the admin console with 1-90 day expiry, or via OAuth client credentials with scopes.
    BasicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: HTTP Basic Auth with the access token as the username and an empty password.