New Relic · JSON Structure

Log Api Log Record Structure

A single log record

Type: object Properties: 5
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LogRecord is a JSON Structure definition published by New Relic, describing 5 properties. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.

Properties

timestamp message level logtype attributes

Meta-schema: https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#

JSON Structure

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{
  "$schema": "https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/new-relic/refs/heads/main/json-structure/log-api-log-record-structure.json",
  "name": "LogRecord",
  "description": "A single log record",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "timestamp": {
      "type": "int32",
      "description": "Unix epoch timestamp in milliseconds when the log event occurred",
      "example": 1718153645993
    },
    "message": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The log message text",
      "maxLength": 32768,
      "example": "Operation completed successfully"
    },
    "level": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Log severity level",
      "enum": [
        "FATAL",
        "ERROR",
        "WARN",
        "WARNING",
        "INFO",
        "DEBUG",
        "TRACE"
      ],
      "example": "FATAL"
    },
    "logtype": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Log format type for automatic parsing (e.g., nginx, apache, syslog)",
      "example": "standard"
    },
    "attributes": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Additional key-value attributes for this log record",
      "additionalProperties": {
        "oneOf": [
          {
            "type": "string"
          },
          {
            "type": "double"
          },
          {
            "type": "boolean"
          }
        ]
      },
      "example": {
        "customAttribute": "example_value"
      }
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": {
    "description": "Additional top-level attributes are accepted and stored"
  }
}