Datadog · Schema
HTTPLogItem
A single log entry to submit to Datadog
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Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| message | string | The message content of the log entry. This field is required and indexed for search. |
| hostname | string | The name of the host that generated the log entry |
| service | string | The name of the application or service that generated the log |
| ddsource | string | The source technology of the log (e.g., nginx, redis, java) used for automatic processing |
| ddtags | string | Comma-separated list of tags to apply to the log entry in key:value format |
| status | string | The severity or log level of the event (e.g., info, warning, error, critical) |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/datadog/refs/heads/main/json-schema/datadog-logs-http-log-item-schema.json",
"title": "HTTPLogItem",
"description": "A single log entry to submit to Datadog",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"message": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The message content of the log entry. This field is required and indexed for search.",
"example": "CPU usage is high on {{host.name}}"
},
"hostname": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The name of the host that generated the log entry",
"example": "Example Monitor"
},
"service": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The name of the application or service that generated the log",
"example": "example_value"
},
"ddsource": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The source technology of the log (e.g., nginx, redis, java) used for automatic processing",
"example": "example_value"
},
"ddtags": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Comma-separated list of tags to apply to the log entry in key:value format",
"example": "env:production"
},
"status": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The severity or log level of the event (e.g., info, warning, error, critical)",
"enum": [
"emerg",
"alert",
"critical",
"error",
"warning",
"notice",
"info",
"debug"
],
"example": "emerg"
}
},
"required": [
"message"
]
}
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