Access service logs

Occasionally there is the need to inspect logs from Aiven services. For example, to debug query performance or inspecting errors caused by a specific workload.

There are three built-in ways to inspect service logs at Aiven:

• In Aiven Console, when selecting a specific service, under Logs tab recent events are available.

Tip

Logs can be browsed back in time, but scrolling up several thousand lines is not very convenient.

• Aiven CLI supports programmatically downloading logs with the dedicated command.

• Aiven API endpoint is available for fetching the same information two above methods output, in case programmatic access is needed.

Log retention policy

Service logs are generally retained for a few days, and for some Aiven Services up to 14 days maximum. Unless you are using logs integration to another service, older logs are not accessible.

If longer retention time or more comprehensive analytics or search functionality is needed, you can setup a log integration with an Aiven for OpenSearch® service. The integration allows you to configure longer retention times for your service logs, only limited by the disk space available on the Aiven for OpenSearch® plan you have selected. OpenSearch® together with OpenSearch® Dashboards offers comprehensive logs browsing and analytics platform.