Retrieve Log Events Using the Management API
You can use the Management API to retrieve up to 100 log events per request using the /get_logs endpoint, which supports two types of consumption:
By checkpoint: Recommended if you want to export log events to the external data analytics service.
By search criteria: Used by the Dashboard.
Logs stored by Auth0 are subject to a retention period that is based on your Auth0 subscription. To learn more, read Log Data Retention.
You can also use these endpoints to look for logs:
/api/v2/logs/{id}: Retrieves the single log entry associated with the provided log ID./api/v2/users/{user_id}/logs: Retrieves log events for a specific user ID.
Retrieve logs by checkpoint
This method allows you to retrieve log events from a particular log_id. To search by checkpoint, use the following parameters:
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
from |
Log event ID to start retrieving logs. You can limit the amount of logs using the take parameter. |
take |
The total amount of entries to retrieve when using the from parameter. |
The q or any parameter other than from and take will be ignored and the order by date is not precise.
Retrieve logs by search criteria
This method allows you to retrieve log events that match the specified search criteria or, if no criteria is used, lists all events. To search by criteria use the following parameters:
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
q |
Search criteria using Query String Syntax. |
page |
The zero-based page number. |
per_page |
The number of entries per page. |
sort |
The field to use for sorting. Use field:order, where order is 1 for ascending and -1 for descending. For example date:-1. |
fields: |
A comma-separated field list to include or exclude (depending on include_fields) from the result. Leave empty to retrieve all fields. |
include_fields |
true if the fields specified are to be included in the result, false otherwise. Defaults to true. |
To see a list of fields and sort parameters that can be used in the search query, read Log Search Query Syntax.
Limitations
Besides the limitation of 100 log events per request to retrieve logs, you may only paginate through up to 1,000 search results.
If you get the error 414 Request-URI Too Large this means that your query string is larger than the supported length. In this case, refine your search.
Private Cloud Search Field Limitations
The following fields are searchable only for Private Cloud:
userconnectionapplicationtypeip
Use double quotes for exact searches (e.g., application:"test" will search for all log events specific to the application named test, but application:test will search log events for applications with "test" in their name.