# Access Logs

Every running MongoDB instance collects logs from MongoD. Currently, there is no option to change this configuration. The log messages are shipped to a central storage location with a retention policy of 30 days.

Using the cluster ID, you can access the logs for that cluster via the API.

## Endpoint

Use the following endpoint to get logs: `https://api.ionos.com/databases/mongodb/clusters/{clusterId}/logs`

{% hint style="info" %}
**Note:** The sample cluster UUID is `498ae72f-411f-11eb-9d07-046c59cc737e`.
{% endhint %}

The endpoint for fetching logs has four optional query parameters:

| Parameter     | Description                                                                               | Default value | Possible values                               |
| ------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- | --------------------------------------------- |
| **start**     | Retrieve log lines after this timestamp (format: RCF3339)                                 | 30 days ago   | between 30 days ago and now (before **end**)  |
| **end**       | Retrieve log line before this timestamp (format: RFC3339)                                 | now           | between 30 days ago and now (after **start**) |
| **direction** | Direction in which the logs are sorted and limited                                        | BACKWARD      | BACKWARD or FORWARD                           |
| **limit**     | Maximum number of log lines to retrieve. Which log lines are cut depends on **direction** | 100           | between 1 and 5000                            |

If you omit all parameters, you will get the most recent 100 log messages.

The following example shows how to receive only the first two messages after 12:00 a.m. on January 5, 2022:

## Request

```bash
curl --include \
    --request GET \
    --user "clientname@ionos.com:Mb2.r5oHf-0t" \
    --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
```

## Response

The response contains the log messages separated per instance and looks similar to this:

```json
{
  "instances": [
    {
      "name": "ionos-498ae72f-411f-11eb-9d07-046c59cc737e-by6qu3m-1",
      "messages": [
        {
          "time": "2022-01-05T12:00:29.793Z",
          "message": "{\"t\":{\"$date\":\"2022-01-05T12:00:29.793+00:00\"},\"s\":\"I\",  \"c\":\"NETWORK\",  \"id\":22943,   \"ctx\":\"listener\",\"msg\":\"Connection accepted\",\"attr\":{\"remote\":\"127.0.0.1:42562\",\"uuid\":\"4ff7c691-8aaa-4ef6-a37d-21386adcbdb0\",\"connectionId\":10751,\"connectionCount\":40}}"
        },
        {
          "time": "2022-01-05T12:00:29.794Z",
          "message": "{\"t\":{\"$date\":\"2022-01-05T12:00:29.794+00:00\"},\"s\":\"I\",  \"c\":\"NETWORK\",  \"id\":22944,   \"ctx\":\"conn10751\",\"msg\":\"Connection ended\",\"attr\":{\"remote\":\"127.0.0.1:42562\",\"uuid\":\"318a7948-4860-4420-ad64-5cd6178f990f\",\"connectionId\":10751,\"connectionCount\":40}}"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
```


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