# Activate Central Logging for a Contract

{% hint style="info" %}
**Central Logging** is a prerequisite for letting integrated IONOS CLOUD products forward logs to Logging Service on your behalf. Activating it on your contract gives you region-level control over log ingestion. Activate Central Logging from the [<mark style="color:blue;">DCD</mark>](/cloud/observability/logging-service/dcd-how-tos/central-logging.md) or the [<mark style="color:blue;">Logging API</mark>](/cloud/observability/logging-service/api-how-tos/activate-central-logging.md). To find out which products integrate with Central Logging, contact your account manager or IONOS CLOUD Support.
{% endhint %}

Central Logging affects your experience and billing, so activate it on your contract before any product can ingest logs on your behalf. Activation is regional. Activate Central Logging by sending a PUT request to the regional Logging API endpoint, or let an integrated product activate it for you.

## Request

Replace `<region>` with one of the following region codes: `de-txl` (Berlin), `de-fra` (Frankfurt), `gb-lhr` (London), `gb-bhx` (Worcester), `fr-par` (Paris), `es-vit` (Logroño), `us-mci` (Lenexa), `us-las` (Las Vegas), `us-ewr` (Newark).

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Activate" %}

```bash
curl --request PUT \
  --url 'https://logging.<region>.ionos.com/central' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer $IONOS_TOKEN' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
    "properties": {
      "enabled": true
    }
  }'
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Deactivate" %}

```bash
curl --request PUT \
  --url 'https://logging.<region>.ionos.com/central' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer $IONOS_TOKEN' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
    "properties": {
      "enabled": false
    }
  }'
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

## Response

```json
{
  "id": "23e6183d-6ab3-54de-b165-9b44c3589f4f",
  "type": "centrallogging",
  "href": "/central/23e6183d-6ab3-54de-b165-9b44c3589f4f",
  "metadata": {
    "createdDate": "2026-02-10T13:37:50+01:00",
    "createdBy": "ionos:identity:::users/87f9a82e-b28d-49ed-9d04-fba2c0459cd3",
    "createdByUserId": "87f9a82e-b28d-49ed-9d04-fba2c0459cd3",
    "lastModifiedDate": "2026-02-11T13:37:50+01:00",
    "lastModifiedBy": "ionos:identity:::users/87f9a82e-b28d-49ed-9d04-fba2c0459cd3",
    "lastModifiedByUserId": "87f9a82e-b28d-49ed-9d04-fba2c0459cd3",
    "resourceURN": "ionos:<product>:<location>:<contract>:<resource-path>",
    "grafanaEndpoint": "https://grafana.logging.de-txl.ionos.com",
    "products": [
      "postgresql"
    ]
  },
  "properties": {
    "enabled": true
  }
}
```

The response returns a resource that includes the `grafanaEndpoint` URL for the region and `enabled: true`. Use the `grafanaEndpoint` URL to view logs forwarded by integrated products. Activate Central Logging in every region where your products run.

For the full schema, see the [<mark style="color:blue;">Logging API v1 documentation</mark>](https://api.ionos.com/docs/logging/v1/#tag/Central).

{% hint style="info" %}
**Note:** Central Logging can also be activated through the DCD. For more information, see [<mark style="color:blue;">Central Logging</mark>](/cloud/observability/logging-service/dcd-how-tos/central-logging.md).
{% endhint %}


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