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Event Log

Retrieve the event log for a search appliance using the eventLog entry of the logs feed.

The following properties enable access to log content.

Retrieving the Event Log

Retrieve the event log information for a search appliance by sending an authenticated GET request to
the eventLog feed URL (wrapped for readability):

http://Search_Appliance:8000/feeds/logs/eventLog?
query=User&startLine=Starting_Line&maxLines=Max_Lines

The result is an entry that includes the current event log values for the search appliance:


xmlns:gsa=’http://schemas.google.com/gsa/2007’>
http://gsa:8000/feeds/logs/eventLog
2008-12-12T09:03:37.294Z

href=’http://gsa:8000/feeds/logs/eventLog’/>

href=’http://gsa:8000/feeds/logs/eventLog’/>

eventLog
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@ 2008/12/11 23:39:40: User logged in: [admin logged in from 172.30.123.69
at 2008_12_11_23_39_40_PST]
@ 2008/12/11 23:39:38: User logged in: [admin logged in from 172.30.123.69
at 2008_12_11_23_39_38_PST]


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Parameter

Description

query

Query string for the logContent. The logContent contains many lines of
logs. The query string applies to each line and only lines that contain the
query string are returned.

startLine

The first logContent lines to retrieve. The default value is 1 line.

maxLines

The maximum logContent lines to retrieve. The default value is 50 lines.

Property

Description

fromLine

The starting line of the logContent.

logContent

The log content.

toLine

The ending line of the logContent.

totalLines

Total lines of the logContent.