GetLogFields - Amazon CloudWatch Logs

GetLogFields

Discovers available fields for a specific data source and type. The response includes any field modifications introduced through pipelines, such as new fields or changed field types.

Request Syntax

{ "dataSourceName": "string", "dataSourceType": "string" }

Request Parameters

For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see Common Parameters.

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

dataSourceName

The name of the data source to retrieve log fields for.

Type: String

Required: Yes

dataSourceType

The type of the data source to retrieve log fields for.

Type: String

Required: Yes

Response Syntax

{ "logFields": [ { "logFieldName": "string", "logFieldType": { "element": "LogFieldType", "fields": [ "LogFieldsListItem" ], "type": "string" } } ] }

Response Elements

If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

logFields

The list of log fields for the specified data source, including field names and their data types.

Type: Array of LogFieldsListItem objects

Errors

For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see Common Errors.

InvalidParameterException

A parameter is specified incorrectly.

HTTP Status Code: 400

OperationAbortedException

Multiple concurrent requests to update the same resource were in conflict.

HTTP Status Code: 400

ResourceNotFoundException

The specified resource does not exist.

HTTP Status Code: 400

ServiceUnavailableException

The service cannot complete the request.

HTTP Status Code: 500

See Also

For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following: