Log Forwarder Configuration Files

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You define log forwarder configuration files in the /log_forwarders directory.

app/
└── log_forwarders/
    └── <Name>.json

log_forwarders/<name>.json

{
  "name": "<name>",
  "log_types": [ "<type>", ... ],
  "log_statuses": [ "<status>", ... ],
  "policy": { batching policy },
  "action": { action configuration }
}

Field

Description

name

string

A unique name for the log forwarder.

log_types

string[]

An array of one or more log types that the forwarder should send to a service. Atlas App Services only forwards a log if its type is listed and its status is listed in log_statuses.

The array may contain the following log types:

auth
endpoint
function
graphql
push
schema
service
sync
trigger
trigger_error_handler

log_statuses

string[]

An array of one or more log statuses that the forwarder should send to a service. App Services only forwards a log if its type is listed and its type is listed in log_types.

The array may contain the following log statuses:

error
success

policy

object

An object that configures the forwarder's batching policy.

To forward logs individually:

{ "type": "single" }

To group logs into batches:

{ "type": "batch" }

action

object

An object that configures where and how the forwarder sends logs.

To forward logs to a linked MongoDB collection:

{
  "type": "collection",
  "data_source": "<data source name>",
  "database": "<database name>",
  "collection": "<collection name>"
}

To forward logs with a custom function:

{
  "type": "function",
  "name": "<function name>"
}

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