Get server logs by using the Wowza Streaming Engine REST API

Use the Wowza Streaming Engine™ media server software REST API to retrieve and view the log files of a Wowza Streaming Engine instance.

Notes:

Get a list of server log files


View a list of log files on a server. You can optionally specify the order parameter as newestFirst (the default) or oldestFirst.

curl -X GET \
-H 'Accept:application/json; charset=utf-8' \
-H 'Content-Type:application/json; charset=utf-8' \
"http://localhost:8087/v2/servers/{serverName}/logfiles?order=newestFirst"

View a log file


View details of a specific log file. 

curl -X GET \
-H 'Accept:application/json; charset=utf-8' \
-H 'Content-Type:application/json; charset=utf-8' \
"http://localhost:8087/v2/servers/{serverName}/logfiles/{logName}"

You can restrict the amount returned by using the lineCount parameter to specify the total number of log lines to return. The following call returns the wowzastreamingengine_access.log with the results limited to 100 lines.

curl -X GET \
-H 'Accept:application/json; charset=utf-8' \
-H 'Content-Type:application/json; charset=utf-8' \
"http://localhost:8087/v2/servers/{serverName}/logfiles/wowzastreamingengine_access.log?lineCount=100"

Search a log file


Search a log file for specific text by specifying the text with the search parameter: 

curl -X GET \
-H 'Accept:application/json; charset=utf-8' \
-H 'Content-Type:application/json; charset=utf-8' \
"http://localhost:8087/v2/servers/{serverName}/logfiles/{logName}?search={string-to-search}"

 More Resources

Several other parameters allow you to customize the information you retrieve from a log file. In Swagger, go to the servers resource and view the GET/v2/servers/{serverName}/logfiles/{logName} endpoint for more information.