search_logs

search_logs

Query and filter SolarWinds Observability logs by time, entity, group, or custom search terms to analyze log data and monitor system events effectively.

Instructions

Search SolarWinds Observability logs with optional filtering

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`direction`	No	Sort order: backward (oldest to newest), forward (newest to oldest), or tail (oldest to newest)	backward
`endTime`	No	UTC end time (ISO 8601 format)
`entityId`	No	Filter logs by a specific entity ID
`filter`	No	A search query string. Use AND/OR operators to combine terms (e.g., "error AND timeout"). The search is performed across all fields including message, hostname, program, and nested JSON fields like Context.CorrelationId. Field-specific queries like "field:value" are not supported.
`group`	No	Filter logs by a specific group name
`pageSize`	No	Maximum messages to return per page
`skipToken`	No	Token to skip to the next page of results
`startTime`	No	UTC start time (ISO 8601 format)

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "direction": {
      "default": "backward",
      "description": "Sort order: backward (oldest to newest), forward (newest to oldest), or tail (oldest to newest)",
      "enum": [
        "backward",
        "forward",
        "tail"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "endTime": {
      "description": "UTC end time (ISO 8601 format)",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "entityId": {
      "description": "Filter logs by a specific entity ID",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "filter": {
      "description": "A search query string. Use AND/OR operators to combine terms (e.g., \"error AND timeout\"). The search is performed across all fields including message, hostname, program, and nested JSON fields like Context.CorrelationId. Field-specific queries like \"field:value\" are not supported.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "group": {
      "description": "Filter logs by a specific group name",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "pageSize": {
      "default": 50,
      "description": "Maximum messages to return per page",
      "type": "number"
    },
    "skipToken": {
      "description": "Token to skip to the next page of results",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "startTime": {
      "description": "UTC start time (ISO 8601 format)",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "type": "object"
}

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