aid: google-cloud-logging
name: Google Cloud Logging
description: Google Cloud Logging is a fully-managed service that performs at scale and can ingest application and system log data from thousands of VMs. Allows you to search, monitor, and analyze log data and events from Google Cloud and AWS.
image: https://cloud.google.com/_static/images/cloud/icons/favicons/onecloud/super_cloud.png
type: Index
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/apis-json/artisanal/main/apis/google/google-cloud-logging.yml
tags:
  - Cloud
  - Logging
  - Monitoring
  - Observability
apis:
  - name: Google Cloud Logging API
    description: Writes log entries and manages your Cloud Logging configuration. The API is organized into the following resources - Entries (write and list log entries), Logs (list and delete logs), Logs-based metrics (create, update, and delete logs-based metrics), Resource descriptors (list monitored resource descriptors), Sinks (create, update, list, and delete sinks), Exclusions (create, update, list, and delete exclusions), CMEK settings (get and update CMEK settings).
    image: https://cloud.google.com/_static/images/cloud/icons/favicons/onecloud/super_cloud.png
    humanURL: https://cloud.google.com/logging
    baseURL: https://logging.googleapis.com
    tags:
      - Events
      - Logging
      - Logs
      - Monitoring
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://cloud.google.com/logging/docs
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/googleapis.com/logging/v2/openapi.yaml
      - type: Pricing
        url: https://cloud.google.com/stackdriver/pricing
      - type: Quotas
        url: https://cloud.google.com/logging/quotas
      - type: SDK
        url: https://cloud.google.com/logging/docs/reference/libraries
      - type: Console
        url: https://console.cloud.google.com/logs
      - type: Status
        url: https://status.cloud.google.com/
      - type: TermsOfService
        url: https://cloud.google.com/terms
      - type: ReleaseNotes
        url: https://cloud.google.com/logging/docs/release-notes
      - type: OpenAPI Discovery
        url: https://logging.googleapis.com/$discovery/rest?version=v2
      - type: API Reference
        url: https://cloud.google.com/logging/docs/apis
      - type: Reference
        url: https://cloud.google.com/logging/docs/reference/v2/rest
      - type: gRPC Reference
        url: https://cloud.google.com/logging/docs/reference/v2/rpc
      - type: Getting Started
        url: https://cloud.google.com/logging/docs/write-query-log-entries-gcloud
      - type: Authentication
        url: https://cloud.google.com/logging/docs/access-control
      - type: Guides
        url: https://cloud.google.com/logging/docs/structured-logging
      - type: Samples
        url: https://cloud.google.com/logging/docs/samples
      - type: Troubleshooting
        url: https://cloud.google.com/logging/docs/troubleshooting
      - type: Python SDK
        url: https://cloud.google.com/python/docs/reference/logging/latest
      - type: Java SDK
        url: https://cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-logging/latest/overview
      - type: Node.js SDK
        url: https://cloud.google.com/nodejs/docs/reference/logging/latest/overview
common:
  - type: Portal
    url: https://console.cloud.google.com
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://cloud.google.com/logging/docs/quickstarts
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://cloud.google.com/docs/authentication
  - type: Support
    url: https://cloud.google.com/support
  - type: Blog
    url: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/operations
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://cloud.google.com/logging/docs/release-notes
  - type: PrivacyPolicy
    url: https://policies.google.com/privacy
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://cloud.google.com/logging/docs
  - type: Rate Limits
    url: https://cloud.google.com/logging/quotas
  - type: Terms of Service
    url: https://cloud.google.com/terms
  - type: Status
    url: https://status.cloud.google.com/
  - type: Console
    url: https://console.cloud.google.com/logs
  - type: Website
    url: https://cloud.google.com
  - type: Login
    url: https://console.cloud.google.com/
  - type: Sign Up
    url: https://console.cloud.google.com/freetrial
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://cloud.google.com/logging/docs/reference/libraries
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://cloud.google.com/stackdriver/pricing
  - type: GitHub Organization
    url: https://github.com/googleapis
  - type: Stack Overflow
    url: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/google-cloud-logging
  - type: Issue Tracker
    url: https://cloud.google.com/support/docs/issue-trackers
  - type: Security
    url: https://cloud.google.com/logging/docs/access-control
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com
    url: https://apievangelist.com
overlays:
  - type: APIs.io Search
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/apis-json/artisanal/main/apis/google/google-cloud-logging-openapi-search.yml
  - type: API Evangelist Ratings
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/apis-json/artisanal/main/apis/google/google-cloud-logging-openapi-ratings.yml