Cloud Logging has introduced a new version of its interface for analyzing logs data, the Logs Explorer. It is more responsive and introduces new features for letting you quickly and efficiently retrieve, view, and analyze logs from your queries.
For details on searching and viewing logs with the Logs Explorer, see Using the Logs Explorer.
Logs Explorer features
The following features are available in the Logs Explorer. In these lists, New indicates that a feature is available only in Logs Explorer.
Visualize and analyze logs
- Hide similar logs (New)
- View logs histograms (New)
- Analyze logs using logs histograms (New)
- View logs-based metrics using the Logs Dashboard (New)
- Analyze logs and refine queries with Logs field pane (New)
- Stream logs
- Create sinks in the Logs Explorer
- Download logs
- Pin log entries
- Expand nested fields
- Show log entries in resource context
- Add fields to summary line
Build and refine queries
- Query logs using regular expressions (New)
- Construct queries with filter menus
- Use recent queries (New)
- Use suggested queries (New)
- Use query library (New)
- Use saved queries
- Use quick time-range options
- Jump to a specific time
- Show matching entries
- Change the time zone logs are displayed in
- Set regional preferences for time and date format
- View organization and folder level logs
- Show newest logs either first or last