Cloud Logging is introducing a new user interface for analyzing logs data: Logs Viewer (Preview). It is more responsive and introduces new features for letting you quickly and efficiently retrieve, view, and analyze logs from your queries.
While the Logs Viewer (Preview) is being enhanced, the Logs Viewer (Classic) will continue to be maintained. You can switch back and forth between the Logs Viewer (Classic) and the Logs Viewer (Preview) when analyzing logs.
Logs Viewer (Preview): Existing and upcoming features
The Logs Viewer (Preview) is not yet feature complete. New features will continue to be added. See the following table for the current and planned features for the Logs Viewer (Preview):
| Feature | Logs Viewer (Preview) |
|---|---|
| View logs-based metrics using the Logs Dashboard (New) | Yes |
| Analyze logs and refine queries with Logs field explorer (New) | Yes |
| View logs histograms (New) | Yes |
| Query logs using regular expressions (New) | Yes |
| Expand nested fields | Yes |
| Time range selector | Yes |
| Show matching entries | Yes |
| Add field to summary line | Yes |
| Change the time zone logs are displayed in | Yes |
| View organization and folder level logs | Yes |
| Copy log link entry to clipboard | Yes |
| Use Jump to now to refine queries based on time | Yes |
| Use saved queries | Yes |
| Show newest logs either first or last | Yes |
| Use suggested and recent queries | In progress |
| Create logs sinks from the UI | In progress |
| Download logs | In progress |
| Stream logs | In progress |
| Show log in resource context | In progress |
| Pin log entry | In progress |
For an overview of the Logs Viewer (Preview), go to Using Logs Viewer (Preview).
For an overview of the Logs Viewer (Classic), go to Using Logs Viewer (Classic).