Get container logs

GET /containers/(id)/logs

Get stdout and stderr logs from the container id

Note: This endpoint works only for containers with the json-file or journald logging drivers.

Example request:

 GET /containers/4fa6e0f0c678/logs?stderr=1&stdout=1&timestamps=1&follow=1&tail=10&since=1428990821 HTTP/1.1

Example response:

 HTTP/1.1 101 UPGRADED
 Content-Type: application/vnd.docker.raw-stream
 Connection: Upgrade
 Upgrade: tcp

 {{ STREAM }}

Query Parameters:

• follow – 1/True/true or 0/False/false, return stream. Default false.

• stdout – 1/True/true or 0/False/false, show stdout log. Default false.

• stderr – 1/True/true or 0/False/false, show stderr log. Default false.

• since – UNIX timestamp (integer) to filter logs. Specifying a timestamp

  will only output log-entries since that timestamp. Default: 0 (unfiltered)

• timestamps – 1/True/true or 0/False/false, print timestamps for every log line. Default false.

• tail – Output specified number of lines at the end of logs: all or <number>. Default all.

Status Codes:

• 101 – no error, hints proxy about hijacking

• 200 – no error, no upgrade header found

• 404 – no such container

• 500 – server error