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API Logging Basics
Capture useful API logs safely
This guide covers what to log for APIs, how to redact sensitive data, structure logs for search, and set retention/alerting for reliability and security.
- api logging
- observability
- redaction
- structured logs
- pii
Define fields
Capture request IDs, paths, status codes, durations, and user/context IDs.
Avoid sensitive data
Mask tokens, passwords, and personal info; use allowlists where possible.
Ship and retain
Send to centralized logging, set retention by data class, and restrict access.
Alert and review
Alert on spikes in 5xx/latency; sample logs for patterns and regressions.
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