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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.

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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