Query Examples

The following queries are examples of strings you can use to search anything within logs.

Info

You can use boolean operators to add more search parameters.

As an example, in the following image, you can construct and type the following queries in the search bar.

To search logs by a message string Receiving BP-18, use the following syntax: message:< message>. For example, message:Receiving BP-18
To search logs by a message string on a particular host, use the following syntax: message:<message>AND host.name.keyword:<host name>. For example, Receiving BP-18 AND host.name.keyword:host4.acceldata.dev
To search application logs of particular services, use the following syntax: fields.component:<service name>. For example, fields.component:hdfs_datanode.

To search within Logs, the following keywords are allowed.

Keyword	Description	Example
`fields.component`	To search within services.	`fields.component:hive_server`
`host.name.keyword`	To filter search by host name.	`host.name.keyword:host2.acceldata.dev`
`source.keyword`	To filter search by source location.	`source.keyword:/var/log/hive/hiveserver2.log`
`loglevel`	To search within the log level which can be either Info, Debug, Warn, or Error.	`loglevel:INFO`
Boolean operators `AND` and `OR`	For an improved search within logs.	`loglevel:INFO AND fields.component:hive_server`