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Quickstart

Welcome to Logtrail! Follow this guide to send your first log entry and see it in your dashboard.

1. Get an API Key

Section titled “1. Get an API Key”

Log in to the Logtrail Dashboard and navigate to Settings > API Keys. Generate a new key with logs:write permissions. Your key will look like lt_development_rw_....

2. Send your first log

Section titled “2. Send your first log”

Use the following curl command to send a test log entry. Replace <YOUR_API_KEY> with the key you generated.

Terminal window
curl -X POST https://api.logtrail.net/api/v1/workspace/logs
  -H "X-API-Key: <YOUR_API_KEY>"
  -H "Content-Type: application/json"
  -d '{
    "action": "user.login",
    "level": "info",
    "message": "Hello from the quickstart!",
    "clientTimestamp": "'$(date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")'",
    "actor": {
      "id": "user_123",
      "email": "alex@example.com"
    }
  }'

3. Verify in Dashboard

Section titled “3. Verify in Dashboard”

Go to your Live Tail or Search page in the Logtrail dashboard. You should see your “Hello from the quickstart!” log appear instantly.

Next Steps

Section titled “Next Steps”