Cloud Logging Client
Client for interacting with the Google Cloud Logging API.
class google.cloud.logging_v2.client.Client(*, project=None, credentials=None, _http=None, _use_grpc=None, client_info=None, client_options=None)
Bases:google.cloud.client.ClientWithProject
Client to bundle configuration needed for API requests.
Parameters
project (Optional[str]) – the project which the client acts on behalf of.If not passed, falls back to the default inferredfrom the environment.
credentials (Optional[google.auth.credentials.Credentials]) – Thehe OAuth2 Credentials to use for thisclient. If not passed (and if no
_httpobject ispassed), falls back to the default inferred from theenvironment._http (Optional[requests.Session]) – HTTP object to make requests.Can be any object that defines
request()with the same interface asrequests.Session.request(). If not passed, an_httpobject is created that is bound to thecredentialsfor the current object.This parameter should be considered private, and couldchange in the future._use_grpc (Optional[bool]) – Explicitly specifies whetherto use the gRPC transport or HTTP. If unset,falls back to the
GOOGLE_CLOUD_DISABLE_GRPCenvironment variableThis parameter should be considered private, and couldchange in the future.client_info (Optional[Union[google.api_core.client_info.ClientInfo, *[google.api_core.gapic_v1.client_info.ClientInfo](https://googleapis.dev/python/google-api-core/latest/client_info.html#google.api_core.gapic_v1.client_info.ClientInfo)]*]) – The client info used to send a user-agent string along with APIrequests. If
None, then default info will be used. Generally,you only need to set this if you’re developing your own libraryor partner tool.client_options (Optional[Union[dict, *[google.api_core.client_options.ClientOptions](https://googleapis.dev/python/google-api-core/latest/client_options.html#google.api_core.client_options.ClientOptions)]*]) – Client options used to set user optionson the client. API Endpoint should be set through client_options.
SCOPE(: Optional[Tuple[str, ...] = ('https://www.googleapis.com/auth/logging.read', 'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/logging.write', 'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/logging.admin', 'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform' )
The scopes required for authenticating as a Logging consumer.
get_default_handler(**kw)
Return the default logging handler based on the local environment.
Parameters
kw (dict) – keyword args passed to handler constructor
Returns
The default log handler based on the environment
Return type
list_entries(*, resource_names=None, filter_=None, order_by=None, max_results=None, page_size=None, page_token=None)
Return a generator of log entry resources.
Parameters
resource_names (Sequence[str]) – Names of one or more parent resourcesfrom which to retrieve log entries:
"projects/[PROJECT_ID]""organizations/[ORGANIZATION_ID]""billingAccounts/[BILLING_ACCOUNT_ID]""folders/[FOLDER_ID]"If not passed, defaults to the project bound to the API’s client.
filter (str) – a filter expression. Seehttps://cloud.google.com/logging/docs/view/advanced_filters
order_by (str) – or
DESCENDING.max_results (Optional[int]) – Optional. The maximum number of entries to return.Non-positive values are treated as 0. If None, uses API defaults.
page_size (int) – number of entries to fetch in each API call. Althoughrequests are paged internally, logs are returned by the generatorone at a time. If not passed, defaults to a value set by the API.
page_token (str) – opaque marker for the starting “page” of entries. If notpassed, the API will return the first page of entries.
Returns
Generator[~logging_v2.LogEntry]
list_metrics(*, max_results=None, page_size=None, page_token=None)
List metrics for the project associated with this client.
Seehttps://cloud.google.com/logging/docs/reference/v2/rest/v2/projects.metrics/list
Parameters
max_results (Optional[int]) – Optional. The maximum number of entries to return.Non-positive values are treated as 0. If None, uses API defaults.
page_size (int) – number of entries to fetch in each API call. Althoughrequests are paged internally, logs are returned by the generatorone at a time. If not passed, defaults to a value set by the API.
page_token (str) – opaque marker for the starting “page” of entries. If notpassed, the API will return the first page of entries.
Returns
Generator[logging_v2.Metric]
list_sinks(*, parent=None, max_results=None, page_size=None, page_token=None)
List sinks for the a parent resource.
Seehttps://cloud.google.com/logging/docs/reference/v2/rest/v2/projects.sinks/list
Parameters
parent (Optional[str]) – The parent resource whose sinks are to be listed:
"projects/[PROJECT_ID]""organizations/[ORGANIZATION_ID]""billingAccounts/[BILLING_ACCOUNT_ID]""folders/[FOLDER_ID]".If not passed, defaults to the project bound to the API’s client.
max_results (Optional[int]) – Optional. The maximum number of entries to return.Non-positive values are treated as 0. If None, uses API defaults.
page_size (int) – number of entries to fetch in each API call. Althoughrequests are paged internally, logs are returned by the generatorone at a time. If not passed, defaults to a value set by the API.
page_token (str) – opaque marker for the starting “page” of entries. If notpassed, the API will return the first page of entries.
Returns
Generator[~logging_v2.Sink]
logger(name, *, labels=None, resource=None)
Creates a logger bound to the current client.
Parameters
Returns
Logger created with the current client.
Return type
property logging_api()
Helper for logging-related API calls.
Seehttps://cloud.google.com/logging/docs/reference/v2/rest/v2/entrieshttps://cloud.google.com/logging/docs/reference/v2/rest/v2/projects.logs
metric(name, *, filter_=None, description='')
Creates a metric bound to the current client.
Parameters
name (str) – The name of the metric to be constructed.
filter (Optional[str]) – The advanced logs filter expression defining theentries tracked by the metric. If notpassed, the instance should already exist, to berefreshed via
Metric.reload().description (Optional[str]) – The description of the metric to be constructed.If not passed, the instance should already exist,to be refreshed via
Metric.reload().
Returns
Metric created with the current client.
Return type
property metrics_api()
Helper for log metric-related API calls.
Seehttps://cloud.google.com/logging/docs/reference/v2/rest/v2/projects.metrics
setup_logging(*, log_level=20, excluded_loggers=('google.cloud', 'google.auth', 'google_auth_httplib2', 'google.api_core.bidi', 'werkzeug'), **kw)
Attach default Cloud Logging handler to the root logger.
This method uses the default log handler, obtained byget_default_handler(), and attaches it to the root Pythonlogger, so that a call such aslogging.warn, as well as all childloggers, will report to Cloud Logging.
Parameters
Returns
keyword args passed to handler constructor
Return type
sink(name, *, filter_=None, destination=None)
Creates a sink bound to the current client.
Parameters
name (str) – the name of the sink to be constructed.
filter (Optional[str]) – the advanced logs filter expressiondefining the entries exported by the sink. If notpassed, the instance should already exist, to berefreshed via
Sink.reload().destination (str) – destination URI for the entries exported bythe sink. If not passed, the instance shouldalready exist, to be refreshed via
Sink.reload().
Returns
Sink created with the current client.
Return type
property sinks_api()
Helper for log sink-related API calls.
Seehttps://cloud.google.com/logging/docs/reference/v2/rest/v2/projects.sinks
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Last updated 2026-01-10 UTC.