This topic explains how toview log data by using the Logs Explorer in the Google Cloud console or by using thekubectl logs command.

View logs in the Logs Explorer

This section explains how to view Apigee hybrid logs in the Logs Explorer or directly by usingkubectl.

If you are on GKE on Google Cloud or on-premises as part of Google Distributed Cloud, logs are automatically sent toCloud Logging.

To view logs in the Logs Explorer:

1. In the Google Cloud console, go to theLogs Explorer page.

   Go to the Logs Explorer

2. In theResource type drop-down list, selectKubernetes Container, the name of your cluster, and your namespace ID.

   For more information, seeView logs in the Google Cloud console documentation.

The following example shows hybrid log output in the Logs Explorer:

View log files directly

You can view the logs that are written to each pod's filesystemdirectly usingkubectl, as follows:

kubectl logspod_name -nnamespace

For example:

kubectl logs apigee-mp-hybrid-docs-test-blue-6fb96f5b9-2k8hp -n my-namespace