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logs

Fields and display options of a logs panel.

Example

{
  "id": "p_lines",
  "type": "logs",
  "title": "Error lines",
  "gridPos": {
    "x": 8,
    "y": 33,
    "w": 16,
    "h": 8
  },
  "datasource": "ch",
  "queries": [
    {
      "query": "SELECT Timestamp, SeverityText, Body FROM otel_logs WHERE $__timeFilter(Timestamp) ORDER BY Timestamp DESC LIMIT 100",
      "format": "logs"
    }
  ],
  "display": {
    "showTime": true,
    "showLabels": true,
    "lineFields": [
      "SeverityText",
      "Body"
    ],
    "showAttributes": false,
    "timePrecision": "ns"
  }
}

From spec/examples/evolved-features.json.

Fields

Field Type Description
id (required) string Stable across versions; comments anchor to it.
title (required) string
description string
gridPos (required) gridPos Position on the 24-column grid; x + w must not exceed 24.
type (required) "timeseries", "stat", "gauge", "bargauge", "table", "piechart", "heatmap", "histogram", "state-timeline", "logs", "barchart", "status-history", "trend", "xychart", "candlestick", "nodeGraph", "traces", "flamegraph", "geomap", "canvas", "alertlist"
datasource datasourceRef A configured datasource uid, or ${name} naming a datasource variable declared in variables (before this variable, when used by one); queries then run on the datasource selected in that variable, and macros follow its datasourceType.
queries (required) array of panelQuery or expressionQuery or dashboardQuery At most 26 items.
overrides array of override At most 50 items.
transform array of transform At most 20 items.
repeat variableName Referenced in queries as $name, ${name} or ${name:format}.
repeatDirection "h", "v"
maxPerRow integer Between 1 and 24.
timeFrom string
timeShift string
timezone string browser, utc or an IANA zone such as Asia/Kolkata. The times this panel draws are shown in this zone instead of the dashboard’s.
hideTimeOverride boolean Do not show the time override note (from timeFrom and timeShift) in the panel header. The override still applies to the queries. Absent means shown.
interval intervalRef A minimum step such as 30s, or ${name} naming an interval variable; queries then use the step selected in that variable.
maxDataPoints integer Between 10 and 11000.
transparent boolean
titleHidden boolean Keep the title as the panel’s name for menus and screen readers but do not show it. Absent means shown.

Every data panel also takes the field options.

Display options

Field Values Description
wrap true, false
showTime true, false
order "newest", "oldest"
showLabels true, false
showCommonLabels true, false
details true, false
prettify true, false
dedup "none", "exact", "numbers", "signature"
controls true, false
fontSize "default", "small"
highlight true, false
lineFields array of fieldName At most 20 items.
showAttributes true, false
timePrecision "ms", "ns"
detailsMode "inline", "sidebar"

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