Datadog · Schema
LogAttributes
The attributes of a log event returned from the search API
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Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| timestamp | string | ISO 8601 timestamp when the log was generated |
| status | string | The log level or severity status of the event |
| message | string | The raw log message content |
| host | string | The hostname of the machine that generated the log |
| service | string | The name of the application or service that generated the log |
| source | string | The technology source that generated the log (e.g., nginx, java) |
| tags | array | List of tags associated with the log event in key:value format |
| attributes | object | Custom key-value attributes extracted from the log message |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/datadog/refs/heads/main/json-schema/datadog-logs-log-attributes-schema.json",
"title": "LogAttributes",
"description": "The attributes of a log event returned from the search API",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"timestamp": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"description": "ISO 8601 timestamp when the log was generated",
"example": "2026-04-17T12:00:00Z"
},
"status": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The log level or severity status of the event",
"example": "OK"
},
"message": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The raw log message content",
"example": "CPU usage is high on {{host.name}}"
},
"host": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The hostname of the machine that generated the log",
"example": "example_value"
},
"service": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The name of the application or service that generated the log",
"example": "example_value"
},
"source": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The technology source that generated the log (e.g., nginx, java)",
"example": "example_value"
},
"tags": {
"type": "array",
"description": "List of tags associated with the log event in key:value format",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"attributes": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Custom key-value attributes extracted from the log message",
"additionalProperties": true
}
}
}