API Request Logs

An ApiRequestLog is an audit log for monitoring and troubleshooting requests made via API to your site.

Logs available through this endpoint are retained for 6 months, after which they are automatically discarded. For longer retention, use Files.com SIEM integrations to stream logs in real time to your preferred SIEM, or configure SIEM streaming to a file.

List API Request Logs

SDK Method

files_sdk.api_request_log.list()

Return Object

ListObj[ApiRequestLog]

Authorization Requirement

Requires either a Site-Wide API key or User API key or session from a User with Site Admin permissions.

Additional Arguments

Example Request

import files_sdk

try:
  api_request_logs = files_sdk.api_request_log.list()
  for api_request_log in api_request_logs.auto_paging_iter():
    # Operate on api_request_log
except files_sdk.error.NotAuthenticatedError as err:
  print(f"Authentication Error Occurred ({type(err).__name__}):", err)
except files_sdk.error.Error as err:
  print(f"Unknown Error Occurred ({type(err).__name__}):", err)

The ApiRequestLog Object

Some of the methods above return a ApiRequestLog object. The attributes of this object are listed below.

AttributeDescription
timestamp
date-time		Start Time of Action. Deprecrated: Use created_at.
api_key_id
int64		API Key ID, if applicable
api_key_prefix
string		API Key Prefix, if applicable
user_id
int64		User ID
username
string		Username
user_is_from_parent_site
boolean		true if this change was performed by a user on a parent site.
interface
string		API Interface
request_method
string		HTTP Method
request_path
string		Request path
request_ip
string		IP of requesting client
request_host
string		Hostname the request was sent to
request_id
string		Unique Id of the Request
api_name
string		Name of API Endpoint
user_agent
string		User-Agent
error_type
string		Error type, if applicable
error_message
string		Error message, if applicable
response_code
int64		HTTP Response Code
success
boolean		false if HTTP Response Code is 4xx or 5xx
duration_ms
int64		Duration (in milliseconds)
impersonator_user_id
int64		User ID of Site Admin user impersonating this user via a Read-Only session.
created_at
date-time		Start Time of Action