New logs visualization
New logs visualization
We are very excited to release a completely redesigned logs visualization!
The logs visualization is one of the core visualizations of Grafana, and we’ve rebuilt it from the ground up to not only address performance issues, but also add many new features and display options to innovate in the space and provide the best possible log browsing experience, such as:
Logs highlighting
We added a grammar definition to add colors to different parts of the logs, making them easier to read and facilitating getting important context from their contents.
Font size selection
We added a bigger font size by default, with an option to select a smaller font if you need it.
Client-side search and filtering
We added client-side filter by level and search by string to help you find those logs that you’re looking for.
Timestamp resolution
Logs are displayed with timestamps in milliseconds by default, with an option to use nanosecond precision.
Redesigned Log Details
When you want to know more about a particular log line, accessing its labels, fields, and links, you now have a completely redesigned component with two versions: inline display below the log line, or as a resizable sidebar.
When details are displayed as a sidebar, you can also keep many different details open and quickly toggle between them as tabs.
For both modes, you can now access a sidebar with filters to search for strings withing field names and values, and buttons for the usual actions such as copy log line or link, and explain in Grafana Assistant if it’s available in your Grafana instance.
For Loki, we split fields by type, having dedicated and collapsible sections for indexed labels, strucuted metadata, and parsed fields.
And when a log line contains a trace id, which is configured as a derived field, there is a new panel to render an embedded trace within the details panel.
Redesigned log line menu
You can now find the log line menu as a dropdown menu on the left side of each log line, providing access to Logs Context, toggle Log Details, copy log line, copy link to log line, and Explain in Assistant if available.
