AWS::Logs::LogStream

The AWS::Logs::LogStream resource specifies an Amazon CloudWatch Logs log stream in a specific log group. A log stream represents the sequence of events coming from an application instance or resource that you are monitoring.

There is no limit on the number of log streams that you can create for a log group.

You must use the following guidelines when naming a log stream:

• Log stream names must be unique within the log group.

• Log stream names can be between 1 and 512 characters long.

• The ':' (colon) and '*' (asterisk) characters are not allowed.

Syntax

To declare this entity in your AWS CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

JSON

{
  "Type" : "AWS::Logs::LogStream",
  "Properties" : {
      "LogGroupName" : String,
      "LogStreamName" : String
    }
}

YAML

Type: AWS::Logs::LogStream
Properties:
  LogGroupName: String
  LogStreamName: String

Properties

LogGroupName

The name of the log group where the log stream is created.

Required: Yes

Type: String

Pattern: [\.\-_/#A-Za-z0-9]+

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 512

Update requires: Replacement

LogStreamName

The name of the log stream. The name must be unique within the log group.

Required: No

Type: String

Pattern: [^:*]*

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 512

Update requires: Replacement

Return values

Ref

When you pass the logical ID of this resource to the intrinsic Ref function, Ref returns the resource name, such as MyAppLogStream.

For more information about using the Ref function, see Ref.

Examples

Create a Log Stream

The following example creates a log stream named MyAppLogStream in the exampleLogGroup log group.

JSON

"LogStream": {
  "Type": "AWS::Logs::LogStream",
  "Properties": {
    "LogGroupName" : "exampleLogGroup",
    "LogStreamName": "MyAppLogStream"
  }
}

YAML

LogStream: 
  Type: AWS::Logs::LogStream
  Properties: 
    LogGroupName: "exampleLogGroup"
    LogStreamName: "MyAppLogStream"