LogDrain in 60 seconds

Send structured logs from any service to Luxkern. Search, filter, and alert on them instantly.

Step 1: Create a drain (15s)

Go to the LogDrain dashboard, click New Drain, and name it (e.g. "production-api"). Copy the drain ID.

Step 2: Get your API key (15s)

Navigate to Settings > API Keys and create a key with the logdrain:write scope.

Step 3: Send your first log (30s)

Use a simple curl call to push a log entry:

bash

curl -X POST https://api.luxkern.com/v1/logdrain/ingest \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer lxk_live_xxx" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "drain": "production-api",
    "level": "info",
    "message": "User signed up",
    "meta": { "user_id": "usr_123", "plan": "pro" }
  }'

Step 4: View logs in the dashboard

Open your drain in the dashboard. Your log entry appears in real-time with full-text search and level filtering.

LogDrain supports batch ingestion, structured metadata, and alert rules based on log patterns. Full LogDrain reference