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New `netlify logs` CLI command

calendar_today April 30, 2026 person domain netlify

The Netlify CLI now includes a netlify logs command, giving you a powerful and flexible way to access logs for your projects whether you’re a developer debugging locally or an AI agent processing structured output.

Filter by source

Use –source to pull logs from functions, edge functions, deploys, or any combination of them together. Color-coded output makes it easy to tell sources apart at a glance when you’re tailing multiple at once.

netlify logs CLI showing colour-coded output from functions and edge functions

Need to narrow it down further? The –function and –edge-function flags let you filter to a specific function by name, and –url lets you target the exact deploy you want logs from.

Historical and real-time views

The –since and –until flags let you query logs over any specific time window — useful for tracking down what happened during a past deploy or incident. When you want to watch logs as they come in, –follow streams them in real time.

JSON Lines support

Pass –json to get structured output in JSON Lines format. This works in both historical and real-time modes, making netlify logs easy to pipe into your own tooling or integrate into automated workflows.

netlify logs CLI with –json flag showing JSON Lines output

Update to the latest Netlify CLI to start using it:

npm install -g netlify-cli@latest

Then run netlify logs –help to see all available options.

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