---
title: "Get service logs"
method: GET
path: "/services/{id}/logs"
tags: ["Service"]
---

# Get service logs

`GET /services/{id}/logs`

Get `stdout` and `stderr` logs from a service.

**Note**: This endpoint works only for services with the `json-file` or `journald` logging drivers.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Query parameters

- `details` boolean
- `follow` boolean
- `stdout` boolean
- `stderr` boolean
- `since` integer
- `timestamps` boolean
- `tail` string

## Response `200`

logs returned as a string in response body

- string

## Other responses

- `101` — logs returned as a stream
- `404` — no such service
- `500` — server error
- `503` — node is not part of a swarm

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