---
title: "Capture Log Api"
method: POST
path: "/api/capture/log"
---

# Capture Log Api

`POST /api/capture/log`

## Request body

- LogCapturePayload
  - `id` string, nullable
  - `timestamp` string, date-time, nullable
  - `app` string
  - `session` string
  - `hierarchy` EventHierarchyInput — Runtime correlation and grouping context captured with one event.
    - `runtime` RuntimeCorrelation — Runtime identity owned or referenced by one captured event.
      - `trace_id` string, required
      - `span_id` string, required
      - `parent_span_id` string, nullable
      - `role` 'operation' | 'annotation', required
      - `origin` 'smello' | 'otel'
    - `group_memberships` union[]
      - union
        - PytestGroupMembership — Position in pytest's collection hierarchy.
          - `kind` 'pytest'
          - `test_directory` GroupReference — Stable group identity and its display label.
            - `id` string, required
            - `label` string, required
          - `test_file` GroupReference, required — Stable group identity and its display label.
            - `id` string, required
            - `label` string, required
          - `test_class` GroupReference — Stable group identity and its display label.
            - `id` string, required
            - `label` string, required
          - `test_case` GroupReference, required — Stable group identity and its display label.
            - `id` string, required
            - `label` string, required
        - HttpRequestGroupMembership — Position in the outgoing HTTP target hierarchy.
          - `kind` 'http_request'
          - `hostname` GroupReference, required — Stable group identity and its display label.
            - `id` string, required
            - `label` string, required
  - `data` LogData, required
    - `level` string, required
    - `logger_name` string, required
    - `message` string, required
    - `pathname` string, nullable
    - `lineno` integer, nullable
    - `func_name` string, nullable
    - `exc_text` string, nullable
    - `extra` object, nullable

## Response `201`

Successful Response

- CaptureResponse
  - `status` string, required

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

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