Last Log for Confluence comes with a dedicated REST API. The following features can be used through the API:

  • View all log files - specify various parameters and view exactly the output you need.
  • View thread dump - if you are a Confluence system administrator you can quickly access the current thread dump.
  • Kill a thread - with great power comes great responsibility - Confluence system administrators can even kill a thread.


View log files

Available for Confluence administrators and system administrators

List all available log files

<base>/rest/lastlog/1.0/log

View a specific log file {filename}

<base>/rest/lastlog/1.0/log/{filename}

Parameters

Parameter nameInput
maxEntriesNumber of lines (integer)
reverseInvert order of output (boolean)
querySearch string (string)
regexSearch by regex (boolean)
excludeExclude search string (string)
casesensitiveSearch case sensitive (boolean)


An example link can be found after executing a custom search.

<base>/rest/lastlog/1.0/log/atlassian-confluence.log?query=INFO&maxEntries=500&exclude=&reverse=true&ex=true&casesensitive=true


Show thread dump

Only available for Confluence system administrators


<base>/rest/lastlog/1.0/threads


Kill a thread

Only available for Confluence system administrators.

Be careful. Killing. the wrong thread can seriously harm your instance!


<base>/rest/lastlog/1.0/threads/kill/{id}