HTTP API

CLOKI HTTP API

cLoki API Functions are loosely implemented as documented by the Loki API reference.

• /loki/api/v1/push
• /loki/api/v1/query
• /loki/api/v1/query_range
• /loki/api/v1/label
• /loki/api/v1/label/name/values
• /loki/api/v1/tail
• /hello
• /ready

API Examples

INSERT Labels & Logs

curl -i -XPOST -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:3100/loki/api/v1/push --data '{"streams":[{"labels":"{\"__name__\":\"up\"}","entries":[{"timestamp":"2018-12-26T16:00:06.944Z","line":"zzz"}]}]}'

QUERY Logs

curl -G -s localhost:3100/loki/api/v1/query_range --data-urlencode 'query={__name__="up"}'

{
    "streams": [
        {
            "labels": "{\"__name__\":\"up\"}",
            "entries": [
                {
                    "timestamp":"1545840006944",
                    "line":"zzz"
                },
                {
                    "timestamp":"1545840006944",
                    "line":"zzz"
                },
                {
                    "timestamp": "1545840006944",
                    "line":"zzz"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

QUERY Labels

# curl localhost:3100/loki/api/v1/label

{"status": "success", "data":["__name__"]}

QUERY Label Values

# curl 'localhost:3100/loki/api/v1/label/__name__/values'

{"status": "success", "data":["up"]}

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API Experimental

INSERT Labels & Metrics (experimental)

Both below variations are accepted

curl -i -XPOST -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:3100/loki/api/v1/push --data '{"streams":[{"labels":"{\"__name__\":\"metric\"}","entries":[{"timestamp":"2021-12-26T16:00:06.944Z", "value":100}]}]}'

curl -i -XPOST -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://localhost:3100/loki/api/v1/push --data '{"streams":[{"labels":"{\"__name__\":\"metric\"}","entries":[{"timestamp":"2021-12-26T16:00:06.944Z", "line":"zzz", "value":100}]}]}'