Creating a Log Group

Function

This API is used to create a log group.

URI

POST /v2/{project_id}/groups

**Table 1** Path Parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
project_id	Yes	String	Project ID. For details about how to obtain it, see Obtaining a Project ID.

Request Parameters

**Table 2** Request header parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
X-Auth-Token	Yes	String	User token obtained from IAM. For details about how to obtain it, see Obtaining a User Token.
Content-Type	Yes	String	Set this parameter to application/json;charset=UTF-8.

**Table 3** Request body parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
log_group_name	Yes	String	Name of the log group to be created. Configuration rules: A name can contain 1 to 64 characters. Use only letters, digits, underscores (_), hyphens (-), and periods (.). Do not start with a period or underscore or end with a period.
ttl_in_days	Yes	Integer	Log retention period.
tags	No	Array of TagsBody objects	Tag field information.

**Table 4** TagsBody
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
key	No	String	Tag key.
value	No	String	Tag value.

Response Parameters

Status code: 201

**Table 5** Response body parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
log_group_id	String	ID of the log group to be created.

Status code: 400

**Table 6** Response body parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
error_code	String	Error code.
error_msg	String	Error message.

Status code: 401

**Table 7** Response body parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
error_code	String	Error code.
error_msg	String	Error message.

Status code: 403

**Table 8** Response body parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
error_code	String	Error code.
error_msg	String	Error message.

Status code: 500

**Table 9** Response body parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
error_code	String	Error code.
error_msg	String	Error message.

Status code: 503

**Table 10** Response body parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
error_code	String	Error code.
error_msg	String	Error message.

Example Requests

Create a log group.

POST https://{endpoint}/v2/{project_id}/groups

/v2/{project_id}/groups
{
  log_group_name: "lts-group-01nh",
  ttl_in_days: 7
}

Example Responses

Status code: 201

The request is successful and the log group has been created.

{
  "log_group_id" : "b6b9332b-091f-4b22-b810-264318d2d664"
}

Status code: 400

The request is invalid. Modify the request based on the description in error_msg before a retry.

{
  "error_code" : "LTS.0009",
  "error_msg" : "Failed to validate the request body"
}

Status code: 401

Authentication failed. Check the token and try again.

{
  "error_code" : "LTS.0003",
  "error_msg" : "Invalid token"
}

Status code: 403

The request is rejected.The server has received the request and understood it, but refuses to respond to it. The client should not repeat the request without modifications.

{
  "error_code" : "LTS.0001",
  "error_msg" : "Invalid projectId"
}

Status code: 500

The server has received the request but encountered an internal error.

{
  "error_code" : "LTS.0102",
  "error_msg" : "Failed to create log group"
}

Status Codes

Status Code	Description
201	The request is successful and the log group has been created.
400	The request is invalid. Modify the request based on the description in error_msg before a retry.
401	Authentication failed. Check the token and try again.
403	The request is rejected.The server has received the request and understood it, but refuses to respond to it. The client should not repeat the request without modifications.
500	The server has received the request but encountered an internal error.
503	The requested service is unavailable.