---
title: kapacitor logs
description: The kapacitor logs command outputs Kapacitor logs and optionally filters by tags.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/kapacitor/v1/reference/cli/kapacitor/logs/
estimated_tokens: 159
product: Kapacitor
version: v1
publisher: InfluxData
canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/kapacitor/v1/reference/cli/kapacitor/logs/
date: '2023-10-03T10:49:57-06:00'
lastmod: '2023-10-03T10:49:57-06:00'
---

The `kapacitor logs` command outputs Kapacitor logs and optionally filters by tags.

## Usage

```sh
kapacitor logs [<tags> ...]
```

## Arguments

* **tags**: Log tag key-value pairs to filter by

## Examples

* [Stream Kapacitor logs](#stream-kapacitor-logs)
* [Stream kapacitor logs filtered by tags](#stream-kapacitor-logs-filtered-by-tags)

### Stream Kapacitor logs

```sh
kapacitor logs
```

### Stream kapacitor logs filtered by tags

```sh
kapacitor logs service=http lvl=info+
```

#### Related

* [Kapacitor logging](/kapacitor/v1/working/cli_client/#logging)
* [kapacitor watch](/kapacitor/v1/reference/cli/kapacitor/watch/)