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seqcli

Commandline tool for seq (see overview).

Supports logging (seqcli log), searching (seqcli search), tailing (seqcli tail), querying (seqcli query) and JSON or plain-text log file ingestion (seqcli ingest), and much more. — seqcli at github

Get it from datalust at https://github.com/datalust/seqcli

Or get it via dotnet

dotnet tool install --global seqcli

> seqcli -?

Usage: seqcli <command> [<args>]
Type `seqcli help` for available commands

seqcli help

Show information about available commands

Commands (and sub-commands)

seqcli apikey

Usage:

seqcli apikey <sub-command> [<args>]

Available sub-commands are:

Type seqcli help apikey <sub-command> for detailed help

seqcli apikey create

Usage:

seqcli apikey create [<args>]

Create an API key for automation or ingestion

Example:

  seqcli apikey create -t 'Test API Key' -p Environment=Test

seqcli apikey list

Usage:

seqcli apikey list [<args>]

List available API keys

Example:

  seqcli apikey list

seqcli apikey remove

Usage:

seqcli apikey remove [<args>]

Remove an API key from the server

Example:

  seqcli apikey remove -t 'Test API Key'

seqcli apikey update

Usage:

seqcli apikey update [<args>]

Update an existing API key

Example:

  seqcli apikey update --json '{...}'

seqcli app

Usage:

seqcli app <sub-command> [<args>]

Available sub-commands are:

Type seqcli help app <sub-command> for detailed help

seqcli app define

Usage:

seqcli app define [<args>]

Generate an app definition for a .NET [SeqApp] plug-in

Example:

  seqcli app define -d "./bin/Debug/netstandard2.2"

seqcli app install

Usage:

seqcli app install [<args>]

Install an app package

Example:

  seqcli app install --package-id 'Seq.App.JsonArchive'

seqcli app list

Usage:

seqcli app list [<args>]

List installed app packages

Example:

  seqcli app list

seqcli app run

Usage:

seqcli app run [<args>]

Host a .NET [SeqApp] plug-in

Example:

  seqcli tail --json | seqcli app run -d "./bin/Debug/netstandard2.2" -p ToAddress=example@example.com

seqcli app uninstall

Usage:

seqcli app uninstall [<args>]

Uninstall an app package

Example:

  seqcli app uninstall --package-id 'Seq.App.JsonArchive'

seqcli app update

Usage:

seqcli app update [<args>]

Update an installed app package

Example:

  seqcli app update -n 'HTML Email'

seqcli appinstance

Usage:

seqcli appinstance <sub-command> [<args>]

Available sub-commands are:

Type seqcli help appinstance <sub-command> for detailed help

seqcli appinstance create

Usage:

seqcli appinstance create [<args>]

Create an instance of an installed app

Example:

  seqcli appinstance create -t 'Email Ops' --app hostedapp-314159 -p To=ops@example.com

seqcli appinstance list

Usage:

seqcli appinstance list [<args>]

List instances of installed apps

Example:

  seqcli appinstance list

seqcli appinstance remove

Usage:

seqcli appinstance remove [<args>]

Remove an app instance from the server

Example:

  seqcli appinstance remove -t 'Email Ops'

seqcli appinstance update

Usage:

seqcli appinstance update [<args>]

Update an existing app instance

Example:

  seqcli appinstance update --json '{...}'

seqcli bench

Usage:

seqcli bench [<args>]

Measure query performance

seqcli config

Usage:

seqcli config [<args>]

View and set fields in the SeqCli.json file; run with no arguments to list all fields

seqcli dashboard

Usage:

seqcli dashboard <sub-command> [<args>]

Available sub-commands are:

Type seqcli help dashboard <sub-command> for detailed help

seqcli dashboard list

Usage:

seqcli dashboard list [<args>]

List dashboards

Example:

  seqcli dashboard list

seqcli dashboard remove

Usage:

seqcli dashboard remove [<args>]

Remove a dashboard from the server

Example:

  seqcli dashboard remove -i dashboard-159

seqcli dashboard render

Usage:

seqcli dashboard render [<args>]

Produce a CSV or JSON result set from a dashboard chart

Example:

  seqcli dashboard render -i dashboard-159 -c 'Response Time (ms)' --last 7d --by 1h

seqcli expressionindex

Usage:

seqcli expressionindex <sub-command> [<args>]

Available sub-commands are:

Type seqcli help expressionindex <sub-command> for detailed help

seqcli expressionindex create

Usage:

seqcli expressionindex create [<args>]

Create an expression index

Example:

  seqcli expressionindex create --expression "ServerName"

seqcli expressionindex list

Usage:

seqcli expressionindex list [<args>]

List expression indexes

Example:

  seqcli expressionindex list

seqcli expressionindex remove

Usage:

seqcli expressionindex remove [<args>]

Remove an expression index from the server

Example:

  seqcli expressionindex -i expressionindex-2529

seqcli feed

Usage:

seqcli feed <sub-command> [<args>]

Available sub-commands are:

Type seqcli help feed <sub-command> for detailed help

seqcli feed create

Usage:

seqcli feed create [<args>]

Create a NuGet feed

Example:

  seqcli feed create -n 'CI' --location="https://f.feedz.io/example/ci" -u Seq --password-stdin

seqcli feed list

Usage:

seqcli feed list [<args>]

List NuGet feeds

Example:

  seqcli feed list

seqcli feed remove

Usage:

seqcli feed remove [<args>]

Remove a NuGet feed from the server

Example:

  seqcli feed remove -n CI

seqcli feed update

Usage:

seqcli feed update [<args>]

Update an existing NuGet feed

Example:

  seqcli feed update --json '{...}'

seqcli help

Usage:

seqcli help [<args>]

Show information about available commands

Example:

  seqcli help search

seqcli help seqcli

Usage:

seqcli help <sub-command> [<args>]

Available sub-commands are:

Type seqcli help help <sub-command> for detailed help

seqcli index

Usage:

seqcli index <sub-command> [<args>]

Available sub-commands are:

Type seqcli help index <sub-command> for detailed help

seqcli index list

Usage:

seqcli index list [<args>]

List indexes

Example:

  seqcli index list

seqcli index suppress

Usage:

seqcli index suppress [<args>]

Suppress an index

Example:

  seqcli index suppress -i index-2191448f1d9b4f22bd32c6edef752748

seqcli ingest

Usage:

seqcli ingest [<args>]

Send log events from a file or STDIN

Example:

  seqcli ingest -i log-*.txt --json --filter="@Level <> 'Debug'" -p Environment=Test

seqcli ingest seqcli

Usage:

seqcli ingest <sub-command> [<args>]

Available sub-commands are:

Type seqcli help ingest <sub-command> for detailed help

seqcli license

Usage:

seqcli license <sub-command> [<args>]

Available sub-commands are:

Type seqcli help license <sub-command> for detailed help

seqcli license apply

Usage:

seqcli license apply [<args>]

Apply a license to the Seq server

Example:

  seqcli license apply --certificate="license.txt"

seqcli log

Usage:

seqcli log [<args>]

Send a structured log event to the server

Example:

  seqcli log -m 'Hello, {Name}!' -p Name=World -p App=Test

seqcli log seqcli

Usage:

seqcli log <sub-command> [<args>]

Available sub-commands are:

Type seqcli help log <sub-command> for detailed help

seqcli node

Usage:

seqcli node <sub-command> [<args>]

Available sub-commands are:

Type seqcli help node <sub-command> for detailed help

seqcli node demote

Usage:

seqcli node demote [<args>]

Begin demotion of the current leader node

Example:

  seqcli node demote --verbose --wait

seqcli node health

Usage:

seqcli node health [<args>]

Probe a Seq node's /health endpoint, and print the returned HTTP status code, or 'Unreachable' if the endpoint could not be queried

Example:

  seqcli node health -s https://seq-2.example.com

seqcli node list

Usage:

seqcli node list [<args>]

List nodes in the Seq cluster

Example:

  seqcli node list --json

seqcli print

Usage:

seqcli print [<args>]

Pretty-print events in CLEF/JSON format, from a file or STDIN

Example:

  seqcli print -i log-20201028.clef

seqcli print seqcli

Usage:

seqcli print <sub-command> [<args>]

Available sub-commands are:

Type seqcli help print <sub-command> for detailed help

seqcli profile

Usage:

seqcli profile <sub-command> [<args>]

Available sub-commands are:

Type seqcli help profile <sub-command> for detailed help

seqcli profile create

Usage:

seqcli profile create [<args>]

Create or replace a connection profile

Example:

  seqcli profile create -n Production -s https://seq.example.com -a th15ISanAPIk3y

seqcli profile list

Usage:

seqcli profile list

List connection profiles

Example:

  seqcli profile list

seqcli profile remove

Usage:

seqcli profile remove [<args>]

Remove a connection profile

Example:

  seqcli profile remove -n Production

seqcli query

Usage:

seqcli query [<args>]

Execute an SQL query and receive results in CSV format

Example:

  seqcli query -q "select count(*) from stream group by @Level" --start="2018-02-28T13:00Z"

seqcli query seqcli

Usage:

seqcli query <sub-command> [<args>]

Available sub-commands are:

Type seqcli help query <sub-command> for detailed help

seqcli retention

Usage:

seqcli retention <sub-command> [<args>]

Available sub-commands are:

Type seqcli help retention <sub-command> for detailed help

seqcli retention create

Usage:

seqcli retention create [<args>]

Create a retention policy

Example:

  seqcli retention create --after 30d --delete-all-events

seqcli retention list

Usage:

seqcli retention list [<args>]

List retention policies

Example:

  seqcli retention list

seqcli retention remove

Usage:

seqcli retention remove [<args>]

Remove a retention policy from the server

Example:

  seqcli retention remove -i retentionpolicy-17

seqcli retention update

Usage:

seqcli retention update [<args>]

Update an existing retention policy

Example:

  seqcli retention update --json '{...}'

seqcli sample

Usage:

seqcli sample <sub-command> [<args>]

Available sub-commands are:

Type seqcli help sample <sub-command> for detailed help

seqcli sample ingest

Usage:

seqcli sample ingest [<args>]

Log sample events into a Seq instance

Example:

  seqcli sample ingest

seqcli sample setup

Usage:

seqcli sample setup [<args>]

Configure a Seq instance with sample dashboards, signals, users, and so on

Example:

  seqcli sample setup

Usage:

seqcli search [<args>]

Retrieve log events that match a given filter

Example:

  seqcli search -f "@Exception like '%TimeoutException%'" -c 30

seqcli search seqcli

Usage:

seqcli search <sub-command> [<args>]

Available sub-commands are:

Type seqcli help search <sub-command> for detailed help

seqcli setting

Usage:

seqcli setting <sub-command> [<args>]

Available sub-commands are:

Type seqcli help setting <sub-command> for detailed help

seqcli setting clear

Usage:

seqcli setting clear [<args>]

Clear a runtime-configurable server setting

seqcli setting names

Usage:

seqcli setting names

Print the names of all supported settings

seqcli setting set

Usage:

seqcli setting set [<args>]

Change a runtime-configurable server setting

seqcli setting show

Usage:

seqcli setting show [<args>]

Print the current value of a runtime-configurable server setting

seqcli signal

Usage:

seqcli signal <sub-command> [<args>]

Available sub-commands are:

Type seqcli help signal <sub-command> for detailed help

seqcli signal create

Usage:

seqcli signal create [<args>]

Create a signal

Example:

  seqcli signal create -t 'Exceptions' -f "@Exception is not null"

seqcli signal import

Usage:

seqcli signal import [<args>]

Import signals in newline-delimited JSON format

Example:

  seqcli signal import -i ./Exceptions.json

seqcli signal list

Usage:

seqcli signal list [<args>]

List available signals

Example:

  seqcli signal list

seqcli signal remove

Usage:

seqcli signal remove [<args>]

Remove a signal from the server

Example:

  seqcli signal remove -t 'Test Signal'

seqcli signal update

Usage:

seqcli signal update [<args>]

Update an existing signal

Example:

  seqcli signal update --json '{...}'

seqcli tail

Usage:

seqcli tail [<args>]

Stream log events matching a filter

seqcli template

Usage:

seqcli template <sub-command> [<args>]

Available sub-commands are:

Type seqcli help template <sub-command> for detailed help

seqcli template export

Usage:

seqcli template export [<args>]

Export entities into template files

Example:

  seqcli template export -o ./Templates

seqcli template import

Usage:

seqcli template import [<args>]

Import entities from template files

Example:

  seqcli template import -i ./Templates

seqcli user

Usage:

seqcli user <sub-command> [<args>]

Available sub-commands are:

Type seqcli help user <sub-command> for detailed help

seqcli user create

Usage:

seqcli user create [<args>]

Create a user

Example:

  seqcli user create -n alice -d 'Alice Example' -r 'User (read/write)' --password-stdin

seqcli user list

Usage:

seqcli user list [<args>]

List users

Example:

  seqcli user list

seqcli user remove

Usage:

seqcli user remove [<args>]

Remove a user from the server

Example:

  seqcli user remove -n alice

seqcli user update

Usage:

seqcli user update [<args>]

Update an existing user

Example:

  seqcli user update --json '{...}'

seqcli version

Usage:

seqcli version

Print the current executable version

seqcli workspace

Usage:

seqcli workspace <sub-command> [<args>]

Available sub-commands are:

Type seqcli help workspace <sub-command> for detailed help

seqcli workspace create

Usage:

seqcli workspace create [<args>]

Create a workspace

Example:

  seqcli workspace create -t 'My Workspace' -c signal-314159 -c dashboard-628318

seqcli workspace list

Usage:

seqcli workspace list [<args>]

List available workspaces

Example:

  seqcli workspace list

seqcli workspace remove

Usage:

seqcli workspace remove [<args>]

Remove a workspace from the server

Example:

  seqcli workspace remove -t 'My Workspace'

seqcli workspace update

Usage:

seqcli workspace update [<args>]

Update an existing workspace

Example:

  seqcli workspace update --json '{...}'