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The logging policy records the full HTTP request and response for every matched request. Use it to debug issues, audit API usage, and understand traffic patterns without adding instrumentation to your application.

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What gets logged

The Sentinel captures the following for each request: Request data
  • HTTP method, host, path, and query string
  • Request headers (Authorization headers are redacted)
  • Request body
Response data
  • Status code
  • Response headers
  • Response body
Metadata
  • Request ID
  • Timestamp
  • Deployment and instance identifiers
  • Client IP address and user agent
  • Region
Latency breakdown
MetricDescription
Total latencyEnd-to-end time from when the Sentinel received the request
Instance latencyTime your app spent processing the request
Sentinel latencyOverhead added by the Sentinel (policy evaluation, routing)

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View logs

Logs are available in the Requests tab of your project in the Unkey dashboard. You can filter by:
  • Status code
  • HTTP method
  • Path
  • Deployment
  • Environment
The dashboard supports live streaming for real-time monitoring.

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Retention

Logs are retained for 30 days.
Last modified on March 30, 2026