How do I tail AWS CloudWatch Log Stream logs?

Question

I'm using the CloudWatch logs service to store logs coming from containerized applications, in the other hand I developed a NodeJS script using the AWS SDK to get those logs.

I'm looking for a way to live tail the logs, not only to send requests and get logs but also to open a stream and get new logs.

Answer 1

You can do this via the AWS command line, here's an example:

$ aws logs tail /my/log/group/name --follow

References:

• https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/logs/tail.html