Developer guide

Understanding log output structure

Learn the JSON schema, categories, and short-key format of ArgusLogs telemetry for dashboards and sinks.

Tutorials are hands-on walkthroughs (prerequisites, install, configuration, code, expected result, explanation, then next steps). Official reference stays in documentation — this is not a full docs clone.

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Section 3 of 6 Schema

Manual App logs

Logs created manually using ArgusLogs capture custom payloads under Category: "App".

Manual App log
{
  "timestamp": "2026-07-30T19:55:05.200Z",
  "level": "Warning",
  "category": "App",
  "message": "Inventory limit threshold approaching",
  "traceId": "fa7dedf4-ec83-4b6e-a3f3-01883f7047b6",
  "spanId": "9b12a83f-42e1-48bf-a1f9-cf12da9f9210",
  "logNum": 7,
  "data": {
    "sku": "ITEM-XYZ-99",
    "stockLevel": 12,
    "minimumLimit": 15
  }
}