Delete log entries

You can delete log entries. To do this, delete a log group or selected log streams:

You can delete logs:

• via the control panel;
• using AWS CLI;
• or an SDK client.

If the logged resource continues to run and creates new logs, the deleted streams and groups will be restored automatically. Deleted events will not be restored.

Delete a log group

carefully

Deleting a log group will remove all streams and events in that group. :::

Control panel

1. In the control panel, on the top menu, click Products and select Logs.

2. Go to the Logs section.

3. In the menu of the log group, select Delete log group.

4. Enter the log group name to confirm the deletion.

5. Click Delete.

SDK client

Python

1. Create or open a client script file.

2. Add the following code to the script to delete a log group:

   response = client.delete_log_group(
               logGroupName=<log_group_name>
           )

   Specify <log_group_name> — the name of the log group you need to delete. You can find the list of log groups in the control panel.

3. Run the script.

Go

1. Create or open a client script file.

2. Add the following code to the script to delete a log group:

   resp, err := client.DeleteLogGroup(context.TODO(), &cloudwatchlogs.DeleteLogGroupInput{
       LogGroupName: aws.String("<log_group_name>"),
   })

   Specify <log_group_name> — the name of the log group to delete. You can find the list of log groups in the control panel.

3. Run the script.

AWS CLI

1. Open the CLI.

2. To delete a log group, run the command:

   aws logs delete-log-group- -log-group-name <log_group_name> 

   Specify <log_group_name> — the log group name, for example, s/lbaas/Bellatrix-lb. You can find the list of log groups using the aws logs describe-log-groups command or in the control panel.

Delete a log stream

warning

Deleting a log stream will remove all events contained in that stream.

Control panel

1. In the control panel, on the top menu, click Products and select Logs.

2. Go to the Logs section.

3. In the menu of the log group, select Delete selected log streams.

4. Select log streams.

5. Enter the log group name to confirm the deletion.

6. Click Delete.

SDK client

Python

1. Create or open a client script file.

2. Add the following code to the script to delete a log stream:

   response = client.delete_log_stream(
               logGroupName=<log_group_name>,
               logStreamName=<log_stream_name>
           )

   Specify:

   • <log_group_name> — the name of the log group that contains the event stream. You can find the list of log groups in the control panel;
   • <log_stream_name> — the name of the event stream to delete. You can find the list of event streams in the control panel.

3. Run the script.

Go

1. Create or open a client script file.

2. Add the following code to the script to delete a log stream:

   resp, err := client.DeleteLogStream(context.TODO(), &cloudwatchlogs.DeleteLogStreamInput{
       LogGroupName:  aws.String("<log_group_name>"),
       LogStreamName: aws.String("<log_stream_name>"),
   })

   Specify:

   • <log_group_name> — the name of the log group that contains the event stream. You can find the list of log groups in the control panel;
   • <log_stream_name> — the name of the event stream to delete. You can find the list of event streams in the control panel.

3. Run the script.

AWS CLI

1. Open the CLI.

2. To delete an event stream, run the command:

   aws logs delete-log-stream --log-group-name <log_group_name> --log-stream-name <log_stream_name>

   Specify:

   • <log_group_name> — log group name, for example, s/lbaas/Bellatrix-lb. You can view the list of log groups using the aws logs describe-log-groups command or in the control panel;
   • <log_stream_name> — the event stream name, for example, http-b964dde5-7080-4169-8f9e-127bd59c89ca. You can find the list of event streams using the aws logs describe-log-streams --log-group-name <log_group_name> command or in the control panel.