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GetLogStatistics API

Returns the available log dates and entry counts for a specified log type. Use this API to discover which dates have log data before calling GetLogs to retrieve the actual entries.

Endpoint

/srv.asmx/GetLogStatistics

Methods

  • GET /srv.asmx/GetLogStatistics?authenticationTicket=...&logType=...
  • POST /srv.asmx/GetLogStatistics (form data)
  • SOAP Action: http://tempuri.org/GetLogStatistics

Parameters

Parameter Type Required Description
authenticationTicket string Yes Authentication ticket obtained from AuthenticateUser
logType string Yes The type of log to retrieve statistics for (see valid values below)

Valid logType Values

Value Description
Errors Application error logs
LoginAttempts Failed login attempt logs
Logins Successful login logs
Notifications Email notification logs

Response

Success Response

<root success="true">
  <Statistics>
    <Value>
      <LogDate>2025-01-13</LogDate>
      <Count>5</Count>
    </Value>
    <Value>
      <LogDate>2025-01-14</LogDate>
      <Count>12</Count>
    </Value>
    <Value>
      <LogDate>2025-01-15</LogDate>
      <Count>3</Count>
    </Value>
  </Statistics>
</root>

Response Elements

Element Type Description
Statistics container Contains all log date entries
Value container A single date entry
LogDate string The log date in yyyy-MM-dd format
Count int Number of log entries for that date

Error Response

<root success="false" error="[ErrorCode] Error message" />

Required Permissions

The caller must be a System Administrator.

Example

Request (GET)

GET /srv.asmx/GetLogStatistics?authenticationTicket=abc123-def456&logType=Errors HTTP/1.1

Request (POST)

POST /srv.asmx/GetLogStatistics HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

authenticationTicket=abc123-def456&logType=Logins

Request (SOAP 1.1)

POST /srv.asmx HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: text/xml; charset=utf-8
SOAPAction: "http://tempuri.org/GetLogStatistics"

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
  <soap:Body>
    <GetLogStatistics xmlns="http://tempuri.org/">
      <authenticationTicket>abc123-def456</authenticationTicket>
      <logType>Errors</logType>
    </GetLogStatistics>
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

Notes

  • The logType parameter is case-insensitive
  • Only dates that have at least one log entry are returned
  • The Count value represents the number of XML child elements in the log file for that date
  • Use the returned LogDate values as the logDate parameter when calling GetLogs to retrieve the actual log entries
  • If no log files exist for the specified log type, an empty <Statistics> element is returned