syslog_search
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Search syslog messages from network devices. Wraps GET /api/syslog/list (permission: logs); tag-scoped server-side.
Filters (all optional): device_id, severity (name or int 0-7), facility (int 0-23), source (exact host/IP), message (substring).
Window: hours (1-168, default 24) OR start_time+end_time (ISO-8601 UTC). limit defaults to 50 (max 500). The response's total is the full match count — if it exceeds limit, narrow the window or add severity/message filters rather than bumping limit unboundedly.
Example: syslog_search({severity: "error", hours: 2, limit: 20})
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| device_id | integer | no | Restrict to a single device id. |
| end_time | string | no | ISO-8601 UTC. Must be paired with start_time. |
| facility | any | no | Syslog facility int(s) 0-23. Accepts single or array. |
| hours | integer | no | Lookback window in hours (1-168). Default 24. |
| limit | integer | no | Max rows returned (1-500). Default 50. |
| message | string | no | Substring match against message text (case-insensitive). |
| severity | any | no | One severity or an array. Strings (e.g. 'error') or ints 0-7. |
| source | string | no | Source host/IP string match (exact). |
| start_time | string | no | ISO-8601 UTC (e.g. 2026-04-23T10:00:00Z). Must be paired with end_time. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"properties": {
"device_id": {
"description": "Restrict to a single device id.",
"type": "integer"
},
"end_time": {
"description": "ISO-8601 UTC. Must be paired with start_time.",
"type": "string"
},
"facility": {
"description": "Syslog facility int(s) 0-23. Accepts single or array."
},
"hours": {
"description": "Lookback window in hours (1-168). Default 24.",
"maximum": 168,
"minimum": 1,
"type": "integer"
},
"limit": {
"description": "Max rows returned (1-500). Default 50.",
"maximum": 500,
"minimum": 1,
"type": "integer"
},
"message": {
"description": "Substring match against message text (case-insensitive).",
"type": "string"
},
"severity": {
"description": "One severity or an array. Strings (e.g. 'error') or ints 0-7."
},
"source": {
"description": "Source host/IP string match (exact).",
"type": "string"
},
"start_time": {
"description": "ISO-8601 UTC (e.g. 2026-04-23T10:00:00Z). Must be paired with end_time.",
"type": "string"
}
},
"type": "object"
}