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Journald

Read events from systemd-journald (Linux-only).

Linux Enterprise edition json

input:
journald: {}
JSON
{
"input": {
"journald": {}
}
}

A ✓ marks a field that accepts a context variable such as {{ VARIABLE }}.

Behaviour
Field Type Required Description
start-at-oldest boolean (bool) Start reading from the oldest available entry (clears any saved cursor).
Default: false
follow-boot boolean (bool) Continue reading past boot boundaries (ignore saved cursors from previous boots).
Default: false
Debugging
Field Type Required Description
debug-entry-payloads boolean (bool) Emit the raw journald entry payload alongside the parsed fields (verbose).
Default: false
Filtering
Field Type Required Description
matches string[] Optional match filters in FIELD=VALUE form (systemd journal native syntax).
units string[] Optional systemd unit names to constrain journal reads.
priorities Priorities[] Optional priority filters (emerg
Value Aliases Name Description
emerg emerg
alert alert
crit crit
err err
warning warning
notice notice
info info
debug debug