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ves-io-schema-log_receiver-API-Create

Published April 5, 2023 | Last modified July 28, 2026

Examples of creating log_receiver

Usecase:

Create syslog log receiver.

Request using vesctl:

vesctl configuration create log_receiver -i log_receiver.yaml

where file log_receiver.yaml has following contents (log_receiver.CreateRequest):

RequestJSON:

{
    "metadata": {
        "name": "syslog",
        "namespace": "documentation"
    },
    "spec": {
        "syslog": {
            "udp_server": {
                "server_name": "syslog.example.com",
                "port": 514
            },
            "syslog_rfc5424": 10485760
        },
        "site_local": {}
    }
}

vesctl yaml response:

ResponseJSON:

{
    "metadata": {
        "name": "syslog",
        "namespace": "documentation",
        "labels": {},
        "annotations": {},
        "description": "",
        "disable": false
    },
    "system_metadata": {
        "uid": "255792cc-3ca3-4ca6-8d75-4d47bcf13c28",
        "creation_timestamp": "2026-06-19T22:03:28.932117Z",
        "deletion_timestamp": null,
        "modification_timestamp": null,
        "initializers": null,
        "finalizers": [],
        "tenant": "acmecorp",
        "creator_class": "examplesvc",
        "creator_id": "examplesvc",
        "object_index": 0,
        "owner_view": null,
        "labels": {}
    },
    "spec": {
        "syslog": {
            "udp_server": {
                "server_name": "syslog.example.com",
                "port": 514
            },
            "syslog_rfc5424": 10485760
        },
        "site_local": {}
    }
}

Request using curl:

curl -X 'POST' -d '{"metadata":{"name":"syslog","namespace":"documentation"},"spec":{"syslog":{"udp_server":{"server_name":"syslog.example.com","port":514},"syslog_rfc5424":10485760},"site_local":{}}}' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H 'X-Volterra-Useragent: v1/pgm=_var_folders_q2_3kp8z3zs0x5_m7pk1bgb0_ph0000gp_T_go-build1655461974_b001_apidocs.test/host=MTY6VVHQPH/svc=S:examplesvc/site=mytestce01' 'https://acmecorp.console.ves.volterra.io/api/config/namespaces/documentation/log_receivers'

curl response:

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Length: 789
Content-Type: application/json
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2026 22:03:28 GMT
Vary: Accept-Encoding


{
  "metadata": {
    "name": "syslog",
    "namespace": "documentation",
    "labels": {
    },
    "annotations": {
    },
    "description": "",
    "disable": false
  },
  "system_metadata": {
    "uid": "255792cc-3ca3-4ca6-8d75-4d47bcf13c28",
    "creation_timestamp": "2026-06-19T22:03:28.932117Z",
    "deletion_timestamp": null,
    "modification_timestamp": null,
    "initializers": null,
    "finalizers": [
    ],
    "tenant": "acmecorp",
    "creator_class": "examplesvc",
    "creator_id": "examplesvc",
    "object_index": 0,
    "owner_view": null,
    "labels": {
    }
  },
  "spec": {
    "syslog": {
      "udp_server": {
        "server_name": "syslog.example.com",
        "port": 514
      },
      "syslog_rfc5424": 10485760
    },
    "site_local": {


    }
  }
}
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