Cloud CLI: Logs Command
Execute mcloud logs to fetch runtime logs for a Cloud environment's backend or storefront.
Constraints
--followand--jsonare incompatible. For programmatic log analysis, use bounded time windows with--from/--toand--json.--followstreams until interrupted withCtrl+C— do not use in scripts or pipelines.- Default retrieves the last 500 log lines from the past 15 minutes.
Command
bashmcloud logs \ --organization <org-id> \ --project <project-id-or-handle> \ --environment <environment-handle> \ [options]
Options
| Option | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
-o/--organization <id> | Organization ID | Active context |
-p/--project <id-or-handle> | Project ID or handle | Active context |
-e/--environment <handle> | Environment handle | Active context |
-f/--follow | Stream logs continuously (incompatible with --json) | false |
--limit <1-5000> | Max log lines (non-follow mode only) | 500 |
--from <ISO8601> | Start of time range (e.g. 2026-04-22T10:00:00Z) | 15 minutes ago |
--to <ISO8601> | End of time range; if >15 min ago, must also pass --from | now |
--search <string> | Filter by substring (same as dashboard search bar) | — |
--deployment <id> | Filter by deployment or build ID | — |
--source <string> | Filter by source (repeatable) | — |
--metadata <key=value> | Filter by metadata field (repeatable; same key merges values) | — |
--type <backend|storefront> | Log stream to query | backend |
--json | Output as JSON (incompatible with --follow) | false |
Examples
bash# Basic log fetch (last 500 lines, last 15 min) mcloud logs --json # Search for errors mcloud logs --search error --limit 1000 --json # Filter for HTTP 500 errors via metadata mcloud logs --metadata status=500 --limit 1000 --json # Logs for a specific deployment (build or deployment ID) mcloud logs --deployment bld_01ABC123 --json # Structured output for agent analysis mcloud logs --search error --json | jq '.[] | {timestamp, source, message}' # Storefront logs mcloud logs --type storefront --json # Stream live logs (human-readable, not for scripts) mcloud logs --follow # Logs within a specific time range mcloud logs --from 2026-04-22T10:00:00Z --to 2026-04-22T11:00:00Z --limit 1000 --json # Logs from a time until now mcloud logs --from 2026-04-22T10:00:00Z --json # Multiple source filters mcloud logs --source api --source worker --json # Multiple metadata filters (HTTP 4xx and 5xx) mcloud logs --metadata status=400 --metadata status=500 --limit 500 --json
Time Range Notes
- Default window is the past 15 minutes.
- Pass
--fromwithout--toto fetch from a time until now. - Pass
--towithout--fromonly if--tois within the last 15 minutes; otherwise also pass--from. - Both
--fromand--toaccept ISO 8601 timestamps.

