Papertrail
SolarWinds Papertrail provides real-time live tail, search, and troubleshooting for apps, servers, and infrastructure.
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Build and run workflows using the Papertrail API. Use 1000s of source-available triggers and actions across 2,000+ apps. Or write custom code to integrate any app or API in seconds.
Overview#
The Papertrail API provides access to its log management and analysis service, enabling you to programmatically query logs, retrieve system events, and manage log destinations. Integrating Papertrail with Pipedream allows you to automate reactions to log events, analyze log data, and connect log insights with other services for notifications, data storage, or further processing. By leveraging Papertrail's API, you can craft tailored serverless workflows on Pipedream that respond in real-time to your logging needs.
import { axios } from "@pipedream/platform"
export default defineComponent({
props: {
papertrail: {
type: "app",
app: "papertrail",
}
},
async run({steps, $}) {
return await axios($, {
url: `https://papertrailapp.com/api/v1/systems.json`,
headers: {
"X-Papertrail-Token": `${this.papertrail.$auth.api_token}`,
},
})
},
})
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Example Use Cases#
Real-time Alerting on Specific Log Events: Trigger a workflow on Pipedream when a particular log event is detected in Papertrail. The workflow can filter log messages based on severity or content and send instant alerts to communication platforms like Slack, email, or SMS for immediate action.
Automated Log Archiving: Set up a scheduled workflow on Pipedream to periodically fetch logs from Papertrail and archive them to cloud storage services like Amazon S3 or Google Cloud Storage. This helps in maintaining compliance and ensures long-term storage of logs for auditing or historical analysis.
Log Analysis and Visualization: Collect logs via Papertrail's API and feed them into a data processing workflow on Pipedream. Perform custom analysis, and then push the results to visualization tools like Google Sheets or data platforms like Snowflake, enabling you to monitor patterns or anomalies within your system's activities.
Authentication#
Papertrail uses API keys for authentication. When you connect your Papertrail account, Pipedream securely stores the keys so you can easily authenticate to Papertrail APIs in both code and no-code steps.