Routing all platform logs

Route all platform logs that are generated in all of the IBM Cloud Logs Routing supported locations to multiple destination targets.

A rule consists of 1 or more targets, and 1 or more inclusion filters. For more information on how routes work, see Understanding how routes work in your account.

Inclusion filters determine which platform logs are routed to the targets.

To route all platform logs, you must exclude the inclusion_filters definition when you configure the route.

Prereqs

  1. Install the IBM Cloud CLI.

  2. Install the IBM Cloud Logs Routing CLI.

  3. Ensure you have the correct IAM permissions to configure IBM Cloud Logs Routing routes.

  4. Log in to IBM Cloud. Run the following command: ibmcloud login.

Get the target details

Complete the following steps:

  1. Run the following command to list all targets. Copy the target ID of the one where you want to route the platform logs.

    ibmcloud logs-router target list

    The output of the command looks as follows:

    Targets
      created_at        2026-04-28T21:33:18.632Z
      destination_crn   crn:v1:bluemix:public:logs:au-syd:a/xxxxxxxxxx:619801ea-7cd8-4792-80cf-49a8359b4357::
      id                6f9137b3-2bb9-4724-851b-153e23c82d80
      managed_by        account
      name              cl-platform-logs-sydney-113
      region            eu-gb
      target_type       cloud_logs
      updated_at        2026-04-28T21:35:22.184Z
      write_status
                        status   success

  2. Run the following command to get the details of the targets where you want to route the platform logs:

    ibmcloud logs-router target get --id <TARGET_ID>

    The output of the command looks as follows:

    Targets
      created_at        2026-04-28T22:10:59.021Z
      destination_crn   crn:v1:bluemix:public:logs:br-sao:a/xxxxxx:00f53f77-6b15-4f10-a432-b0ac46586073::
      id                0b4e6aa9-257c-4a3a-ae42-9a36a5b3adc7
      managed_by        account
      name              cl-target2
      region            eu-gb
      target_type       cloud_logs
      updated_at        2026-04-28T22:10:59.021Z
      write_status
                        status   success


      created_at        2026-04-28T21:33:18.632Z
      destination_crn   crn:v1:bluemix:public:logs:au-syd:a/xxxxxx:619801ea-7cd8-4792-80cf-49a8359b4357::
      id                6f9137b3-2bb9-4724-851b-153e23c82d80
      managed_by        account
      name              cl-platform-logs-sydney-113
      region            eu-gb
      target_type       cloud_logs
      updated_at        2026-04-28T21:35:22.184Z
      write_status
                        status   success

Configure the route

Run the following command to send all platform logs from supported locations in your account to the targets identified in previous steps.

ibmcloud logs-router route create --name route-all --rules '[{"action": "send", "targets":[{"id":"6f9137b3-2bb9-4724-851b-153e23c82d80"},{"id":"0b4e6aa9-257c-4a3a-ae42-9a36a5b3adc7"}]}]'

The output of the command looks as follows:

Id           ea59a1b0-2e29-4a65-b785-0e07814942a7
Name         route-all
Rules
             action              send
             inclusion_filters   -
             targets
                                 id            6f9137b3-2bb9-4724-851b-153e23c82d80
                                 name          cl-platform-logs-sydney-113
                                 target_type   cloud-logs

                                 id            0b4e6aa9-257c-4a3a-ae42-9a36a5b3adc7
                                 name          cl-target2
                                 target_type   cloud-logs


Created At   2026-04-28T22:11:49.488Z
Updated At   2026-04-28T22:11:49.488Z
Managed By   account