Scripts & Automation
Events can be logged from the command-line using the Seq command-line client, seqcli.
The seqcli client is included with Seq on Windows, and can be downloaded for macOS and Linux from GitHub releases.
seqcli log -m 'Hello, {Name}!' -p Name=World
The seqcli log command supports the following options:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
-m, --message=VALUE |
A message to associate with the event (the default is to send no message); https://messagetemplates.org syntax is supported |
-l, --level=VALUE |
The level or severity of the event (the default is Information) |
-t, --timestamp=VALUE |
The event timestamp as ISO-8601 (the current UTC timestamp will be used by default) |
-x, --exception=VALUE |
Additional exception or error information to send, if any |
-p, --property=NAME=VALUE |
Specify name/value properties, e.g. -p Customer=C123 -p Environment=Production |
-s, --server=VALUE |
The URL of the Seq server; by default the connection.serverUrl config value will be used |
-a, --apikey=VALUE |
The API key to use when connecting to the server; by default the connection.apiKey config value will be used |
--profile=VALUE |
A connection profile to use; by default the connection.serverUrl and connection.apiKey config values will be used |