Amazon CloudWatch Logs now supports log ingestion using HTTP-based protocol
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This article announces HTTP-based log ingestion support for Amazon CloudWatch Logs, enabling log collection without AWS SDK integration.
- Four HTTP endpoints available: HLC, ND-JSON, Structured JSON, and OpenTelemetry formats
- Supports third-party and packaged software log ingestion where SDK integration is infeasible
- Bearer token authentication required; API keys configurable with 1-365 day expiration periods
- CloudWatch automatically creates IAM users with service-specific credentials and permissions
- Bearer token authentication must be enabled per log group for security protection
- Available in US East (N. Virginia), US West (N. California), US West (Oregon), US East (Ohio)
CloudWatch Logs now provides flexible HTTP-based log ingestion options for diverse logging scenarios, improving integration capabilities beyond traditional SDK methods.
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