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LOG5,000 rows

Sample Log File

Download a free sample log file containing 5,000 lines of realistic web server access logs in Apache/Nginx combined log format. Includes IP addresses, timestamps, HTTP methods, URLs, status codes, response sizes, referrers, and user agents. Use it to test log parsing tools, monitoring dashboards, log aggregation pipelines, and security analysis scripts.

Data Structure Preview

192.168.1.42 - - [15/Jun/2024:10:30:15 +0000] "GET /api/users HTTP/1.1" 200 4523 "https://example.com/" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64)"
10.0.0.15 - admin [15/Jun/2024:10:30:16 +0000] "POST /api/login HTTP/1.1" 401 128 "-" "curl/8.1.2"
172.16.0.8 - - [15/Jun/2024:10:30:17 +0000] "GET /static/logo.png HTTP/1.1" 304 0 "https://example.com/dashboard" "Mozilla/5.0"

Fields

ip_addresstimestampmethodurlstatus_coderesponse_sizereferreruser_agent

Common Use Cases

  • Testing log parsing and analysis tools
  • Developing log monitoring and alerting dashboards
  • Testing ELK/Splunk/Datadog log ingestion
  • Practicing regex pattern matching on log data
  • Testing security anomaly detection scripts

Frequently Asked Questions

What log format is this?

Apache/Nginx combined log format, the most common web server log format. Compatible with most log analysis tools.

Are the IP addresses real?

No. All IP addresses are from private ranges (10.x, 172.16.x, 192.168.x) or randomized non-routable addresses.