---
title: "show log_drain"
method: GET
path: "/log_drains/{id}"
tags: ["LogDrains"]
---

# show log_drain

`GET /log_drains/{id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.aptible.com`
- URL: `https://api.aptible.com/log_drains/{id}`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`

Returns the details of a specific log drain by ID.

## Path parameters

- `id` integer, required

## Query parameters

- `no_embed` boolean

## Headers

- `Prefer` 'no_sensitive_extras=true'

## Response `200`

successful

- LogDrain
  - `id` integer, required
  - `_type` string, required
  - `handle` string, required
  - `drain_type` string, required
  - `drain_host` string, required
  - `drain_port` integer, required
  - `created_at` string, dateTime, required
  - `updated_at` string, dateTime, required
  - `status` string, required
  - `drain_username` string
  - `drain_password` string
  - `drain_apps` boolean, required
  - `drain_databases` boolean, required
  - `drain_ephemeral_sessions` boolean, required
  - `drain_proxies` boolean, required
  - `gentlemanjerry_certificate` string, required
  - `gentlemanjerry_docker_name` string, required
  - `gentlemanjerry_instance_id` string, required
  - `gentlemanjerry_host` string, required
  - `gentlemanjerry_port_mapping` array[], required
    - integer[]
  - `gentlemanjerry_allocation` string[], required
  - `url` string
  - `logging_token` string
  - `_links` LogDrainLinks
    - `account` ListAccountsForStack200ResponseLinksStack
      - `href` string, uri
    - `database` ListAccountsForStack200ResponseLinksStack
      - `href` string, uri
    - `operations` ListAccountsForStack200ResponseLinksStack
      - `href` string, uri
    - `containers` ListAccountsForStack200ResponseLinksStack
      - `href` string, uri
    - `ephemeral_containers` ListAccountsForStack200ResponseLinksStack
      - `href` string, uri
    - `self` ListAccountsForStack200ResponseLinksStack
      - `href` string, uri

## Other responses

- `default`: Error response. Often a 4xx or 5xx status code

## Changes

- **2026-07-24** `1dc1e5b8c6eb`: 4 breaking, 2 info
  - the response property `drain_password` became optional for the status `200`
  - the response property `drain_username` became optional for the status `200`
  - the response property `logging_token` became optional for the status `200`
  - the response property `url` became optional for the status `200`
  - …2 more

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/aptible/apis/aptible-api-v1/changes/log_drains/:id/get.md)

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