---
title: "Stream Logs"
method: GET
path: "/instances/{instance_id}/logs"
tags: ["Instances"]
---

# Stream Logs

`GET /instances/{instance_id}/logs`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.chutes.ai` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.chutes.ai/instances/{instance_id}/logs`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`

Fetch raw kubernetes pod logs.

NOTE: These are pod logs, not request data/etc., so it will never
include prompts, responses, etc. Used for troubleshooting and checking
status of warmup, etc.

## Path parameters

- `instance_id` string, required

## Query parameters

- `backfill` integer, nullable

## Headers

- `X-Chutes-Hotkey` string, nullable
- `X-Chutes-Signature` string, nullable
- `X-Chutes-Nonce` string, nullable
- `Authorization` string, nullable

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- string

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

## Changes

- **2026-10-16** `23e8895b217d`: 1 breaking, 2 info
  - the response's body type changed from no type to `string` for status `200`
  - added the optional property `detail/items/ctx` to the response with the `422` status
  - added the optional property `detail/items/input` to the response with the `422` status
- **2026-08-26** `8d909638091e`: 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2026-08-22** `05d9af05d87e`: 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/chutes/apis/chutes-api/changes/instances/:instance_id/logs/get.md)

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