---
layout: docs
page_title: 'monitor - Vault CLI'
description: >-
  Use vault monitor to stream server logs to stdout in real time.
---

# `monitor`

Stream Vault server logs in real-time to `stdout`.

<CodeBlockConfig hideClipboard>

```shell-session
$ vault monitor [flags]

$ vault monitor [-help | -h]
```

</CodeBlockConfig>

## Description

`vault monitor` streams Vault server logs to `stdout` in real time based on the
address stored in `VAULT_ADDR` or passed through `-address`. Use the
`-log-level` flag to override the default log level set for the Vault server.

<Tip title="Related API endpoints">

MonitorLogs - [`GET: /sys/monitor`](/vault/api-docs/system/monitor)

</Tip>


### Limitations and warnings

- `vault monitor` runs indefinitely and only exits if an unexpected error occurs.

- `vault monitor` may drop log lines if Vault is emitting log messages faster
  than the receiver can process the input.



## Command arguments

None.

## Command options

None.

## Command flags

<br />

@include 'cli/shared/flags/log-level.mdx'

<br /><hr /><br />

@include 'cli/shared/flags/log-format.mdx'




## Standard flags

@include 'cli/standard-settings/all-standard-flags.mdx'




## Examples

Stream server logs at the `debug` log level:

```shell-session
$ vault monitor -log-level=debug
```