Logging in Node.js

Learn how to set up highlight.io JS log ingestion without a logging library.

1

Set up your frontend highlight.io integration.

First, make sure you've followed the frontend getting started guide.

2

Install the relevant Highlight SDK(s).

Install @highlight-run/node with your package manager.

npm install --save @highlight-run/node

3

Initialize the Highlight JS SDK.

Initialize the Highlight JS SDK with your project ID.

import { H } from '@highlight-run/node' H.init({ projectID: '<YOUR_PROJECT_ID>', serviceName: '<YOUR_SERVICE_NAME>', environment: 'production', })

4

Call built-in console methods.

Logs are automatically recorded by the highlight SDK. Arguments passed as a dictionary as the second parameter will be interpreted as structured key-value pairs that logs can be easily searched by.

module.exports = function() { console.log('hey there!'); console.warn('whoa there', {'key': 'value'}); }

5

Verify your backend logs are being recorded.

Visit the highlight logs portal and check that backend logs are coming in.