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Dynamic Logs

Inspect production without redeploying

Turn on dynamic log points when you need context. Capture variable state, stack traces, and execution context from live traffic without adding permanent log statements.

Why dynamic logs change the debugging loop

Traditional debugging often means reproduce, add logs, deploy, wait, and repeat. Dynamic logs let you inspect the next matching request without another deployment.

No redeploy required

Add dynamic logs from the dashboard. They activate on the next matching request. No code changes, no restarts, no CI/CD pipeline.

Non-breaking by design

Dynamic logs capture data asynchronously without pausing execution. Limits, conditions, and kill switches keep captures bounded.

Full variable capture

See local variables, function arguments, and object state at the exact line you care about. No more guessing from log output.

Conditional log points

Trigger only when conditions match. Capture data for specific user IDs, error codes, request parameters, or service paths.

Trace-linked snapshots

Every snapshot is linked to its distributed trace. Jump from a slow span directly to the variable state at that moment.

Snapshot diff comparison

Compare two snapshots side-by-side to see what changed between a working request and a broken one.

How it works

1

Pick a file and line

Browse discovered code in the dashboard and choose where runtime context would help.

2

Traffic fires the log point

The SDK captures variable state, stack trace, and trace context on the next matching request.

3

Inspect the snapshot

View captured data in the dashboard. Expand objects, compare snapshots, and jump to the linked trace.

Tracekit vs the alternatives

Feature
Tracekit
Rookout / Datadog
Dynamic log points
Trace-linked snapshots
Snapshot diff comparison
Included in APM
Flat pricing
$29/mo
$$$
8 SDK languages
2-3
Session replay integration

Stop adding log statements to debug production

Enable a dynamic log point, capture the next useful snapshot, fix the bug, then turn it off.