boto3_get_log_events.py

#!/usr/bin/python

import boto3
import time

client = boto3.client('logs')

now = time.time() * 1000 # milliseconds

logGroupName = "/some/loggroup/name"
logStreamName = "some-logstream-name"

startTime = int(0)
endTime = int(now)

arguments = { 
    "logGroupName": logGroupName,
    "logStreamName": logStreamName,
    "startTime": int(0),
    "endTime": int(now)
}

while True:
    response = client.get_log_events(**arguments)
    print(f"nextToken: {response['nextForwardToken']}")

    if 'nextToken' in arguments and response['nextForwardToken'] == arguments['nextToken']:
        break

    arguments['nextToken'] = response['nextForwardToken']

    print(f"got {len(response['events'])} events.")