logty
Logty is a term used to describe a standardized approach to structured logging in distributed software systems. It is a conceptual framework rather than a single technology, aimed at producing, transmitting, and querying log data in a consistent format. In common usage, a logty entry includes a fixed set of fields such as timestamp, level, message, logger, service, host, and a metadata object that carries contextual information. Additional fields frequently seen with logty are trace_id, span_id, user_id, request_id, and environment to support cross-service traceability.
The core idea of logty is to replace unstructured text logs with machine-readable records that can be
Logty is often discussed in the context of observability and debugging best practices, and it is commonly
See also: structured logging, JSON logging, observability, OpenTelemetry.