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Built-in Properties

Search expressions and queries can make use of system-provided data.

All Seq events expose a set of built-in properties that are distinguished by the @ symbol in their name:

Property

Description

Example Contents

Usage

@Arrived

An integer indicating the order in which the event arrived at the Seq server

12344

@Arrived <= Arrived('event-d8ce...0000')

@Data

The internal representation of the event as a single structured object.

{ "@t": ... }

Contains(ToJson(@Data), 'coffee')

@EventType

A hash of the message template that was used to generate the event

0x5432a8ff

@EventType <> 0x5432a8ff

@Exception

The exception associated with the event if any, as a string

System.InvalidOp...

@Exception like '%zero%'

@Id

The event's unique id in Seq

event-d8ce...0000

@Id = 'event-d8ce...0000'

@Level

The logging level of the event, as a string

Warning

@Level <> 'Warning'

@Message

The text message associated with the event

Failed to open file...

@RenderedMessage like 'Failed%'

@MessageTemplate

The message template used to generate the event

Logged in {Username}

@MessageTemplate = 'Logged in {Username}'

@Properties

A dictionary with all properties associated with the event (Seq 3.1)

{"Name": "alice.example", "ThreadId": 10}

@Properties['some irregular identifier']

@Timestamp

The UTC timestamp associated with the event

2015-02-28T13:56:20.293Z

@Timestamp > DateTime('2015-01-13 06:00Z')

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Quick filter shortcuts

Many queries listed here are provided as one-click shortcuts via the row of blue links beneath the message text in an expanded log event - Id, Level, Type and so-on.