{"revision":"c10276e953456835cdbb1f3a60d58ae1980be353","document":{"id":1278,"path":"api-reference/web-services/outbound-request-logging.md","title":null,"bundle":null,"doc_type":null,"release":null,"body":"---\ntitle: Outbound web services: Logging\ndescription: Log requests and responses for outbound web services such as REST and SOAP.\nlocale: en-US\ncanonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/api-reference/web-services/outbound-request-logging.html\nrelease: australia\nproduct: Web Services\nclassification: web-services\ntopic_type: concept\nlast_updated: \"2026-03-12\"\nreading_time_minutes: 1\nbreadcrumb: [Outbound, Web services, API implementation, API implementation and reference]\n---\n\n# Outbound web services: Logging\n\nLog requests and responses for outbound web services such as REST and SOAP.\n\ngOutbound request logging allows you to better understand what 3rd-party services your instance accesses and the volume of outbound requests. Additionally, logging can provide valuable information when debugging outbound integrations.\n\nOutbound web services logging tracks outbound REST and SOAP requests, as well as outbound requests made using the GlideHTTPRequest and GlideHTTPClient APIs.\n\nTo view outbound web service logs, navigate to **System Logs** > **Outbound HTTP Requests**.\n\nAll log information is read only.\n\n-   **[Configure outbound logging](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/web-services/outbound-logging-configure.md)**  \nYou can configure outbound request logging to log basic, elevated, or all HTTP request and response information for specific domains.\n-   **[Outbound request logging exclusion domain requirements](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/web-services/outbound-logging-list-reqs.md)**  \nWhen you exclude outbound request logging for a domain, the value you enter in the Domain field must meet certain requirements.\n-   **[Outbound web service logging properties](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/web-services/outbound-logging-properties.md)**  \nThese properties allow you to control the behavior of outbound web service request logging.\n\n**Parent Topic:**[Outbound web services](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/web-services/outbound-web-services.md)\n\n"}}