aws-sherlock 0.1.1

A powerful CLI tool for analyzing AWS CloudWatch Logs with ease

Sherlock 🔍

CLI tool for extracting AWS CloudWatch Logs locally.

Description

Sherlock is a Python-based command-line tool that helps you filter, analyze, and export AWS CloudWatch Logs. It provides an intuitive interface to search through your logs with custom filters and export them to readable formats with human-readable timestamps.

Features

• 🔍 Filter CloudWatch Logs by time range and custom patterns
• 📅 Convert timestamps to human-readable date formats
• 📝 Export logs to text files with structured formatting
• ⚡ Fast and efficient log processing
• 🛡️ Built-in AWS authentication support

Installation

From PyPI

pip install sherlock

Configuration

Make sure you have AWS credentials configured.

Required permissions:

• logs:FilterLogEvents
• logs:DescribeLogGroups

Usage

sherlock --log-group "my-log-group" --start "2025-09-10T12:00:00Z" --end "2025-09-10T12:15:00Z" --region "eu-central-1" --filter-pattern "UnwantedException"

Options

Option	Description	Required	Default
--log-group	CloudWatch Log Group name	Yes	-
--start-time	Start time for filtering (ISO8601 format)	Yes	-
--end-time	End time for filtering (ISO8601 format)	Yes	-
--region	End time for filtering (ISO8601 format)	Yes	-
--filter-pattern	CloudWatch filter pattern	No	""
--output	Output file name	No	logs.txt

Time Format

Time parameters (--start-time and --end-time) must be in ISO8601 format:

• 2025-09-10T14:30:00Z (UTC timezone)
• 2025-09-10T14:30:00+02:00 (with timezone offset)
• 2025-09-10T14:30:00.123Z (with milliseconds)

Output Format

The exported logs include the following columns:

1. Timestamp - Original timestamp in milliseconds
2. Date - Human-readable date (YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS)
3. Log Stream - CloudWatch log stream name
4. Message - The actual log message

Example output:

1757506004044	2025-09-10 14:06:44	my-log-group/3cb6c84259584af3be92688fc6f809eb	ERROR: Application failure occurred

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Author

Eric Villa - [e-mail]