CloudWatch Logs Insights introduced 13 new functions and commands to better support string manipulation, encoding/decoding, parsing, and geographic calculations within log data. These additions assist users in deriving deeper insights from diverse log formats including non-JSON and logfmt structured logs.
New features include functions for Base64 and URL encoding/decoding, regular expression replacements, geographic distance calculations via the Haversine formula, and the ability to expand nested JSON arrays. The update is available across all commercial AWS regions, facilitating enhanced log query flexibility and analytic accuracy.
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Amazon CloudWatch Logs Insights adds new query commands and functions ↗Source published 2026-05-21. This report was prepared with AI assistance from the linked primary-source material. Claims and limitations should be checked against the original announcement or research.