The following command retrieves log events from a log stream named ``20150601`` in the log group ``my-logs``:: aws logs get-log-events --log-group-name my-logs --log-stream-name 20150601 Output:: { "nextForwardToken": "f/31961209122447488583055879464742346735121166569214640130", "events": [ { "ingestionTime": 1433190494190, "timestamp": 1433190184356, "message": "Example Event 1" }, { "ingestionTime": 1433190516679, "timestamp": 1433190184356, "message": "Example Event 1" }, { "ingestionTime": 1433190494190, "timestamp": 1433190184358, "message": "Example Event 2" } ], "nextBackwardToken": "b/31961209122358285602261756944988674324553373268216709120" }