Node.js · Middle · Question 60 of 75

Why should logs include a request ID?

✓Correct answer: To find all log lines of one request, even across several services
2To make logs shorter
3Because log systems reject lines without IDs

Explanation

Generate or accept a request ID, pass it to downstream calls in a header and add it to every log line, for example with AsyncLocalStorage.

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