---
title: "Syslog Actions"
slug: "syslog-actions"
description: "This is a list of actions that can be used in RapidIdentity Connect to interact with method logging, or Syslog."
updated: 2022-06-03T13:49:26Z
published: 2022-06-03T13:49:26Z
canonical: "help.rapididentity.com/syslog-actions"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Syslog Actions

## Syslog Actions

### defineSyslogConnection

Create a connection to a Syslog server.

| Property | Value | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| host | text, expression, variable | Syslog server host name or address (default: localhost) |
| port | text, expression, variable | Syslog server port (default: 514) |
| protocol | choice (udp, tcp), text, expression, variable | Syslog protocol (default: udp) |
| facility | choice (kern, user, mail, lpr, auth, daemon, news, uucp, local0, local1, local2, local3, local4, local5, local6, local7), text, expression, variable | Syslog facility (default: user) |
| returnVariable | expression, variable | name of the variable to be assigned to the return value |

```actionscript
syslog = defineSyslogConnection("localhost", "udp", "local7")
```

### sendSyslog

Send a Syslog message.

| Property | Value | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| syslogConnection* | expression, variable | Syslog connection |
| level | choice (emergency, alert, critical, error, warning, notice, info, debug), text, expression, variable | Syslog level (default: user) |
| message* | text, expression, variable | Syslog message |
| returnVariable | expression, variable | name of the variable to be assigned to the return value |

```actionscript
status = sendSyslog(syslog, "emergency", "I've fallen and I can't get up!")
```