Search Attack Logs - By Session ID

Search Attack Logs - By Session ID#

Search for attack logs by specific session ID to track related events.

✅ All code examples tested: Verified against FortiAnalyzer v7.4.8, v7.6.4, v8.0.0.

Overview#

This example shows how to search IPS logs by session ID - useful for:

  • Tracking all attacks in a specific session

  • Investigating related security events

  • Session-based forensic analysis

  • Correlating multiple attack attempts

This operation uses the two-step asynchronous pattern. See the LogView Search Overview for complete workflow details.

Endpoint Details#

Method: POST URL: /jsonrpc API Path (Step 1): /logview/adom/{adom}/logsearch API Path (Step 2): /logview/adom/{adom}/logsearch/{tid}

Step 1: Submit Search Request#

{
    "method": "add",
    "params": [{
        "url": "/logview/adom/root/logsearch",
        "data": {
            "logtype": "attack",
            "filter": "sessionid==12345678",
            "time-range": {
                "start": "2025-11-09 00:00:00",
                "end": "2025-11-09 23:59:59"
            }
        }
    }],
    "session": "{{session_id}}",
    "id": 1
}

{
    "result": [{
        "data": {
            "tid": 12352
        },
        "status": {
            "code": 0,
            "message": "OK"
        }
    }]
}

Step 2: Fetch Results#

{
    "method": "get",
    "params": [{
        "url": "/logview/adom/root/logsearch/12352",
        "data": {
            "limit": 100,
            "offset": 0
        }
    }],
    "session": "{{session_id}}",
    "id": 2
}

{
    "result": [{
        "data": {
            "tid": 12352,
            "status": "done",
            "percentage": 100,
            "total_lines": 5,
            "logs": [
                {
                    "date": "2025-11-09",
                    "time": "14:32:18",
                    "devname": "FGT-01",
                    "sessionid": 12345678,
                    "srcip": "10.0.1.75",
                    "dstip": "203.0.113.100",
                    "attack": "XSS.Attempt",
                    "action": "detected"
                }
            ]
        },
        "status": {
            "code": 0,
            "message": "OK"
        }
    }]
}

Complete Python Example#

import requests
import urllib3
import time

urllib3.disable_warnings(urllib3.exceptions.InsecureRequestWarning)

def search_attack_by_session(session_id, adom, session_filter, time_range):
    """Search attack logs by session ID"""
    url = "https://faz.example.com/jsonrpc"

    payload = {
        "method": "add",
        "params": [{
            "url": f"/logview/adom/{adom}/logsearch",
            "data": {
                "logtype": "attack",
                "filter": f"sessionid=={session_filter}",
                "time-range": time_range
            }
        }],
        "session": session_id,
        "id": 1
    }

    response = requests.post(url, json=payload, verify=False)
    tid = response.json()['result'][0]['data']['tid']

    while True:
        response = requests.post(url, json={
            "method": "get",
            "params": [{"url": f"/logview/adom/{adom}/logsearch/{tid}"}],
            "session": session_id,
            "id": 2
        }, verify=False)

        data = response.json()['result'][0]['data']
        if data['status'] == 'done':
            return data.get('logs', [])
        time.sleep(2)
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