Ingest overview

Ingest is the entry point for all data in Public Surface. Every log line, span, and metric passes through the same pipeline before it becomes queryable.

How ingest works

An SDK, agent, or the HTTP API sends events to a regional ingest endpoint. Events are validated, enriched with project metadata, and written to the pipeline for indexing.

Supported sources

Public Surface accepts data from the Public Surface Agent, the HTTP ingest API, syslog forwarders, and any OpenTelemetry-compatible exporter.

Ingest throughput is limited per plan. Check Settings → Usage to see your current quota and burst allowance.

To control where your data is stored, see Regional log routing.