Source Log Encoding
note
Encoding cannot be overridden by Field Extraction Rules (FERs).
The type of log encoding supported by Sumo Logic depends on the source you are using.
Local file sources
Local file sources support the following encoding:
- US-ASCII
- UTF-8 (default)
- UTF-16
- UTF-16BE
- UTF-16LE
- UTF-32
- UTF-32BE
- UTF-32LE
For more information, see Local File Source.
Remote file sources
Remote file sources support the following encoding:
- US-ASCII
- UTF-8
For more information, see Remote File Source.
HTTP sources
HTTP sources support the following encoding:
- UTF-8
You can upload UTF-8 log files compressed using the following methods:
- gzip
- deflate
Compressed files are decompressed before they are ingested, so they are ingested at the decompressed file size rate.
For more information, see HTTP Source.
Amazon S3 sources
Amazon S3 sources support the following encoding:
- UTF-8
For more information, see Amazon S3 Source.