get_index_job_log

Use the get index job log operation to retrieve log output for an index build job.

Returns the detailed log file contents for diagnosing index creation issues or monitoring progress.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Value Range	Required	Default	Description	Notes
index_job_name	str	Valid string	Yes	No default	Name of the index job.	Use a job name returned by create_index() or list_index_jobs().

Raises InvalidIndexJobNameFormatError is raised when the index job name is invalid. ResourceNotFoundError is raised when the job does not exist. InvalidIndexJobLogError is raised until the job reaches a terminal state: SUCCEEDED, FAILED, STOPPED, or BROKEN.

Get an index job log

job_log = client.get_index_job_log(
    index_job_name="VECDB_REBUILD_INDEX_575FD66FCCF405F1E063324946644650"
)

Return type JobLogResponse

Returns JSON response containing log file metadata and contents.

Example response

The following response is from a failed rebuild-index job:

{
  "log_date": "2026-07-27T07:11:36.773898Z",
  "job_name": "VECDB_REBUILD_INDEX_575FD66FCCF405F1E063324946644650",
  "status": "FAILED",
  "error": "57703",
  "additional_info": "ORA-57703: Parameter index cannot be NULL or empty.\nORA-06512: at \"SYS.DBMS_SYS_ERROR\", line 86\nORA-06512: at \"SYS.DBMS_VECTOR_DATABASE\", line 10888\nORA-06512: at \"SYS.DBMS_VECTOR_DATABASE\", line 11185\nORA-06512: at line 1\n",
  "actual_start_date": "2026-07-27T07:11:36.758639Z",
  "run_duration": "P0DT0H0M0S",
  "links": [
    {
      "rel": "collection",
      "href": ".../vecdb/vector-indexes/jobs/VECDB_REBUILD_INDEX_.../"
    }
  ]
}