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@@ -5,81 +5,87 @@ navmenu: API Methods
 title: "logs"
 
 ...
+{% comment %}
+Copyright (C) The Arvados Authors. All rights reserved.
 
+SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-SA-3.0
+{% endcomment %}
 
+API endpoint base: @https://{{ site.arvados_api_host }}/arvados/v1/logs@
 
-Required arguments are displayed in %{background:#ccffcc}green%.
-
+Object type: @57u5n@
 
-h2. create
+Example UUID: @zzzzz-57u5n-0123456789abcde@
 
-Create a new Log.
+h2. Resource
 
-Arguments:
+Each Log has, in addition to the "Common resource fields":{{site.baseurl}}/api/resources.html:
 
 table(table table-bordered table-condensed).
-|_. Argument |_. Type |_. Description |_. Location |_. Example |
-|log|object||query||
+|_. Attribute|_. Type|_. Description|_. Example|
+|object_uuid|string|The arvados object that is the subject of the log.||
+|event_at|datetime|||
+|event_type|string|A user-defined category or type for this event.|@LOGIN@|
+|summary|text|||
+|properties|hash|||
 
-h2. delete
+h3. Creation
 
-Delete an existing Log.
+Any user may create Log entries for any event they find useful. User-generated Logs have no intrinsic meaning to other users or to the Arvados system itself; it is up to each user to choose appropriate log event types and summaries for their project.
 
-Arguments:
+h3. System Logs
 
-table(table table-bordered table-condensed).
-|_. Argument |_. Type |_. Description |_. Location |_. Example |
-{background:#ccffcc}.|uuid|string|The UUID of the Log in question.|path||
+Arvados uses Logs to record creation, deletion, and updates of other Arvados resources.
 
-h2. destroy
+h2. Methods
 
-destroy logs
+See "Common resource methods":{{site.baseurl}}/api/methods.html for more information about @create@, @delete@, @get@, @list@, and @update@.
 
-Arguments:
-
-table(table table-bordered table-condensed).
-|_. Argument |_. Type |_. Description |_. Location |_. Example |
-{background:#ccffcc}.|uuid|string||path||
+Required arguments are displayed in %{background:#ccffcc}green%.
 
-h2. get
+h3. create
 
-Gets a Log's metadata by UUID.
+Create a new log entry.
 
 Arguments:
 
 table(table table-bordered table-condensed).
 |_. Argument |_. Type |_. Description |_. Location |_. Example |
-{background:#ccffcc}.|uuid|string|The UUID of the Log in question.|path||
+|log|object||query||
 
-h2. list
+h3. delete
 
-List logs.
+Delete an existing log entry. This method can only be used by privileged (system administrator) users.
 
 Arguments:
 
 table(table table-bordered table-condensed).
 |_. Argument |_. Type |_. Description |_. Location |_. Example |
-|limit|integer (default 100)|Maximum number of logs to return.|query||
-|order|string|Order in which to return matching logs.|query||
-|filters|array|Conditions for filtering logs.|query||
+{background:#ccffcc}.|uuid|string|The UUID of the log entry in question.|path||
 
-h2. show
+h3. get
 
-show logs
+Retrieve a log entry.
 
 Arguments:
 
 table(table table-bordered table-condensed).
 |_. Argument |_. Type |_. Description |_. Location |_. Example |
-{background:#ccffcc}.|uuid|string||path||
+{background:#ccffcc}.|uuid|string|The UUID of the log entry in question.|path||
+
+h3. list
+
+List log entries.
+
+See "common resource list method.":{{site.baseurl}}/api/methods.html#index
 
-h2. update
+h3. update
 
-Update attributes of an existing Log.
+Update attributes of an existing log entry. This method can only be used by privileged (system administrator) users.
 
 Arguments:
 
 table(table table-bordered table-condensed).
 |_. Argument |_. Type |_. Description |_. Location |_. Example |
-{background:#ccffcc}.|uuid|string|The UUID of the Log in question.|path||
+{background:#ccffcc}.|uuid|string|The UUID of the log entry in question.|path||
 |log|object||query||