--- title: Switching to JSON Error Logging in MySQL | daily.dev description: MySQL 8.4+ includes a built-in JSON log sink component (`component_log_sink_json`) that replaces manual regex-based error log parsing. The guide walks through... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/switching-to-json-error-logging-in-mysql-c2lbxbdt3 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Switching to JSON Error Logging in MySQL | daily.dev og:description: MySQL 8.4+ includes a built-in JSON log sink component (`component_log_sink_json`) that replaces manual regex-based error log parsing. The guide walks through... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/switching-to-json-error-logging-in-mysql-c2lbxbdt3 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/C2lbxBdT3.png og:image:alt: Switching to JSON Error Logging in MySQL og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Switching to JSON Error Logging in MySQL **[Planet MySQL](https://daily.dev/sources/planet-mysql)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary MySQL 8.4+ includes a built-in JSON log sink component (`component_log_sink_json`) that replaces manual regex-based error log parsing. The guide walks through installing the component, persisting the `log_error_services` configuration, and verifying JSON output by triggering authentication failures and aborted connections. 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