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# VastAI.logs

Retrieve logs for an instance.

## Signature

```python theme={null}
VastAI.logs(INSTANCE_ID: int, tail: Optional[str] = None) -> str
```

## Parameters

<ParamField path="INSTANCE_ID" type="int" required>
  INSTANCE\_ID
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="tail" type="Optional[str]">
  tail
</ParamField>

## Returns

`str`, Result from the API call.

## Example

```python theme={null}
from vastai import VastAI

client = VastAI(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")
result = client.logs(INSTANCE_ID=12345)
print(result)
```