---
id: apache-tomcat-access-logs
title: Apache Tomcat Access Logs
description: Parse the common fields in your Apache Tomcat Access Logs using the FER template.
slug: /help/docs/manage/field-extractions/fer-templates/apache-tomcat-access-logs/
canonical: https://www.sumologic.com/help/docs/manage/field-extractions/fer-templates/apache-tomcat-access-logs/
---

**Log Type**: Apache Tomcat Access

**Template Description**: Parsing the common fields in your Apache Tomcat Access log.

**Sample Log**:

```
250.67.103.48 228.249.208.87 - - [2017-08-15 17:31:33.786 +0000] "POST /blog/index.php HTTP/1.1" 200 3280 468
```

**Parsing Rule**:

```sumo
| parse regex "(?<ip>\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}? )"
| parse regex "\"(?<method>\D{1,7}? )"
| parse regex "\"\D{1,7} (?<url>\S{1,2048}? )"
| parse regex "\" (?<status>\d{3}? )"
| parse regex "\" \d{3} (?<time_taken>\d{1,}? )"
| parse regex "\" \d{3} \d{1,} (?<bytes_sent>\d{1,}?)"
```

**Resulting Fields:**

| Field | Description | Example |
|:--|:--|:--|
| ip         | The client IP address.                               | `250.67.103.48` |
| method     | HTTP request method.                                 | POST            |
| url        | Resource requested by the client.                    | `/blog/index.php`|
| status     | HTTP response status code.                           | 200             |
| time_taken | Time taken to process the request.                   | 3280            |
| bytes_sent | Count of bytes sent.                                 | 4               |