How to Change Terraform Log Level

Looking for a solution to change the terraform log level so you could get more information for debugging purposes? This is the right post for you.

Set TF_LOG to trace

By default, there is no value set for TF_LOG. You could set TF_LOG environment variable to trace with the below command which will provide you the most detailed information for debugging purposes.

export TF_LOG=trace

After running the above command, running terraform init would give you a bunch of logs in your terminal.

Lastly, trace is also the most verbose level in Terraform. Simpy means it is the log level that could give you the all information.

Reset the Log Level

You could simply unset the environment variable TF_LOG by running the command:

unset TF_LOG

That's it.

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