Two observability features landed on Laravel Cloud in September 2026, and they cover opposite ends of the market. One gives every developer a traffic view with zero setup. The other lets enterprise teams keep every log line in storage they own.
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Request metrics (10 September)
A new Requests tab under Monitoring shows, per page:
- Request counts, so you can see your busiest routes
- Response codes, so a spike in 500s or 404s stands out
- Response timings, so slow endpoints are easy to find
You can filter by domain and time range. There's nothing to install and no code to change; Cloud collects this at the platform level.
How it fits alongside Nightwatch
Request metrics answer "which pages are busy, failing or slow?" Laravel Nightwatch, which Cloud has enabled with one click since July 2025, answers "why?", with query timings, exceptions, jobs and traces. Start with Requests, then switch on Nightwatch when you need to dig into a specific route.
It's not just for Laravel apps
Since Cloud put every non-PHP application behind Nginx during the Next.js/Nuxt work, JavaScript apps also get runtime access logs in the dashboard, something they didn't have before.
Log drains (28 September)
Enterprise customers can now stream application logs to an Amazon S3 bucket they own, in real time.
Why that matters:
- Retention and compliance. Keep logs for as long as your auditors ask, under your own lifecycle rules.
- Existing tooling. Point Athena, a SIEM or your log pipeline at the bucket.
- Ownership. The data sits in your AWS account, not only in a vendor's dashboard.
It fits a broader enterprise push this year, including Private Cloud's HIPAA compliance in August.
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Other monitoring upgrades this year
- Redesigned Usage page (March): clearer spend, bandwidth and credit summaries, with drill-downs by resource and environment.
- Dedicated edge network insights (April): see top IPs and paths at the edge and turn them into firewall or cache rules in one click.
- Personal notifications (June): each team member picks which email notifications they get; Slack alerts can go to different channels per app.
FAQ
How do I see request metrics in Laravel Cloud? Open your environment, go to Monitoring and select the Requests tab.
Do I need a package for Laravel Cloud request metrics? No. They work without packages or code changes.
Which plans get Laravel Cloud log drains? Enterprise plans, sending logs to an Amazon S3 bucket you own.
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Sources: Laravel Cloud changelog: Request Metrics; Log Drains; Dedicated Edge Network Enhancements; Improved Notifications · Deploy Next.js and Nuxt apps on Laravel Cloud
