step

print

Log and display event data for debugging and monitoring workflows.

Overview

Log and display event data for debugging and monitoring workflows.

This step outputs event data to the logs in a readable JSON format. You can print the entire event, specific fields, or use a template to format the output. The step is invaluable during development for understanding data flow, debugging transformations, and monitoring event contents in production. All output is logged at INFO level with an optional custom prefix for easy filtering in log aggregation systems.

Examples

Debug entire event

Print the complete event structure for debugging

type: print

Monitor specific fields

Log only the fields you care about for monitoring

type: print
prefix: "[Monitor]"
fields:
  - user.id
  - action
  - timestamp

Formatted log message

Create human-readable log messages with template substitution

type: print
prefix: "[Audit]"
template: "User ${user.email} performed ${action} at ${timestamp}"

Track API responses

Log API response data for debugging integrations

type: print
prefix: "[API Response]"
fields:
  - http.status_code
  - http.response.data
  - http.request_id

Checkpoint in complex workflows

Add checkpoints to see data at different workflow stages

type: print
prefix: "[Checkpoint: After Transformation]"
fields:
  - transformed.data
  - meta.step_count

Configuration

Parameter Type Required Description
prefix string No String prefix prepended to the serialized event when logging/printing (default '[PrintStep]').
Default: "[PrintStep]"
fields string No Optional list of event paths ('.'-separated) to include in the printed payload.
template string No Optional template string where ${path.to.value} tokens are substituted from the event.

Base Configuration

These configuration options are available on all steps:

Parameter Type Default Description
name null Optional name for this step (for documentation and debugging)
description null Optional description of what this step does
retries integer 0 Number of retry attempts (0-10)
backoff_seconds number 0 Backoff (seconds) applied between retry attempts
retry_propagate boolean false If True, raise last exception after exhausting retries; otherwise swallow.