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title: logging
sidebarTitle: logging
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# `fastmcp.utilities.logging`
Logging utilities for FastMCP.
## Functions
### `get_logger`
```python
get_logger(name: str) -> logging.Logger
```
Get a logger nested under FastMCP namespace.
**Args:**
- `name`: the name of the logger, which will be prefixed with 'FastMCP.'
**Returns:**
- a configured logger instance
### `configure_logging`
```python
configure_logging(level: Literal['DEBUG', 'INFO', 'WARNING', 'ERROR', 'CRITICAL'] | int = 'INFO', logger: logging.Logger | None = None, enable_rich_tracebacks: bool = True, **rich_kwargs: Any) -> None
```
Configure logging for FastMCP.
**Args:**
- `logger`: the logger to configure
- `level`: the log level to use
- `rich_kwargs`: the parameters to use for creating RichHandler