Spikelog - Simple Metrics Logging

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Spikelog

Log a number. Get a chart.That's it.

Built for developers and vibe hackers. Just POST a number and see it over time.

1

Copy your API key

Sign in and create a project.

2

POST a number

Chart name + value. That's it.

3

It graphs automatically

Your chart appears instantly.

Example chart showing feedback metrics over time

Most projects don't need full observability stacks.

They need to know: Did the job run? Did users sign up? Did today's number go up or down?

Full observability stacks

  • Configure exporters and agents
  • Learn a query language
  • Build dashboards before you see data
  • Worry about pricing tiers and retention
  • Set up integrations before anything works

Spikelog

  • One API endpoint
  • Charts appear automatically
  • Send numbers, not telemetry
  • No setup beyond an API key

$ curl -X POST api.spikelog.com/api/v1/ingest \
  -H "X-API-Key: sk_..." \
  -d '

{"chart":"users","value":42}

'

Add metrics to any app with a single AI prompt

We built this public Spikelog metrics dashboard using Spikelog itself. One prompt identified the most meaningful signals across the system and automatically implemented the tracking that powers every chart you see here.

Works with everything

If you can make an HTTP request, you can use Spikelog — cron jobs, scripts, workers, or anywhere you write code.

AI-Native

Paste a prompt into Cursor, Copilot, or Claude. It finds places to add counters and sends them to Spikelog automatically.

Free to Use

10 charts, 1,000 points each. No credit card. No "free trial." Just free.

Never Lose History

1,000 recent points per chart. Daily summaries preserved forever. Log as often as you want... we keep the trends.

Built for side projects, MVPs, and small production systems.

Need complex queries, high cardinality, or compliance? Use Axiom

Just want to track a few numbers over time? Use Spikelog.

Built because setting up Grafana to track one number felt ridiculous.

Coming next

Simple threshold alerts