vercel logs requires --follow to stream deployment logs

Introduced 2026-05-13 · score 0.92

HOW TO USE IT

For historical logs from a specific deployment, run `vercel logs <deployment-url-or-id>` or use `--deployment`; both select that deployment without streaming. Add `--follow` only to stream live runtime logs.

WHY THIS HELPS

Inspect historical logs for a specific deployment without streaming them.

BEFORE THIS CHANGE

When passing a deployment argument or `--deployment`, `vercel logs` streamed deployment logs.

REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS

• Version: 54.0.0
• <deployment-url-or-id>: Positional deployment URL or ID; the alternative to `--deployment`.
• --deployment <deployment-url-or-id>: Filter logs to a deployment ID or URL; alternative to the positional argument.
• --follow: Stream live runtime logs for a deployment.

FIRST-PARTY EVIDENCE

• https://github.com/vercel/vercel/releases/tag/vercel%4054.0.0
• https://github.com/vercel/vercel/blob/vercel%4054.0.0/packages/cli/src/commands/logs/command.ts

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