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How can I extract specific text from logs?

ppanchal
Path Finder

Below is my sample log,

05:59:26,173 INFO  [LoggingAspect] (ajp-/10.248.156.65:8909-11)  User Logged : vleeladh into the method : saveFilters with Parameter : {"userId":"vleeladh","tier":"[]","marketarea":"[]","businessunit":"[]","site":"

I want to extract the userId (vleeladh) from the log.

Can someone please assist me?

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woodcock
Esteemed Legend

Like this:

... | rex "{\"userId\":\"(?<userId>[^\",]+)"
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somesoni2
Revered Legend

Try like this

your base search | rex "\"userid\":\"(?<userId>[^\"]+)"
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