title: Is there a way to read the ArangoDB Write Ahead Log for clusters?
body: <p>I'm trying to read data from the ArangoDB Write Ahead Log (WAL) so that the data can be replicated into Kafka.</p>
  
  <p>ArangoDB provides an API to do so but says the following about it:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>As a public API it is only supported to access these REST endpoints on a single-server instance. While these APIs are also available on DBServer instances, accessing them as a user is not supported. This API replaces some of the APIs in <code>/_api/replication/</code>.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p><strong>Source:</strong> <a href="https://docs.arangodb.com/3.4/HTTP/Replications/WALAccess.html" rel="noreferrer">WAL Access API</a></p>
  
  <p>There's also the Replication Logger API but the crucial <code>/_api/replication/logger-follow</code> endpoint has been deprecated.</p>
  
  <p>Is there a way to read the WAL for ArangoDB clusters instead of just single-server instances?</p>