diff --git a/examples/logs/go.mod b/examples/logs/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e551bf146
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/logs/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+module github.com/stackitcloud/stackit-sdk-go/examples/logs
+
+go 1.21
+
+require (
+	github.com/stackitcloud/stackit-sdk-go/core v0.20.1
+	github.com/stackitcloud/stackit-sdk-go/services/logs v0.1.0
+)
+
+require (
+	github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 v5.3.0 // indirect
+	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
+)
diff --git a/examples/logs/go.sum b/examples/logs/go.sum
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a89c3d692
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/logs/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 v5.3.0 h1:pv4AsKCKKZuqlgs5sUmn4x8UlGa0kEVt/puTpKx9vvo=
+github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 v5.3.0/go.mod h1:fxCRLWMO43lRc8nhHWY6LGqRcf+1gQWArsqaEUEa5bE=
+github.com/google/go-cmp v0.7.0 h1:wk8382ETsv4JYUZwIsn6YpYiWiBsYLSJiTsyBybVuN8=
+github.com/google/go-cmp v0.7.0/go.mod h1:pXiqmnSA92OHEEa9HXL2W4E7lf9JzCmGVUdgjX3N/iU=
+github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
+github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
+github.com/stackitcloud/stackit-sdk-go/core v0.20.1 h1:odiuhhRXmxvEvnVTeZSN9u98edvw2Cd3DcnkepncP3M=
+github.com/stackitcloud/stackit-sdk-go/core v0.20.1/go.mod h1:fqto7M82ynGhEnpZU6VkQKYWYoFG5goC076JWXTUPRQ=
+github.com/stackitcloud/stackit-sdk-go/services/logs v0.1.0 h1:Fck91pz2Oxk8dUd2lOdnsIMWSCzBzAHJp7ivqAJ59is=
+github.com/stackitcloud/stackit-sdk-go/services/logs v0.1.0/go.mod h1:VM+++rhzI2/lvhyGKg0FCiEfnrADWykcdHLbECrl6T0=
diff --git a/examples/logs/logs.go b/examples/logs/logs.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..25cdea8a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/logs/logs.go
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"log"
+
+	"github.com/stackitcloud/stackit-sdk-go/core/config"
+	"github.com/stackitcloud/stackit-sdk-go/core/utils"
+	"github.com/stackitcloud/stackit-sdk-go/services/logs"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	projectId := "PROJECT_ID" // the uuid of your STACKIT project
+	regionId := "eu01"
+
+	client, err := logs.NewAPIClient(
+		config.WithRegion(regionId),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("[Logs API] Creating API client: %v\n", err)
+	}
+
+	// Create a Logs Instance
+	var createdInstance string
+	createInstancePayload := logs.CreateLogsInstancePayload{
+		DisplayName:   utils.Ptr("my-logs-instance"),
+		RetentionDays: utils.Ptr(int64(1)),
+	}
+	createResp, err := client.CreateLogsInstance(ctx, projectId, regionId).
+		CreateLogsInstancePayload(createInstancePayload).
+		Execute()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("[Logs API] Error when calling `CreateLogsInstance`: %v\n", err)
+	}
+	createdInstance = *createResp.Id
+	log.Printf("[Logs API] Created Logs Instance with ID \"%s\".\n", createdInstance)
+
+	// List Logs Instances
+	listResp, err := client.ListLogsInstances(ctx, projectId, regionId).Execute()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("[Logs API] Error when calling `ListLogsInstances`: %v\n", err)
+	}
+	log.Printf("[Logs API] Retrieved %d Logs Instances.\n", len(*listResp.Instances))
+
+	// Get the created Logs Instance
+	getResp, err := client.GetLogsInstance(ctx, projectId, regionId, createdInstance).Execute()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("[Logs API] Error when calling `GetLogsInstance`: %v\n", err)
+	}
+	log.Printf("[Logs API] Retrieved Logs Instance with ID \"%s\" and Display Name \"%s\".\n", *getResp.Id, *getResp.DisplayName)
+
+	// Update the created Logs Instance
+	updatePayload := logs.UpdateLogsInstancePayload{
+		DisplayName:   utils.Ptr("my-updated-logs-instance"),
+		RetentionDays: utils.Ptr(int64(7)),
+	}
+	updateResp, err := client.UpdateLogsInstance(ctx, projectId, regionId, createdInstance).
+		UpdateLogsInstancePayload(updatePayload).
+		Execute()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("[Logs API] Error when calling `UpdateLogsInstance`: %v\n", err)
+	}
+	log.Printf("[Logs API] Updated Logs Instance with ID \"%s\" to Display Name \"%s\".\n", *updateResp.Id, *updateResp.DisplayName)
+
+	// Create an Access Token
+	createTokenPayload := logs.CreateAccessTokenPayload{
+		DisplayName: utils.Ptr("my-access-token"),
+		Permissions: &[]string{"read"},
+	}
+	createTokenResp, err := client.CreateAccessToken(ctx, projectId, regionId, createdInstance).
+		CreateAccessTokenPayload(createTokenPayload).
+		Execute()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("[Logs API] Error when calling `CreateAccessToken`: %v\n", err)
+	}
+	log.Printf("[Logs API] Created Access Token with ID \"%s\".\n", *createTokenResp.Id)
+
+	// Add Access Token to Logs Instance
+	err = client.UpdateAccessToken(ctx, projectId, regionId, createdInstance, *createTokenResp.Id).
+		// needs at least an empty payload
+		UpdateAccessTokenPayload(logs.UpdateAccessTokenPayload{}).
+		Execute()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("[Logs API] Error when calling `UpdateAccessToken`: %v\n", err)
+	}
+
+	// Delete all Access Tokens from Logs Instance
+	tokenList, err := client.DeleteAllAccessTokens(ctx, projectId, regionId, createdInstance).Execute()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("[Logs API] Error when calling `DeleteAllAccessTokens`: %v\n", err)
+	}
+	log.Printf("[Logs API] Deleted %d Access Tokens from Logs Instance with ID \"%s\".\n", len(*tokenList.Tokens), createdInstance)
+
+	// Delete the created Logs Instance
+	err = client.DeleteLogsInstance(ctx, projectId, regionId, createdInstance).Execute()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("[Logs API] Error when calling `DeleteLogsInstance`: %v\n", err)
+	}
+	log.Printf("[Logs API] Deleted Logs Instance with ID \"%s\".\n", createdInstance)
+}
diff --git a/go.work b/go.work
index 860a2a575..f661cc459 100644
--- a/go.work
+++ b/go.work
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use (
 	./examples/kms
 	./examples/loadbalancer
 	./examples/logme
+	./examples/logs
 	./examples/mariadb
 	./examples/middleware
 	./examples/mongodbflex
diff --git a/services/logs/go.mod b/services/logs/go.mod
index 453bc6e61..a4ff81ccb 100644
--- a/services/logs/go.mod
+++ b/services/logs/go.mod
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ module github.com/stackitcloud/stackit-sdk-go/services/logs
 go 1.21
 
 require (
+	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.7.0
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0
 	github.com/stackitcloud/stackit-sdk-go/core v0.20.0
 )
diff --git a/services/logs/wait/wait.go b/services/logs/wait/wait.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..50efa657b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/logs/wait/wait.go
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+package wait
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stackitcloud/stackit-sdk-go/core/oapierror"
+	"github.com/stackitcloud/stackit-sdk-go/core/wait"
+	"github.com/stackitcloud/stackit-sdk-go/services/logs"
+)
+
+type APIClientInterface interface {
+	GetLogsInstanceExecute(ctx context.Context, projectId string, regionId string, instanceId string) (*logs.LogsInstance, error)
+}
+
+func CreateLogsInstanceWaitHandler(ctx context.Context, client APIClientInterface, projectID, region, instanceID string) *wait.AsyncActionHandler[logs.LogsInstance] {
+	handler := wait.New(func() (waitFinished bool, response *logs.LogsInstance, err error) {
+		instance, err := client.GetLogsInstanceExecute(ctx, projectID, region, instanceID)
+		if err != nil {
+			return false, nil, err
+		}
+		if instance.Id == nil || instance.Status == nil {
+			return false, nil, fmt.Errorf("get instance, project: %q, region: %q, instanceID: %q: missing id or status", projectID, region, instanceID)
+		}
+		if *instance.Id == instanceID && *instance.Status == logs.LOGSINSTANCESTATUS_ACTIVE {
+			return true, instance, nil
+		}
+		if *instance.Status == logs.LOGSINSTANCESTATUS_DELETING {
+			return true, nil, fmt.Errorf("creating log instance failed, instance is being deleted")
+		}
+		return false, nil, nil
+	})
+	handler.SetTimeout(10 * time.Minute)
+	return handler
+}
+
+func DeleteLogsInstanceWaitHandler(ctx context.Context, client APIClientInterface, projectID, region, instanceID string) *wait.AsyncActionHandler[logs.LogsInstance] {
+	handler := wait.New(func() (waitFinished bool, response *logs.LogsInstance, err error) {
+		_, err = client.GetLogsInstanceExecute(ctx, projectID, region, instanceID)
+		// the instances is still gettable, e.g. not deleted, when the errors is null
+		if err == nil {
+			return false, nil, nil
+		}
+		var oapiError *oapierror.GenericOpenAPIError
+		if errors.As(err, &oapiError) {
+			if statusCode := oapiError.StatusCode; statusCode == http.StatusNotFound {
+				return true, nil, nil
+			}
+		}
+		return false, nil, err
+	})
+	handler.SetTimeout(10 * time.Minute)
+	return handler
+}
diff --git a/services/logs/wait/wait_test.go b/services/logs/wait/wait_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0c9c2cb80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/logs/wait/wait_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+package wait
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net/http"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"github.com/stackitcloud/stackit-sdk-go/core/oapierror"
+	"github.com/stackitcloud/stackit-sdk-go/core/utils"
+	"github.com/stackitcloud/stackit-sdk-go/services/logs"
+)
+
+type apiClientMock struct {
+	getFails        bool
+	returnInstance  bool
+	statusCode      int
+	getLogsResponse *logs.LogsInstance
+}
+
+func (a *apiClientMock) GetLogsInstanceExecute(_ context.Context, _, _, _ string) (*logs.LogsInstance, error) {
+	if a.getFails {
+		return nil, &oapierror.GenericOpenAPIError{
+			StatusCode: a.statusCode,
+		}
+	}
+	if !a.returnInstance {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	return a.getLogsResponse, nil
+}
+
+var projectId = uuid.NewString()
+var instanceId = uuid.NewString()
+
+const region = "eu01"
+
+func TestCreateLogsInstanceWaitHandler(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		description     string
+		getFails        bool
+		wantErr         bool
+		wantResp        bool
+		returnInstance  bool
+		getLogsResponse *logs.LogsInstance
+	}{
+		{
+			description:    "create succeeded",
+			getFails:       false,
+			wantErr:        false,
+			wantResp:       true,
+			returnInstance: true,
+			getLogsResponse: &logs.LogsInstance{
+				Id:     utils.Ptr(instanceId),
+				Status: utils.Ptr(logs.LOGSINSTANCESTATUS_ACTIVE),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			description:    "create failed with error",
+			getFails:       true,
+			wantErr:        true,
+			wantResp:       false,
+			returnInstance: true,
+			getLogsResponse: &logs.LogsInstance{
+				Id:     utils.Ptr(instanceId),
+				Status: utils.Ptr(logs.LOGSINSTANCESTATUS_ACTIVE),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			description:    "create without id",
+			getFails:       false,
+			wantErr:        true,
+			wantResp:       false,
+			returnInstance: true,
+			getLogsResponse: &logs.LogsInstance{
+				Status: utils.Ptr(logs.LOGSINSTANCESTATUS_ACTIVE),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			description:    "create without status",
+			getFails:       false,
+			wantErr:        true,
+			wantResp:       false,
+			returnInstance: true,
+			getLogsResponse: &logs.LogsInstance{
+				Id: utils.Ptr(instanceId),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			description:    "instance deleting",
+			getFails:       false,
+			wantErr:        true,
+			wantResp:       false,
+			returnInstance: true,
+			getLogsResponse: &logs.LogsInstance{
+				Id:     utils.Ptr(instanceId),
+				Status: utils.Ptr(logs.LOGSINSTANCESTATUS_DELETING),
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.description, func(t *testing.T) {
+			client := &apiClientMock{
+				getFails:        tt.getFails,
+				getLogsResponse: tt.getLogsResponse,
+				returnInstance:  tt.returnInstance,
+			}
+			var instanceWanted *logs.LogsInstance
+			if tt.wantResp {
+				instanceWanted = tt.getLogsResponse
+			}
+
+			handler := CreateLogsInstanceWaitHandler(context.Background(), client, projectId, region, instanceId)
+
+			response, err := handler.SetTimeout(10 * time.Millisecond).WaitWithContext(context.Background())
+
+			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+				t.Fatalf("handler error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+			}
+			if !cmp.Equal(response, instanceWanted) {
+				t.Fatalf("handler gotRes = %v, want %v", response, instanceWanted)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDeleteLogsInstanceWaitHandler(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		description string
+		getFails    bool
+		wantErr     bool
+		statusCode  int
+	}{
+		{
+			description: "delete succeeded",
+			getFails:    true,
+			statusCode:  http.StatusNotFound,
+		},
+		{
+			description: "delete failed with error",
+			getFails:    true,
+			wantErr:     true,
+			statusCode:  http.StatusInternalServerError,
+		},
+		{
+			description: "delete still in progress",
+			getFails:    false,
+			wantErr:     true,
+			statusCode:  http.StatusOK,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.description, func(t *testing.T) {
+			client := &apiClientMock{
+				getFails:        tt.getFails,
+				returnInstance:  false,
+				statusCode:      tt.statusCode,
+				getLogsResponse: nil,
+			}
+			handler := DeleteLogsInstanceWaitHandler(context.Background(), client, projectId, region, instanceId)
+			_, err := handler.SetTimeout(10 * time.Millisecond).WaitWithContext(context.Background())
+			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+				t.Fatalf("handler error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}