diff --git a/src/api2/node/syslog.rs b/src/api2/node/syslog.rs
index 3a3b9fbd..2a43ece7 100644
--- a/src/api2/node/syslog.rs
+++ b/src/api2/node/syslog.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@ use std::process::{Command, Stdio};
 use failure::*;
 use serde_json::{json, Value};
 
-use proxmox::{sortable, identity};
-use proxmox::api::{ApiHandler, ApiMethod, Router, RpcEnvironment};
-use proxmox::api::schema::*;
+use proxmox::api::{api, ApiMethod, Router, RpcEnvironment};
 
 use crate::api2::types::*;
 
@@ -71,6 +69,61 @@ fn dump_journal(
     Ok((count, lines))
 }
 
+#[api(
+    protected: true,
+    input: {
+        properties: {
+            node: {
+                schema: NODE_SCHEMA,
+            },
+            start: {
+                type: Integer,
+                description: "Start line number.",
+                minimum: 0,
+                optional: true,
+            },
+            limit: {
+                type: Integer,
+                description: "Max. number of lines.",
+                optional: true,
+                minimum: 0,
+            },
+            since: {
+                type: String,
+                optional: true,
+                description: "Display all log since this date-time string.",
+	        format: &SYSTEMD_DATETIME_FORMAT,
+            },
+            until: {
+                type: String,
+                optional: true,
+                description: "Display all log until this date-time string.",
+	        format: &SYSTEMD_DATETIME_FORMAT,
+            },
+            service: {
+                type: String,
+                optional: true,
+                description: "Service ID.",
+                max_length: 128,
+            },
+        },
+    },
+    returns: {
+        type: Object,
+        description: "Returns a list of syslog entries.",
+        properties: {
+            n: {
+                type: Integer,
+                description: "Line number.",
+            },
+            t: {
+                type: String,
+                description: "Line text.",
+            }
+        },
+    },
+)]
+/// Read syslog entries.
 fn get_syslog(
     param: Value,
     _info: &ApiMethod,
@@ -89,45 +142,6 @@ fn get_syslog(
     Ok(json!(lines))
 }
 
-#[sortable]
 pub const ROUTER: Router = Router::new()
-    .get(
-        &ApiMethod::new(
-            &ApiHandler::Sync(&get_syslog),
-            &ObjectSchema::new(
-                "Read server time and time zone settings.",
-                &sorted!([
-                    ("node", false, &NODE_SCHEMA),
-                    ("start", true, &IntegerSchema::new("Start line number.")
-                     .minimum(0)
-                     .schema()
-                    ),
-                    ("limit", true, &IntegerSchema::new("Max. number of lines.")
-                     .minimum(0)
-                     .schema()
-                    ),
-                    ("since", true, &StringSchema::new("Display all log since this date-time string.")
-	             .format(&SYSTEMD_DATETIME_FORMAT)
-                     .schema()
-                    ),
-                    ("until", true, &StringSchema::new("Display all log until this date-time string.")
-	             .format(&SYSTEMD_DATETIME_FORMAT)
-                     .schema()
-                    ),
-                    ("service", true, &StringSchema::new("Service ID.")
-                     .max_length(128)
-                     .schema()
-                    ),
-                ]),
-            )
-        ).returns(
-            &ObjectSchema::new(
-                "Returns a list of syslog entries.",
-                &sorted!([
-                    ("n", false, &IntegerSchema::new("Line number.").schema()),
-                    ("t", false, &StringSchema::new("Line text.").schema()),
-                ]),
-            ).schema()
-        ).protected(true)
-    );
+    .get(&API_METHOD_GET_SYSLOG);