Is "Async" keyword the only requirement to make NLog logging asynchronous?

Question

I am writing to a target database. In my targets section, I have marked async as true. Do I still need to write code to my web service to make logging async or framework takes care of it?

<targets async="true">

Answer 1

Yes, only the async attribute is needed (in your config)

The async keyword in C# isn't needed.

PS: Be aware that the async attribute will discard by default if you write more then 10000 events in a short time. If you need more control, then use the asyncWrapper instead of the async attribute. See docs