Amazon EC2 Ec2 Flow Log API
The Ec2 Flow Log API from Amazon EC2 — 3 operation(s) for ec2 flow log.
The Ec2 Flow Log API from Amazon EC2 — 3 operation(s) for ec2 flow log.
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openapi: 3.2.0
info:
title: Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud Flow Log API
version: '2016-11-15'
description: Generated from AWS's published Smithy model for Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud. 3 operation(s).
contact:
name: Amazon Web Services
url: https://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/
license:
name: Apache 2.0
identifier: Apache-2.0
url: https://github.com/aws/api-models-aws/blob/main/LICENSE
servers:
- url: https://ec2.{region}.amazonaws.com
variables:
region:
default: us-east-1
security:
- sigv4: []
tags:
- name: Flow Log
paths:
/?Action=CreateFlowLogs:
post:
operationId: CreateFlowLogs
summary: Create Flow Logs
description: Creates one or more flow logs to capture information about IP traffic for a specific network interface, subnet, or VPC. Flow log data for a monitored network interface is recorded as flow log records, which are log events consisting of fields that describe the traffic flow. For more information, see Flow log records in the Amazon VPC User Guide. When publishing to CloudWatch Logs, flow log records are published to a log group, and each network interface has a unique log stream in the log group. When publishing to Amazon S3, flow log records for all of the monitored network interfaces are published to a single log file object that is stored in the specified bucket. For more information, see VPC Flow Logs in the Amazon VPC User Guide.
responses:
'200':
description: Success
content:
text/xml:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateFlowLogsResult'
requestBody:
required: true
content:
application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
schema:
allOf:
- type: object
required:
- Action
- Version
properties:
Action:
type: string
const: CreateFlowLogs
Version:
type: string
const: '2016-11-15'
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateFlowLogsRequest'
tags:
- Flow Log
/?Action=DeleteFlowLogs:
post:
operationId: DeleteFlowLogs
summary: Delete Flow Logs
description: Deletes one or more flow logs.
responses:
'200':
description: Success
content:
text/xml:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/DeleteFlowLogsResult'
requestBody:
required: true
content:
application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
schema:
allOf:
- type: object
required:
- Action
- Version
properties:
Action:
type: string
const: DeleteFlowLogs
Version:
type: string
const: '2016-11-15'
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/DeleteFlowLogsRequest'
tags:
- Flow Log
/?Action=DescribeFlowLogs:
post:
operationId: DescribeFlowLogs
summary: Describe Flow Logs
description: Describes one or more flow logs. To view the published flow log records, you must view the log destination. For example, the CloudWatch Logs log group, the Amazon S3 bucket, or the Kinesis Data Firehose delivery stream.
responses:
'200':
description: Success
content:
text/xml:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/DescribeFlowLogsResult'
requestBody:
required: true
content:
application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
schema:
allOf:
- type: object
required:
- Action
- Version
properties:
Action:
type: string
const: DescribeFlowLogs
Version:
type: string
const: '2016-11-15'
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/DescribeFlowLogsRequest'
tags:
- Flow Log
components:
schemas:
DeleteFlowLogsResult:
type: object
properties:
Unsuccessful:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/UnsuccessfulItem'
description: Information about the flow logs that could not be deleted successfully.
DestinationOptionsResponse:
type: object
properties:
FileFormat:
type: string
enum:
- plain-text
- parquet
description: The format for the flow log.
HiveCompatiblePartitions:
type: boolean
description: Indicates whether to use Hive-compatible prefixes for flow logs stored in Amazon S3.
PerHourPartition:
type: boolean
description: Indicates whether to partition the flow log per hour.
TagFieldSpecificationResponse:
type: object
properties:
ResourceType:
type: string
enum:
- network-interface
- instance
- auto-scaling-group
description: The resource type for the tag keys associated with the Flow Logs Amazon EC2 Tags feature fields in your custom log format.
TagKeys:
type: array
items:
type: string
description: The tag keys on your tagged resources to be displayed by the Flow Logs Amazon EC2 Tags feature fields in your custom log format.
FlowLog:
type: object
properties:
CreationTime:
type: string
format: date-time
description: The date and time the flow log was created.
DeliverLogsErrorMessage:
type: string
description: Information about the error that occurred. Rate limited indicates that CloudWatch Logs throttling has been applied for one or more network interfaces, or that you've reached the limit on the number of log groups that you can create. Access error indicates that the IAM role associated with the flow log does not have sufficient permissions to publish to CloudWatch Logs. Unknown error indicates an internal error.
DeliverLogsPermissionArn:
type: string
description: The ARN of the IAM role allows the service to publish logs to CloudWatch Logs.
DeliverCrossAccountRole:
type: string
description: The ARN of the IAM role that allows the service to publish flow logs across accounts.
DeliverLogsStatus:
type: string
description: The status of the logs delivery (SUCCESS | FAILED).
FlowLogId:
type: string
description: The ID of the flow log.
FlowLogStatus:
type: string
description: The status of the flow log (ACTIVE).
LogGroupName:
type: string
description: The name of the flow log group.
ResourceId:
type: string
description: The ID of the resource being monitored.
TrafficType:
type: string
enum:
- ACCEPT
- REJECT
- ALL
description: The type of traffic captured for the flow log.
LogDestinationType:
type: string
enum:
- cloud-watch-logs
- s3
- kinesis-data-firehose
description: The type of destination for the flow log data.
LogDestination:
type: string
description: The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the destination for the flow log data.
LogFormat:
type: string
description: The format of the flow log record.
Tags:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Tag'
description: The tags for the flow log.
MaxAggregationInterval:
type: integer
description: 'The maximum interval of time, in seconds, during which a flow of packets is captured and aggregated into a flow log record. When a network interface is attached to a Nitro-based instance, the aggregation interval is always 60 seconds (1 minute) or less, regardless of the specified value. Valid Values: 60 | 600'
DestinationOptions:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/DestinationOptionsResponse'
TagFieldSpecifications:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/TagFieldSpecificationResponse'
description: The tag configuration associated with the Flow Logs Amazon EC2 Tags feature fields in your custom log format.
Tag:
type: object
properties:
Key:
type: string
description: 'The key of the tag. Constraints: Tag keys are case-sensitive and accept a maximum of 127 Unicode characters. May not begin with aws:.'
Value:
type: string
description: 'The value of the tag. Constraints: Tag values are case-sensitive and accept a maximum of 256 Unicode characters.'
UnsuccessfulItemError:
type: object
properties:
Code:
type: string
description: The error code.
Message:
type: string
description: The error message accompanying the error code.
DescribeFlowLogsResult:
type: object
properties:
FlowLogs:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/FlowLog'
description: Information about the flow logs.
NextToken:
type: string
description: The token to request the next page of items. This value is null when there are no more items to return.
DescribeFlowLogsRequest:
type: object
properties:
DryRun:
type: boolean
description: Checks whether you have the required permissions for the action, without actually making the request, and provides an error response. If you have the required permissions, the error response is DryRunOperation. Otherwise, it is UnauthorizedOperation.
Filter:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Filter'
description: 'One or more filters. deliver-log-status - The status of the logs delivery (SUCCESS | FAILED). log-destination-type - The type of destination for the flow log data (cloud-watch-logs | s3 | kinesis-data-firehose). flow-log-id - The ID of the flow log. log-group-name - The name of the log group. resource-id - The ID of the VPC, subnet, or network interface. traffic-type - The type of traffic (ACCEPT | REJECT | ALL). tag: - The key/value combination of a tag assigned to the resource. Use the tag key in the filter name and the tag value as the filter value. For example, to find all resources that h'
FlowLogIds:
type: array
items:
type: string
description: 'One or more flow log IDs. Constraint: Maximum of 1000 flow log IDs.'
MaxResults:
type: integer
description: The maximum number of items to return for this request. To get the next page of items, make another request with the token returned in the output. For more information, see Pagination.
NextToken:
type: string
description: The token to request the next page of items. Pagination continues from the end of the items returned by the previous request.
DeleteFlowLogsRequest:
type: object
properties:
DryRun:
type: boolean
description: Checks whether you have the required permissions for the action, without actually making the request, and provides an error response. If you have the required permissions, the error response is DryRunOperation. Otherwise, it is UnauthorizedOperation.
FlowLogIds:
type: array
items:
type: string
description: 'One or more flow log IDs. Constraint: Maximum of 1000 flow log IDs.'
required:
- FlowLogIds
CreateFlowLogsResult:
type: object
properties:
ClientToken:
type: string
description: Unique, case-sensitive identifier that you provide to ensure the idempotency of the request.
FlowLogIds:
type: array
items:
type: string
description: The IDs of the flow logs.
Unsuccessful:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/UnsuccessfulItem'
description: Information about the flow logs that could not be created successfully.
UnsuccessfulItem:
type: object
properties:
Error:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/UnsuccessfulItemError'
ResourceId:
type: string
description: The ID of the resource.
TagSpecification:
type: object
properties:
ResourceType:
type: string
enum:
- capacity-reservation
- client-vpn-endpoint
- customer-gateway
- carrier-gateway
- coip-pool
- declarative-policies-report
- dedicated-host
- dhcp-options
- egress-only-internet-gateway
- elastic-ip
- elastic-gpu
- export-image-task
- export-instance-task
- fleet
- fpga-image
- host-reservation
- image
- image-usage-report
- import-image-task
- import-snapshot-task
- instance
- instance-event-window
- internet-gateway
- ipam
- ipam-pool
- ipam-scope
- ipv4pool-ec2
- ipv6pool-ec2
- key-pair
- launch-template
- local-gateway
- local-gateway-route-table
- local-gateway-virtual-interface
- local-gateway-virtual-interface-group
- local-gateway-route-table-vpc-association
- local-gateway-route-table-virtual-interface-group-association
- natgateway
- network-acl
- network-interface
- network-insights-analysis
- network-insights-path
- network-insights-access-scope
- network-insights-access-scope-analysis
- outpost-lag
- placement-group
- prefix-list
- replace-root-volume-task
- reserved-instances
- route-table
- security-group
- security-group-rule
- service-link-virtual-interface
- snapshot
- spot-fleet-request
- spot-instances-request
- subnet
- subnet-cidr-reservation
- traffic-mirror-filter
- traffic-mirror-session
- traffic-mirror-target
- transit-gateway
- transit-gateway-attachment
- transit-gateway-connect-peer
- transit-gateway-multicast-domain
- transit-gateway-policy-table
- transit-gateway-metering-policy
- transit-gateway-route-table
- transit-gateway-route-table-announcement
- volume
- vpc
- vpc-endpoint
- vpc-endpoint-connection
- vpc-endpoint-service
- vpc-endpoint-service-permission
- vpc-peering-connection
- vpn-connection
- vpn-gateway
- vpc-flow-log
- capacity-reservation-fleet
- traffic-mirror-filter-rule
- vpc-endpoint-connection-device-type
- verified-access-instance
- verified-access-group
- verified-access-endpoint
- verified-access-policy
- verified-access-trust-provider
- vpn-connection-device-type
- vpc-block-public-access-exclusion
- vpc-encryption-control
- route-server
- route-server-endpoint
- route-server-peer
- ipam-resource-discovery
- ipam-resource-discovery-association
- instance-connect-endpoint
- verified-access-endpoint-target
- ipam-external-resource-verification-token
- capacity-block
- mac-modification-task
- ipam-prefix-list-resolver
- ipam-policy
- ipam-prefix-list-resolver-target
- ipam-internet-registry-association
- secondary-interface
- secondary-network
- secondary-subnet
- capacity-manager-data-export
- vpn-concentrator
- ipam-pool-allocation
- capacity-reservation-cancellation-quote
- application-status-check
- capacity-reservation-modification-quote
description: The type of resource to tag on creation.
Tags:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Tag'
description: The tags to apply to the resource.
TagFieldSpecificationRequest:
type: object
properties:
ResourceType:
type: string
enum:
- network-interface
- instance
- auto-scaling-group
description: The resource type for the tag keys associated with the Flow Logs Amazon EC2 Tags feature fields in your custom log format.
TagKeys:
type: array
items:
type: string
description: The tag keys on your tagged resources to be displayed by the Flow Logs Amazon EC2 Tags feature fields in your custom log format.
CreateFlowLogsRequest:
type: object
properties:
DryRun:
type: boolean
description: Checks whether you have the required permissions for the action, without actually making the request, and provides an error response. If you have the required permissions, the error response is DryRunOperation. Otherwise, it is UnauthorizedOperation.
ClientToken:
type: string
description: Unique, case-sensitive identifier that you provide to ensure the idempotency of the request. For more information, see How to ensure idempotency.
DeliverLogsPermissionArn:
type: string
description: The ARN of the IAM role that allows Amazon EC2 to publish flow logs to the log destination. This parameter is required if the destination type is cloud-watch-logs, or if the destination type is kinesis-data-firehose and the delivery stream and the resources to monitor are in different accounts.
DeliverCrossAccountRole:
type: string
description: The ARN of the IAM role that allows Amazon EC2 to publish flow logs across accounts.
LogGroupName:
type: string
description: The name of a new or existing CloudWatch Logs log group where Amazon EC2 publishes your flow logs. This parameter is valid only if the destination type is cloud-watch-logs.
ResourceIds:
type: array
items:
type: string
description: 'The IDs of the resources to monitor. For example, if the resource type is VPC, specify the IDs of the VPCs. Constraints: Maximum of 25 for transit gateway resource types. Maximum of 300 for the other resource types.'
ResourceType:
type: string
enum:
- VPC
- Subnet
- NetworkInterface
- TransitGateway
- TransitGatewayAttachment
- RegionalNatGateway
description: The type of resource to monitor.
TrafficType:
type: string
enum:
- ACCEPT
- REJECT
- ALL
description: The type of traffic to monitor (accepted traffic, rejected traffic, or all traffic). This parameter is not supported for transit gateway resource types. It is required for the other resource types.
LogDestinationType:
type: string
enum:
- cloud-watch-logs
- s3
- kinesis-data-firehose
description: 'The type of destination for the flow log data. Default: cloud-watch-logs'
LogDestination:
type: string
description: 'The destination for the flow log data. The meaning of this parameter depends on the destination type. If the destination type is cloud-watch-logs, specify the ARN of a CloudWatch Logs log group. For example: arn:aws:logs:region:account_id:log-group:my_group Alternatively, use the LogGroupName parameter. If the destination type is s3, specify the ARN of an S3 bucket. For example: arn:aws:s3:::my_bucket/my_subfolder/ The subfolder is optional. Note that you can''t use AWSLogs as a subfolder name. If the destination type is kinesis-data-firehose, specify the ARN of a Kinesis Data Firehose delivery'
LogFormat:
type: string
description: The fields to include in the flow log record. List the fields in the order in which they should appear. If you omit this parameter, the flow log is created using the default format. If you specify this parameter, you must include at least one field. For more information about the available fields, see Flow log records in the Amazon VPC User Guide or Transit Gateway Flow Log records in the Amazon Web Services Transit Gateway Guide. Specify the fields using the ${field-id} format, separated by spaces.
TagSpecifications:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/TagSpecification'
description: The tags to apply to the flow logs.
MaxAggregationInterval:
type: integer
description: 'The maximum interval of time during which a flow of packets is captured and aggregated into a flow log record. The possible values are 60 seconds (1 minute) or 600 seconds (10 minutes). This parameter must be 60 seconds for transit gateway resource types. When a network interface is attached to a Nitro-based instance, the aggregation interval is always 60 seconds or less, regardless of the value that you specify. Default: 600'
DestinationOptions:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/DestinationOptionsRequest'
TagFieldSpecifications:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/TagFieldSpecificationRequest'
description: The tag configuration associated with the Flow Logs Amazon EC2 Tags feature fields in your custom log format.
required:
- ResourceIds
- ResourceType
DestinationOptionsRequest:
type: object
properties:
FileFormat:
type: string
enum:
- plain-text
- parquet
description: The format for the flow log. The default is plain-text.
HiveCompatiblePartitions:
type: boolean
description: Indicates whether to use Hive-compatible prefixes for flow logs stored in Amazon S3. The default is false.
PerHourPartition:
type: boolean
description: Indicates whether to partition the flow log per hour. This reduces the cost and response time for queries. The default is false.
Filter:
type: object
properties:
Name:
type: string
description: The name of the filter. Filter names are case-sensitive.
Values:
type: array
items:
type: string
description: The filter values. Filter values are case-sensitive. If you specify multiple values for a filter, the values are joined with an OR, and the request returns all results that match any of the specified values.
securitySchemes:
sigv4:
type: apiKey
in: header
name: Authorization
description: AWS Signature Version 4. The Authorization header carries an AWS4-HMAC-SHA256 signature over the canonical request, with X-Amz-Date (and X-Amz-Security-Token for temporary credentials). Not a bearer token.
x-aws-sigv4:
signingName: ec2
x-provenance:
method: harvested
publisher: Amazon Web Services
source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aws/api-models-aws/582e55931c45b944739742a2c1620b6026dd2d13/models/ec2/service/2016-11-15/ec2-2016-11-15.json
note: converted by smithy-to-openapi.py from AWS's Smithy model (roadmap#1001)