Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud

2018/08/07 - Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud - 3 updated api methods

Changes  Amazon VPC Flow Logs adds support for delivering flow logs directly to S3

CreateFlowLogs (updated) Link ¶
Changes (request)
{'DryRun': 'boolean',
 'LogDestination': 'string',
 'LogDestinationType': 'cloud-watch-logs | s3'}

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 Virtual Private Cloud 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 Virtual Private Cloud User Guide .

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

client.create_flow_logs(
    DryRun=True|False,
    ClientToken='string',
    DeliverLogsPermissionArn='string',
    LogGroupName='string',
    ResourceIds=[
        'string',
    ],
    ResourceType='VPC'|'Subnet'|'NetworkInterface',
    TrafficType='ACCEPT'|'REJECT'|'ALL',
    LogDestinationType='cloud-watch-logs'|'s3',
    LogDestination='string'
)
type DryRun

boolean

param DryRun

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 .

type ClientToken

string

param ClientToken

Unique, case-sensitive identifier that you provide to ensure the idempotency of the request. For more information, see How to Ensure Idempotency .

type DeliverLogsPermissionArn

string

param DeliverLogsPermissionArn

The ARN for the IAM role that's used to post flow logs to a log group.

type LogGroupName

string

param LogGroupName

The name of the log group.

type ResourceIds

list

param ResourceIds

[REQUIRED]

One or more subnet, network interface, or VPC IDs.

Constraints: Maximum of 1000 resources

  • (string) --

type ResourceType

string

param ResourceType

[REQUIRED]

The type of resource on which to create the flow log.

type TrafficType

string

param TrafficType

[REQUIRED]

The type of traffic to log.

type LogDestinationType

string

param LogDestinationType

Specifies the type of destination to which the flow log data is to be published. Flow log data can be published to CloudWatch Logs or Amazon S3. To publish flow log data to CloudWatch Logs, specify cloud-watch-logs . To publish flow log data to Amazon S3, specify s3 .

Default: cloud-watch-logs

type LogDestination

string

param LogDestination

Specifies the destination to which the flow log data is to be published. Flow log data can be published to an CloudWatch Logs log group or an Amazon S3 bucket. The value specified for this parameter depends on the value specified for LogDestinationType.

If LogDestinationType is not specified or cloud-watch-logs , specify the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the CloudWatch Logs log group.

If LogDestinationType is s3 , specify the ARN of the Amazon S3 bucket. You can also specify a subfolder in the bucket. To specify a subfolder in the bucket, use the following ARN format: bucket_ARN/subfolder_name/ . For example, to specify a subfolder named my-logs in a bucket named my-bucket , use the following ARN: arn:aws:s3:::my-bucket/my-logs/ .

rtype

dict

returns

Response Syntax

{
    'ClientToken': 'string',
    'FlowLogIds': [
        'string',
    ],
    'Unsuccessful': [
        {
            'Error': {
                'Code': 'string',
                'Message': 'string'
            },
            'ResourceId': 'string'
        },
    ]
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) --

    Contains the output of CreateFlowLogs.

    • ClientToken (string) --

      Unique, case-sensitive identifier that you provide to ensure the idempotency of the request.

    • FlowLogIds (list) --

      The IDs of the flow logs.

      • (string) --

    • Unsuccessful (list) --

      Information about the flow logs that could not be created successfully.

      • (dict) --

        Information about items that were not successfully processed in a batch call.

        • Error (dict) --

          Information about the error.

          • Code (string) --

            The error code.

          • Message (string) --

            The error message accompanying the error code.

        • ResourceId (string) --

          The ID of the resource.

DeleteFlowLogs (updated) Link ¶
Changes (request)
{'DryRun': 'boolean'}

Deletes one or more flow logs.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

client.delete_flow_logs(
    DryRun=True|False,
    FlowLogIds=[
        'string',
    ]
)
type DryRun

boolean

param DryRun

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 .

type FlowLogIds

list

param FlowLogIds

[REQUIRED]

One or more flow log IDs.

  • (string) --

rtype

dict

returns

Response Syntax

{
    'Unsuccessful': [
        {
            'Error': {
                'Code': 'string',
                'Message': 'string'
            },
            'ResourceId': 'string'
        },
    ]
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) --

    Contains the output of DeleteFlowLogs.

    • Unsuccessful (list) --

      Information about the flow logs that could not be deleted successfully.

      • (dict) --

        Information about items that were not successfully processed in a batch call.

        • Error (dict) --

          Information about the error.

          • Code (string) --

            The error code.

          • Message (string) --

            The error message accompanying the error code.

        • ResourceId (string) --

          The ID of the resource.

DescribeFlowLogs (updated) Link ¶
Changes (request, response)
Request
{'DryRun': 'boolean'}
Response
{'FlowLogs': {'LogDestination': 'string',
              'LogDestinationType': 'cloud-watch-logs | s3'}}

Describes one or more flow logs. To view the information in your flow logs (the log streams for the network interfaces), you must use the CloudWatch Logs console or the CloudWatch Logs API.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

client.describe_flow_logs(
    DryRun=True|False,
    Filter=[
        {
            'Name': 'string',
            'Values': [
                'string',
            ]
        },
    ],
    FlowLogIds=[
        'string',
    ],
    MaxResults=123,
    NextToken='string'
)
type DryRun

boolean

param DryRun

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 .

type Filter

list

param Filter

One or more filters.

  • deliver-log-status - The status of the logs delivery (SUCCESS | FAILED ).

  • log-destination-type - The type of destination to which the flow log publishes data. Possible destination types include cloud-watch-logs and S3 .

  • 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 ).

  • (dict) --

    A filter name and value pair that is used to return a more specific list of results from a describe operation. Filters can be used to match a set of resources by specific criteria, such as tags, attributes, or IDs. The filters supported by a describe operation are documented with the describe operation. For example:

    • DescribeAvailabilityZones

    • DescribeImages

    • DescribeInstances

    • DescribeKeyPairs

    • DescribeSecurityGroups

    • DescribeSnapshots

    • DescribeSubnets

    • DescribeTags

    • DescribeVolumes

    • DescribeVpcs

    • Name (string) --

      The name of the filter. Filter names are case-sensitive.

    • Values (list) --

      One or more filter values. Filter values are case-sensitive.

      • (string) --

type FlowLogIds

list

param FlowLogIds

One or more flow log IDs.

  • (string) --

type MaxResults

integer

param MaxResults

The maximum number of results to return for the request in a single page. The remaining results can be seen by sending another request with the returned NextToken value. This value can be between 5 and 1000. If MaxResults is given a value larger than 1000, only 1000 results are returned. You cannot specify this parameter and the flow log IDs parameter in the same request.

type NextToken

string

param NextToken

The token to retrieve the next page of results.

rtype

dict

returns

Response Syntax

{
    'FlowLogs': [
        {
            'CreationTime': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
            'DeliverLogsErrorMessage': 'string',
            'DeliverLogsPermissionArn': 'string',
            'DeliverLogsStatus': 'string',
            'FlowLogId': 'string',
            'FlowLogStatus': 'string',
            'LogGroupName': 'string',
            'ResourceId': 'string',
            'TrafficType': 'ACCEPT'|'REJECT'|'ALL',
            'LogDestinationType': 'cloud-watch-logs'|'s3',
            'LogDestination': 'string'
        },
    ],
    'NextToken': 'string'
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) --

    Contains the output of DescribeFlowLogs.

    • FlowLogs (list) --

      Information about the flow logs.

      • (dict) --

        Describes a flow log.

        • CreationTime (datetime) --

          The date and time the flow log was created.

        • DeliverLogsErrorMessage (string) --

          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 (string) --

          The ARN of the IAM role that posts logs to CloudWatch Logs.

        • DeliverLogsStatus (string) --

          The status of the logs delivery (SUCCESS | FAILED ).

        • FlowLogId (string) --

          The flow log ID.

        • FlowLogStatus (string) --

          The status of the flow log (ACTIVE ).

        • LogGroupName (string) --

          The name of the flow log group.

        • ResourceId (string) --

          The ID of the resource on which the flow log was created.

        • TrafficType (string) --

          The type of traffic captured for the flow log.

        • LogDestinationType (string) --

          Specifies the type of destination to which the flow log data is published. Flow log data can be published to CloudWatch Logs or Amazon S3.

        • LogDestination (string) --

          Specifies the destination to which the flow log data is published. Flow log data can be published to an CloudWatch Logs log group or an Amazon S3 bucket. If the flow log publishes to CloudWatch Logs, this element indicates the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the CloudWatch Logs log group to which the data is published. If the flow log publishes to Amazon S3, this element indicates the ARN of the Amazon S3 bucket to which the data is published.

    • NextToken (string) --

      The token to use to retrieve the next page of results. This value is null when there are no more results to return.