Cloud Workstations audit logging

This document describes audit logging for Cloud Workstations. Google Cloud services write audit logs that record administrative activities and accesses within your Google Cloud resources. For more information, see Cloud Audit Logs overview.

This page was last generated on 2024-05-23 18:11:15 UTC.

Service name

Cloud Workstations audit logs use the service name workstations.googleapis.com.

Methods by permission type

Methods that check DATA_READ, DATA_WRITE, and ADMIN_READ permission types are Data Access audit logs. Methods that check ADMIN_WRITE permission types are Admin Activity audit logs.

Permission type Methods
ADMIN_READ GetIamPolicy
google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.GenerateAccessToken
google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.GetWorkstation
google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.GetWorkstationCluster
google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.GetWorkstationConfig
google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.ListWorkstationClusters
google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.ListWorkstationConfigs
google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.ListWorkstations
google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.GenerateAccessToken
google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.GetWorkstation
google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.GetWorkstationCluster
google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.GetWorkstationConfig
google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.ListWorkstationClusters
google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.ListWorkstationConfigs
google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.ListWorkstations
ADMIN_WRITE SetIamPolicy
google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.CreateWorkstation
google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.CreateWorkstationCluster
google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.CreateWorkstationConfig
google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.DeleteWorkstation
google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.DeleteWorkstationCluster
google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.DeleteWorkstationConfig
google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.StartWorkstation
google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.StopWorkstation
google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.UpdateWorkstation
google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.UpdateWorkstationConfig
google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.CreateWorkstation
google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.CreateWorkstationCluster
google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.CreateWorkstationConfig
google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.DeleteWorkstation
google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.DeleteWorkstationCluster
google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.DeleteWorkstationConfig
google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.StartWorkstation
google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.StopWorkstation
google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.UpdateWorkstation
google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.UpdateWorkstationCluster
google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.UpdateWorkstationConfig

Audit logs per API interface

For information about which permissions are evaluated and how for each method, see the Identity and Access Management documentation for Cloud Workstations.

google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations

Details about audit logs associated with methods belonging to google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.

google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.CreateWorkstation

  • Method: google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.CreateWorkstation
  • Audit log Type: Admin Activity
  • Permissions:
    • workstations.workstations.create - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a Long Running Operation or Streaming: Long Running Operation
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.CreateWorkstation"

google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.CreateWorkstationCluster

  • Method: google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.CreateWorkstationCluster
  • Audit log Type: Admin Activity
  • Permissions:
    • workstations.workstationClusters.create - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a Long Running Operation or Streaming: Long Running Operation
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.CreateWorkstationCluster"

google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.CreateWorkstationConfig

  • Method: google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.CreateWorkstationConfig
  • Audit log Type: Admin Activity
  • Permissions:
    • workstations.workstationConfigs.create - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a Long Running Operation or Streaming: Long Running Operation
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.CreateWorkstationConfig"

google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.DeleteWorkstation

  • Method: google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.DeleteWorkstation
  • Audit log Type: Admin Activity
  • Permissions:
    • workstations.workstations.delete - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a Long Running Operation or Streaming: Long Running Operation
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.DeleteWorkstation"

google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.DeleteWorkstationCluster

  • Method: google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.DeleteWorkstationCluster
  • Audit log Type: Admin Activity
  • Permissions:
    • workstations.workstationClusters.delete - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a Long Running Operation or Streaming: Long Running Operation
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.DeleteWorkstationCluster"

google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.DeleteWorkstationConfig

  • Method: google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.DeleteWorkstationConfig
  • Audit log Type: Admin Activity
  • Permissions:
    • workstations.workstationConfigs.delete - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a Long Running Operation or Streaming: Long Running Operation
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.DeleteWorkstationConfig"

google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.GenerateAccessToken

  • Method: google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.GenerateAccessToken
  • Audit log Type: Data Access
  • Permissions:
    • workstations.workstations.use - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a Long Running Operation or Streaming: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.GenerateAccessToken"

google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.GetWorkstation

  • Method: google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.GetWorkstation
  • Audit log Type: Data Access
  • Permissions:
    • workstations.workstations.get - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a Long Running Operation or Streaming: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.GetWorkstation"

google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.GetWorkstationCluster

  • Method: google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.GetWorkstationCluster
  • Audit log Type: Data Access
  • Permissions:
    • workstations.workstationClusters.get - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a Long Running Operation or Streaming: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.GetWorkstationCluster"

google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.GetWorkstationConfig

  • Method: google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.GetWorkstationConfig
  • Audit log Type: Data Access
  • Permissions:
    • workstations.workstationConfigs.get - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a Long Running Operation or Streaming: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.GetWorkstationConfig"

google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.ListWorkstationClusters

  • Method: google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.ListWorkstationClusters
  • Audit log Type: Data Access
  • Permissions:
    • workstations.workstationClusters.list - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a Long Running Operation or Streaming: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.ListWorkstationClusters"

google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.ListWorkstationConfigs

  • Method: google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.ListWorkstationConfigs
  • Audit log Type: Data Access
  • Permissions:
    • workstations.workstationConfigs.list - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a Long Running Operation or Streaming: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.ListWorkstationConfigs"

google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.ListWorkstations

  • Method: google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.ListWorkstations
  • Audit log Type: Data Access
  • Permissions:
    • workstations.workstations.list - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a Long Running Operation or Streaming: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.ListWorkstations"

google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.StartWorkstation

  • Method: google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.StartWorkstation
  • Audit log Type: Admin Activity
  • Permissions:
    • workstations.workstations.start - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a Long Running Operation or Streaming: Long Running Operation
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.StartWorkstation"

google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.StopWorkstation

  • Method: google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.StopWorkstation
  • Audit log Type: Admin Activity
  • Permissions:
    • workstations.workstations.stop - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a Long Running Operation or Streaming: Long Running Operation
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.StopWorkstation"

google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.UpdateWorkstation

  • Method: google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.UpdateWorkstation
  • Audit log Type: Admin Activity
  • Permissions:
    • workstations.workstations.update - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a Long Running Operation or Streaming: Long Running Operation
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.UpdateWorkstation"

google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.UpdateWorkstationConfig

  • Method: google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.UpdateWorkstationConfig
  • Audit log Type: Admin Activity
  • Permissions:
    • workstations.workstationConfigs.update - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a Long Running Operation or Streaming: Long Running Operation
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.UpdateWorkstationConfig"

google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations

Details about audit logs associated with methods belonging to google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.

google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.CreateWorkstation

  • Method: google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.CreateWorkstation
  • Audit log Type: Admin Activity
  • Permissions:
    • workstations.workstations.create - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a Long Running Operation or Streaming: Long Running Operation
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.CreateWorkstation"

google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.CreateWorkstationCluster

  • Method: google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.CreateWorkstationCluster
  • Audit log Type: Admin Activity
  • Permissions:
    • workstations.workstationClusters.create - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a Long Running Operation or Streaming: Long Running Operation
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.CreateWorkstationCluster"

google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.CreateWorkstationConfig

  • Method: google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.CreateWorkstationConfig
  • Audit log Type: Admin Activity
  • Permissions:
    • workstations.workstationConfigs.create - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a Long Running Operation or Streaming: Long Running Operation
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.CreateWorkstationConfig"

google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.DeleteWorkstation

  • Method: google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.DeleteWorkstation
  • Audit log Type: Admin Activity
  • Permissions:
    • workstations.workstations.delete - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a Long Running Operation or Streaming: Long Running Operation
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.DeleteWorkstation"

google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.DeleteWorkstationCluster

  • Method: google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.DeleteWorkstationCluster
  • Audit log Type: Admin Activity
  • Permissions:
    • workstations.workstationClusters.delete - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a Long Running Operation or Streaming: Long Running Operation
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.DeleteWorkstationCluster"

google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.DeleteWorkstationConfig

  • Method: google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.DeleteWorkstationConfig
  • Audit log Type: Admin Activity
  • Permissions:
    • workstations.workstationConfigs.delete - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a Long Running Operation or Streaming: Long Running Operation
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.DeleteWorkstationConfig"

google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.GenerateAccessToken

  • Method: google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.GenerateAccessToken
  • Audit log Type: Data Access
  • Permissions:
    • workstations.workstations.use - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a Long Running Operation or Streaming: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.GenerateAccessToken"

google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.GetWorkstation

  • Method: google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.GetWorkstation
  • Audit log Type: Data Access
  • Permissions:
    • workstations.workstations.get - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a Long Running Operation or Streaming: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.GetWorkstation"

google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.GetWorkstationCluster

  • Method: google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.GetWorkstationCluster
  • Audit log Type: Data Access
  • Permissions:
    • workstations.workstationClusters.get - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a Long Running Operation or Streaming: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.GetWorkstationCluster"

google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.GetWorkstationConfig

  • Method: google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.GetWorkstationConfig
  • Audit log Type: Data Access
  • Permissions:
    • workstations.workstationConfigs.get - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a Long Running Operation or Streaming: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.GetWorkstationConfig"

google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.ListWorkstationClusters

  • Method: google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.ListWorkstationClusters
  • Audit log Type: Data Access
  • Permissions:
    • workstations.workstationClusters.list - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a Long Running Operation or Streaming: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.ListWorkstationClusters"

google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.ListWorkstationConfigs

  • Method: google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.ListWorkstationConfigs
  • Audit log Type: Data Access
  • Permissions:
    • workstations.workstationConfigs.list - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a Long Running Operation or Streaming: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.ListWorkstationConfigs"

google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.ListWorkstations

  • Method: google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.ListWorkstations
  • Audit log Type: Data Access
  • Permissions:
    • workstations.workstations.list - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a Long Running Operation or Streaming: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.ListWorkstations"

google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.StartWorkstation

  • Method: google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.StartWorkstation
  • Audit log Type: Admin Activity
  • Permissions:
    • workstations.workstations.start - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a Long Running Operation or Streaming: Long Running Operation
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.StartWorkstation"

google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.StopWorkstation

  • Method: google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.StopWorkstation
  • Audit log Type: Admin Activity
  • Permissions:
    • workstations.workstations.stop - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a Long Running Operation or Streaming: Long Running Operation
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.StopWorkstation"

google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.UpdateWorkstation

  • Method: google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.UpdateWorkstation
  • Audit log Type: Admin Activity
  • Permissions:
    • workstations.workstations.update - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a Long Running Operation or Streaming: Long Running Operation
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.UpdateWorkstation"

google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.UpdateWorkstationCluster

  • Method: google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.UpdateWorkstationCluster
  • Audit log Type: Admin Activity
  • Permissions:
    • workstations.workstationClusters.update - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a Long Running Operation or Streaming: Long Running Operation
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.UpdateWorkstationCluster"

google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.UpdateWorkstationConfig

  • Method: google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.UpdateWorkstationConfig
  • Audit log Type: Admin Activity
  • Permissions:
    • workstations.workstationConfigs.update - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a Long Running Operation or Streaming: Long Running Operation
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.UpdateWorkstationConfig"

google.iam.v1.IAMPolicy

Details about audit logs associated with methods belonging to google.iam.v1.IAMPolicy.

GetIamPolicy

  • Method: GetIamPolicy
  • Audit log Type: Data Access
  • Permissions:
    • workstations.workstationConfigs.getIamPolicy - ADMIN_READ
    • workstations.workstations.getIamPolicy - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a Long Running Operation or Streaming: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="GetIamPolicy"

SetIamPolicy

  • Method: SetIamPolicy
  • Audit log Type: Admin Activity
  • Permissions:
    • workstations.workstationConfigs.setIamPolicy - ADMIN_WRITE
    • workstations.workstations.setIamPolicy - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a Long Running Operation or Streaming: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="SetIamPolicy"

Methods that don't produce audit logs

Generally methods don't produce audit logs because they are high volume and doing so would be very expensive, or because the method has low auditing value, or because another audit or platform log already provides coverage for what the method does.

The following methods don't produce audit logs:

  • google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.ListUsableWorkstationConfigs
  • google.cloud.workstations.v1.Workstations.ListUsableWorkstations
  • google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.ListUsableWorkstationConfigs
  • google.cloud.workstations.v1beta.Workstations.ListUsableWorkstations