Cloud Logging audit logging

This document describes audit logging for Cloud Logging. Google Cloud services generate audit logs that record administrative and access activities within your Google Cloud resources. To learn more about Cloud Audit Logs, refer to the following documentation pages:

Service name

Cloud Logging audit logs use the service name logging.googleapis.com. Filter for this service: 

    protoPayload.serviceName="logging.googleapis.com"

Methods by permission type

Each IAM permission has a type property, whose value is an enum that can be one of four values: ADMIN_READ, ADMIN_WRITE, DATA_READ, or DATA_WRITE. When you call a method, Cloud Logging generates an audit log whose category is dependent on the type property of the permission required to perform the method. Methods that require an IAM permission with the type property value of DATA_READ, DATA_WRITE, or ADMIN_READ generate Data Access audit logs. Methods that require an IAM permission with the type property value of ADMIN_WRITE generate Admin Activity audit logs.

Permission type Methods
ADMIN_READ google.cloud.location.Locations.GetLocation
google.cloud.location.Locations.ListLocations
google.iam.v1.IAMPolicy.GetIamPolicy
google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.GetBucket
google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.GetCmekSettings
google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.GetExclusion
google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.GetLink
google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.GetSettings
google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.GetSink
google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.GetView
google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.ListBuckets
google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.ListExclusions
google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.ListLinks
google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.ListSinks
google.logging.v2.LoggingServiceV2.ListLogs
google.logging.v2.MetricsServiceV2.GetLogMetric
google.logging.v2.MetricsServiceV2.ListLogMetrics
ADMIN_WRITE google.iam.v1.IAMPolicy.SetIamPolicy
google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.CreateBucket
google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.CreateBucketAsync
google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.CreateExclusion
google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.CreateLink
google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.CreateSink
google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.CreateView
google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.DeleteBucket
google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.DeleteExclusion
google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.DeleteLink
google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.DeleteSink
google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.DeleteView
google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.UndeleteBucket
google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.UpdateBucket
google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.UpdateBucketAsync
google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.UpdateCmekSettings
google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.UpdateExclusion
google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.UpdateSettings
google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.UpdateSink
google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.UpdateView
google.logging.v2.LoggingServiceV2.DeleteLog
google.logging.v2.MetricsServiceV2.CreateLogMetric
google.logging.v2.MetricsServiceV2.DeleteLogMetric
google.logging.v2.MetricsServiceV2.UpdateLogMetric
google.longrunning.Operations.CancelOperation
DATA_READ google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.CopyLogEntries
google.logging.v2.LoggingServiceV2.ListLogEntries

API interface audit logs

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

google.cloud.location.Locations

The following section contains details about audit logs associated with methods belonging to google.cloud.location.Locations.

GetLocation

  • Method: google.cloud.location.Locations.GetLocation
  • Audit log type: Data access
  • Permissions:
    • logging.locations.get - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.location.Locations.GetLocation"

ListLocations

  • Method: google.cloud.location.Locations.ListLocations
  • Audit log type: Data access
  • Permissions:
    • logging.locations.list - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.location.Locations.ListLocations"

google.iam.v1.IAMPolicy

The following section contains details about audit logs associated with methods belonging to google.iam.v1.IAMPolicy.

GetIamPolicy

  • Method: google.iam.v1.IAMPolicy.GetIamPolicy
  • Audit log type: Data access
  • Permissions:
    • logging.views.getIamPolicy - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.iam.v1.IAMPolicy.GetIamPolicy"

SetIamPolicy

  • Method: google.iam.v1.IAMPolicy.SetIamPolicy
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • logging.views.setIamPolicy - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.iam.v1.IAMPolicy.SetIamPolicy"

google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2

The following section contains details about audit logs associated with methods belonging to google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.

CopyLogEntries

  • Method: google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.CopyLogEntries
  • Audit log type: Data access
  • Permissions:
    • logging.buckets.copyLogEntries - DATA_READ
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: Long-running operation
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.CopyLogEntries"

CreateBucket

  • Method: google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.CreateBucket
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • logging.buckets.create - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.CreateBucket"

CreateBucketAsync

  • Method: google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.CreateBucketAsync
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • logging.buckets.create - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: Long-running operation
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.CreateBucketAsync"

CreateExclusion

  • Method: google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.CreateExclusion
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • logging.exclusions.create - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.CreateExclusion"
  • Method: google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.CreateLink
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • logging.links.create - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: Long-running operation
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.CreateLink"

CreateSink

  • Method: google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.CreateSink
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • logging.sinks.create - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.CreateSink"

CreateView

  • Method: google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.CreateView
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • logging.views.create - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.CreateView"

DeleteBucket

  • Method: google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.DeleteBucket
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • logging.buckets.delete - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.DeleteBucket"

DeleteExclusion

  • Method: google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.DeleteExclusion
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • logging.exclusions.delete - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.DeleteExclusion"
  • Method: google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.DeleteLink
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • logging.links.delete - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: Long-running operation
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.DeleteLink"

DeleteSink

  • Method: google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.DeleteSink
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • logging.sinks.delete - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.DeleteSink"

DeleteView

  • Method: google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.DeleteView
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • logging.views.delete - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.DeleteView"

GetBucket

  • Method: google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.GetBucket
  • Audit log type: Data access
  • Permissions:
    • logging.buckets.get - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.GetBucket"

GetCmekSettings

  • Method: google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.GetCmekSettings
  • Audit log type: Data access
  • Permissions:
    • logging.settings.get - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.GetCmekSettings"

GetExclusion

  • Method: google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.GetExclusion
  • Audit log type: Data access
  • Permissions:
    • logging.exclusions.get - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.GetExclusion"
  • Method: google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.GetLink
  • Audit log type: Data access
  • Permissions:
    • logging.links.get - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.GetLink"

GetSettings

  • Method: google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.GetSettings
  • Audit log type: Data access
  • Permissions:
    • logging.settings.get - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.GetSettings"

GetSink

  • Method: google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.GetSink
  • Audit log type: Data access
  • Permissions:
    • logging.sinks.get - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.GetSink"

GetView

  • Method: google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.GetView
  • Audit log type: Data access
  • Permissions:
    • logging.views.get - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.GetView"

ListBuckets

  • Method: google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.ListBuckets
  • Audit log type: Data access
  • Permissions:
    • logging.buckets.list - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.ListBuckets"

ListExclusions

  • Method: google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.ListExclusions
  • Audit log type: Data access
  • Permissions:
    • logging.exclusions.list - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.ListExclusions"
  • Method: google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.ListLinks
  • Audit log type: Data access
  • Permissions:
    • logging.links.list - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.ListLinks"

ListSinks

  • Method: google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.ListSinks
  • Audit log type: Data access
  • Permissions:
    • logging.sinks.list - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.ListSinks"

UndeleteBucket

  • Method: google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.UndeleteBucket
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • logging.buckets.undelete - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.UndeleteBucket"

UpdateBucket

  • Method: google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.UpdateBucket
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • logging.buckets.update - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.UpdateBucket"

UpdateBucketAsync

  • Method: google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.UpdateBucketAsync
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • logging.buckets.update - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: Long-running operation
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.UpdateBucketAsync"

UpdateCmekSettings

  • Method: google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.UpdateCmekSettings
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • logging.settings.update - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.UpdateCmekSettings"

UpdateExclusion

  • Method: google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.UpdateExclusion
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • logging.exclusions.update - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.UpdateExclusion"

UpdateSettings

  • Method: google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.UpdateSettings
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • logging.settings.update - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.UpdateSettings"

UpdateSink

  • Method: google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.UpdateSink
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • logging.sinks.update - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.UpdateSink"

UpdateView

  • Method: google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.UpdateView
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • logging.views.update - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.UpdateView"

google.logging.v2.LoggingServiceV2

The following section contains details about audit logs associated with methods belonging to google.logging.v2.LoggingServiceV2.

DeleteLog

  • Method: google.logging.v2.LoggingServiceV2.DeleteLog
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • logging.logs.delete - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.logging.v2.LoggingServiceV2.DeleteLog"

ListLogEntries

  • Method: google.logging.v2.LoggingServiceV2.ListLogEntries
  • Audit log type: Data access
  • Permissions:
    • logging.logEntries.list - DATA_READ
    • logging.privateLogEntries.list - DATA_READ
    • logging.views.access - DATA_READ
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.logging.v2.LoggingServiceV2.ListLogEntries"

ListLogs

  • Method: google.logging.v2.LoggingServiceV2.ListLogs
  • Audit log type: Data access
  • Permissions:
    • logging.logs.list - ADMIN_READ
    • logging.views.listLogs - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.logging.v2.LoggingServiceV2.ListLogs"

google.logging.v2.MetricsServiceV2

The following section contains details about audit logs associated with methods belonging to google.logging.v2.MetricsServiceV2.

CreateLogMetric

  • Method: google.logging.v2.MetricsServiceV2.CreateLogMetric
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • logging.logMetrics.create - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.logging.v2.MetricsServiceV2.CreateLogMetric"

DeleteLogMetric

  • Method: google.logging.v2.MetricsServiceV2.DeleteLogMetric
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • logging.logMetrics.delete - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.logging.v2.MetricsServiceV2.DeleteLogMetric"

GetLogMetric

  • Method: google.logging.v2.MetricsServiceV2.GetLogMetric
  • Audit log type: Data access
  • Permissions:
    • logging.logMetrics.get - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.logging.v2.MetricsServiceV2.GetLogMetric"

ListLogMetrics

  • Method: google.logging.v2.MetricsServiceV2.ListLogMetrics
  • Audit log type: Data access
  • Permissions:
    • logging.logMetrics.list - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.logging.v2.MetricsServiceV2.ListLogMetrics"

UpdateLogMetric

  • Method: google.logging.v2.MetricsServiceV2.UpdateLogMetric
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • logging.logMetrics.update - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.logging.v2.MetricsServiceV2.UpdateLogMetric"

google.longrunning.Operations

The following section contains details about audit logs associated with methods belonging to google.longrunning.Operations.

CancelOperation

  • Method: google.longrunning.Operations.CancelOperation
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • logging.operations.cancel - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.longrunning.Operations.CancelOperation"

Methods that don't produce audit logs

A method might not produce audit logs for one or more of the following reasons:

  • It is a high volume method involving signifcant log generation and storage costs.
  • It has low auditing value.
  • Another audit or platform log already provides method coverage.

The following methods don't produce audit logs:

  • google.logging.v1.LoggingService.WriteLogEntries
  • google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.CreateSavedQuery
  • google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.DeleteSavedQuery
  • google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.GetSavedQuery
  • google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.ListRecentQueries
  • google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.ListSavedQueries
  • google.logging.v2.ConfigServiceV2.UpdateSavedQuery
  • google.logging.v2.LoggingServiceV2.ListMonitoredResourceDescriptors
  • google.logging.v2.LoggingServiceV2.WriteLogEntries