Recommender audit logging

This document describes audit logging performed on Recommender. It describes which methods are audited and details about the audit log each method produces. It describes which methods generate audit logs and the content of each log. It also identifies methods that don't produce audit logs. Google Cloud generates audit logs that record administrative activities and access events within your Google Cloud resources. For more information, see Cloud Audit Logs overview.

Service name

Recommender audit logs use the service name recommender.googleapis.com.

Methods by permission type

Methods that check DATA_READ, DATA_WRITE, and ADMIN_READ permissions generate logs categorized as Data Access audit logs. Methods that check ADMIN_WRITE permissions generate logs categorized as Admin Activity audit logs.

Permission type Methods
ADMIN_READ google.cloud.recommender.v1.Recommender.GetRecommenderConfig
google.cloud.recommender.v1beta1.Recommender.GetInsightTypeConfig
google.cloud.recommender.v1beta1.Recommender.GetRecommenderConfig
ADMIN_WRITE google.cloud.recommender.v1.Recommender.UpdateRecommenderConfig
google.cloud.recommender.v1beta1.Recommender.UpdateInsightTypeConfig
google.cloud.recommender.v1beta1.Recommender.UpdateRecommenderConfig

Audit logs for each API interface

For more information about which permissions are evaluated for each method, see the Identity and Access Management documentation for Recommender.

google.cloud.recommender.v1.Recommender

The following section contains details about audit logs associated with methods belonging to google.cloud.recommender.v1.Recommender.

google.cloud.recommender.v1.Recommender.GetRecommenderConfig

  • Method: google.cloud.recommender.v1.Recommender.GetRecommenderConfig
  • Audit log type: Data access
  • Permissions:
    • recommender.computeInstanceIdleResourceRecommenderConfig.get - ADMIN_READ
    • recommender.iamPolicyRecommenderConfig.get - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.recommender.v1.Recommender.GetRecommenderConfig"

google.cloud.recommender.v1.Recommender.UpdateRecommenderConfig

  • Method: google.cloud.recommender.v1.Recommender.UpdateRecommenderConfig
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • recommender.computeInstanceIdleResourceRecommenderConfig.update - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.recommender.v1.Recommender.UpdateRecommenderConfig"

google.cloud.recommender.v1beta1.Recommender

The following section contains details about audit logs associated with methods belonging to google.cloud.recommender.v1beta1.Recommender.

google.cloud.recommender.v1beta1.Recommender.GetInsightTypeConfig

  • Method: google.cloud.recommender.v1beta1.Recommender.GetInsightTypeConfig
  • Audit log type: Data access
  • Permissions:
    • recommender.computeFirewallInsightTypeConfigs.get - ADMIN_READ
    • recommender.computeInstanceBestPracticeInsightTypeConfig.get - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.recommender.v1beta1.Recommender.GetInsightTypeConfig"

google.cloud.recommender.v1beta1.Recommender.GetRecommenderConfig

  • Method: google.cloud.recommender.v1beta1.Recommender.GetRecommenderConfig
  • Audit log type: Data access
  • Permissions:
    • recommender.iamPolicyRecommenderConfig.get - ADMIN_READ
    • recommender.resourcemanagerProjectUtilizationRecommenderConfigs.get - ADMIN_READ
    • recommender.spendBasedCommitmentRecommenderConfig.get - ADMIN_READ
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.recommender.v1beta1.Recommender.GetRecommenderConfig"

google.cloud.recommender.v1beta1.Recommender.UpdateInsightTypeConfig

  • Method: google.cloud.recommender.v1beta1.Recommender.UpdateInsightTypeConfig
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • recommender.computeFirewallInsightTypeConfigs.update - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.recommender.v1beta1.Recommender.UpdateInsightTypeConfig"

google.cloud.recommender.v1beta1.Recommender.UpdateRecommenderConfig

  • Method: google.cloud.recommender.v1beta1.Recommender.UpdateRecommenderConfig
  • Audit log type: Admin activity
  • Permissions:
    • recommender.iamPolicyRecommenderConfig.update - ADMIN_WRITE
    • recommender.resourcemanagerProjectUtilizationRecommenderConfigs.update - ADMIN_WRITE
    • recommender.spendBasedCommitmentRecommenderConfig.update - ADMIN_WRITE
  • Method is a long-running or streaming operation: No.
  • Filter for this method: protoPayload.methodName="google.cloud.recommender.v1beta1.Recommender.UpdateRecommenderConfig"

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.cloud.recommender.v1.Recommender.GetInsight
  • google.cloud.recommender.v1.Recommender.GetRecommendation
  • google.cloud.recommender.v1.Recommender.ListInsights
  • google.cloud.recommender.v1.Recommender.ListRecommendations
  • google.cloud.recommender.v1.Recommender.MarkInsightAccepted
  • google.cloud.recommender.v1.Recommender.MarkRecommendationClaimed
  • google.cloud.recommender.v1.Recommender.MarkRecommendationDismissed
  • google.cloud.recommender.v1.Recommender.MarkRecommendationFailed
  • google.cloud.recommender.v1.Recommender.MarkRecommendationSucceeded
  • google.cloud.recommender.v1beta1.Recommender.GetInsight
  • google.cloud.recommender.v1beta1.Recommender.GetRecommendation
  • google.cloud.recommender.v1beta1.Recommender.ListInsightTypes
  • google.cloud.recommender.v1beta1.Recommender.ListInsights
  • google.cloud.recommender.v1beta1.Recommender.ListLocations
  • google.cloud.recommender.v1beta1.Recommender.ListRecommendations
  • google.cloud.recommender.v1beta1.Recommender.ListRecommenders
  • google.cloud.recommender.v1beta1.Recommender.MarkInsightAccepted
  • google.cloud.recommender.v1beta1.Recommender.MarkRecommendationClaimed
  • google.cloud.recommender.v1beta1.Recommender.MarkRecommendationDismissed
  • google.cloud.recommender.v1beta1.Recommender.MarkRecommendationFailed
  • google.cloud.recommender.v1beta1.Recommender.MarkRecommendationSucceeded