Service Metadata API audit logging

This document describes audit logging performed on Service Metadata API. 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

Service Metadata API audit logs use the service name cloud.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
DATA_READ google.cloud.location.Locations.GetLocation
google.cloud.location.Locations.ListLocations

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 Service Metadata API.

google.cloud.location.Locations

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

google.cloud.location.Locations.GetLocation

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

google.cloud.location.Locations.ListLocations

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