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AWS::CloudTrail::Channel

CloudTrail Channel

A channel receives events from a specific source (such as an on-premises storage solution or application, or a partner event data source), and delivers the events to one or more event data stores. You use channels to ingest events into CloudTrail from sources outside AWS.

Properties

4 configurable properties. Click a row to see details.

Filter:
PropertyTypeFlags
Destinations
Array<Destination>
Name
string
Source
string
Create-only
Tags
Array<Tag>

Return Values

Values returned after the resource is created. Access these with Fn::GetAtt.

AttributeTypeDescription
ChannelArnstring-

Sample CloudFormation Template

A minimal template with required properties and common optional ones.

template.yaml
AWSTemplateFormatVersion: "2010-09-09"
Description: Sample template for AWS::CloudTrail::Channel

Resources:
  MyResource:
    Type: AWS::CloudTrail::Channel
    Properties:
      Tags:
        - Key: Environment
          Value: Production
      Name: !Ref "AWS::StackName"

Required IAM Permissions

Permissions CloudFormation needs in your IAM role to manage this resource.

create

CloudTrail:CreateChannelCloudTrail:AddTags

read

CloudTrail:GetChannelCloudTrail:ListChannelsCloudTrail:ListTags

update

CloudTrail:UpdateChannelCloudTrail:GetChannelCloudTrail:AddTagsCloudTrail:RemoveTags

delete

CloudTrail:DeleteChannel

list

CloudTrail:ListChannels

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Quick Facts

ServiceCloudTrail
Properties5
Required0
TaggingSupported
Primary IDChannelArn

Supported Operations

CreateReadUpdateDeleteList

Immutable After Creation

These properties cannot be changed after the resource is created. Updating them triggers a replacement.

Source

Related Resources

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