AWS::Config::ConfigurationRecorder

Config ConfigurationRecorder

Resource type definition for AWS::Config::ConfigurationRecorder

Properties

5 configurable properties. 1 required. Click a row to see details.

Filter:
PropertyTypeFlags
RoleARN
string
Required
Name
string
Create-only
RecordingGroup
RecordingGroup
RecordingMode
RecordingMode
StartedOnCreate
boolean
Create-onlyWrite-only

Return Values

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

AttributeTypeDescription
ResourceARNstringReturns the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) for the Configuration Recorder.

Sample CloudFormation Template

A minimal template with required properties and common optional ones.

template.yaml
AWSTemplateFormatVersion: "2010-09-09"
Description: Sample template for AWS::Config::ConfigurationRecorder

Resources:
  MyResource:
    Type: AWS::Config::ConfigurationRecorder
    Properties:
      RoleARN: "arn:aws:service:region:account:resource"
      Name: !Ref "AWS::StackName"

Required IAM Permissions

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

create

config:DescribeConfigurationRecordersconfig:PutConfigurationRecorderconfig:StartConfigurationRecorderiam:PassRole

read

config:DescribeConfigurationRecordersconfig:ListTagsForResource

update

config:DescribeConfigurationRecordersconfig:PutConfigurationRecorderiam:PassRole

delete

config:DeleteConfigurationRecorder

list

config:ListConfigurationRecorders

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Quick Facts

ServiceConfig
Properties6
Required1
TaggingNot supported
Primary IDName

Supported Operations

CreateReadUpdateDeleteList

Immutable After Creation

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

NameStartedOnCreate

Related Resources

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