cloudtrail:StartLogging

Write

cloudtrail:StartLogging is a Write access-level action in the cloudtrail service. Grants permission to start the recording of AWS API calls and log file delivery for a trail

Resource types

ARNs that cloudtrail:StartLogging can be scoped to in an IAM policy.

arn:${Partition}:cloudtrail:${Region}:${Account}:trail/${TrailName}
trail

Condition keys

Keys you can use in the Condition block of a policy that grants cloudtrail:StartLogging.

aws:ResourceTag/${TagKey} String

Filters access by the tags attached to the resource

Example IAM policy

A minimal policy that allows cloudtrail:StartLogging. Replace "Resource": "*" with a specific ARN to follow least privilege.

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Sid": "AllowCloudtrailStartLogging",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "cloudtrail:StartLogging",
      "Resource": "*"
    }
  ]
}

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