CloudTrail / Client / create_channel

create_channel#

CloudTrail.Client.create_channel(**kwargs)#

Creates a channel for CloudTrail to ingest events from a partner or external source. After you create a channel, a CloudTrail Lake event data store can log events from the partner or source that you specify.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

response = client.create_channel(
    Name='string',
    Source='string',
    Destinations=[
        {
            'Type': 'EVENT_DATA_STORE'|'AWS_SERVICE',
            'Location': 'string'
        },
    ],
    Tags=[
        {
            'Key': 'string',
            'Value': 'string'
        },
    ]
)
Parameters:

  • Name (string) –

    [REQUIRED]

    The name of the channel.

  • Source (string) –

    [REQUIRED]

    The name of the partner or external event source. You cannot change this name after you create the channel. A maximum of one channel is allowed per source.

    A source can be either Custom for all valid non-Amazon Web Services events, or the name of a partner event source. For information about the source names for available partners, see Additional information about integration partners in the CloudTrail User Guide.

  • Destinations (list) –

    [REQUIRED]

    One or more event data stores to which events arriving through a channel will be logged.

    • (dict) –

      Contains information about the destination receiving events.

      • Type (string) – [REQUIRED]

        The type of destination for events arriving from a channel. For channels used for a CloudTrail Lake integration, the value is EVENT_DATA_STORE. For service-linked channels, the value is AWS_SERVICE.

      • Location (string) – [REQUIRED]

        For channels used for a CloudTrail Lake integration, the location is the ARN of an event data store that receives events from a channel. For service-linked channels, the location is the name of the Amazon Web Services service.

  • Tags (list) –

    A list of tags.

    • (dict) –

      A custom key-value pair associated with a resource such as a CloudTrail trail, event data store, dashboard, or channel.

      • Key (string) – [REQUIRED]

        The key in a key-value pair. The key must be must be no longer than 128 Unicode characters. The key must be unique for the resource to which it applies.

      • Value (string) –

        The value in a key-value pair of a tag. The value must be no longer than 256 Unicode characters.

Return type:

dict

Returns:

Response Syntax

{
    'ChannelArn': 'string',
    'Name': 'string',
    'Source': 'string',
    'Destinations': [
        {
            'Type': 'EVENT_DATA_STORE'|'AWS_SERVICE',
            'Location': 'string'
        },
    ],
    'Tags': [
        {
            'Key': 'string',
            'Value': 'string'
        },
    ]
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) –

    • ChannelArn (string) –

      The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the new channel.

    • Name (string) –

      The name of the new channel.

    • Source (string) –

      The partner or external event source name.

    • Destinations (list) –

      The event data stores that log the events arriving through the channel.

      • (dict) –

        Contains information about the destination receiving events.

        • Type (string) –

          The type of destination for events arriving from a channel. For channels used for a CloudTrail Lake integration, the value is EVENT_DATA_STORE. For service-linked channels, the value is AWS_SERVICE.

        • Location (string) –

          For channels used for a CloudTrail Lake integration, the location is the ARN of an event data store that receives events from a channel. For service-linked channels, the location is the name of the Amazon Web Services service.

    • Tags (list) –

      A list of tags.

      • (dict) –

        A custom key-value pair associated with a resource such as a CloudTrail trail, event data store, dashboard, or channel.

        • Key (string) –

          The key in a key-value pair. The key must be must be no longer than 128 Unicode characters. The key must be unique for the resource to which it applies.

        • Value (string) –

          The value in a key-value pair of a tag. The value must be no longer than 256 Unicode characters.

Exceptions