DescribeFlowLogs -

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Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Example	Description
Action	String	Yes	DescribeFlowLogs	The operation that you want to perform. Set the value to DescribeFlowLogs.
RegionId	String	Yes	cn-hangzhou	The region ID of the flow log. You can call the DescribeRegions operation to query the most recent region list.
FlowLogName	String	No	myFlowlog	The name of the flow log. The name must be 1 to 128 characters in length, and cannot start with `http://` or `https://`.
FlowLogId	String	No	fl-bp1f6qqhsrc2c12ta****	The ID of the flow log.
Description	String	No	This is my Flowlog.	The description of the flow log. The description must be 1 to 256 characters in length, and cannot start with `http://` or `https://`.
ResourceType	String	No	NetworkInterface	The type of resource from which traffic is captured. Valid values: NetworkInterface: elastic network interface (ENI) VSwitch: all ENIs in a vSwitch VPC: all ENIs in a virtual private cloud (VPC)
ResourceId	String	No	eni-askldfas****	The ID of the resource from which traffic is captured.
TrafficType	String	No	All	The type of traffic that is captured. Valid values: All: all traffic Allow: traffic that is allowed by access control Drop: traffic that is denied by access control
ProjectName	String	No	FlowLogProject	The project that manages the captured traffic data.
LogStoreName	String	No	FlowLogStore	The Logstore that stores the captured traffic data.
Status	String	No	Active	The status of the flow log. Valid values: Active Activating Inactive
PageNumber	Integer	No	1	The number of the page to return. Default value: 1.
PageSize	Integer	No	20	The number of entries to return on each page. Maximum value: 50. Default value: 20.
VpcId	String	No	vpc-bp1nwd16gvo1wgs****	The ID of the VPC to which the flow log belongs.
ResourceGroupId	String	No	rg-bp67acfmxazb4ph****	The ID of the resource group to which the flow log belongs.
Tags.N.Key	String	No	FinanceDept	The key of tag N to add to the resource. You can specify at most 20 tag keys. The tag key cannot be an empty string. The tag key can be at most 128 characters in length. It cannot start with `aliyun` or `acs:`, and cannot contain `http://` or `https://`.
Tags.N.Value	String	No	FinanceJoshua	The value of tag N to add to the resource. You can specify at most 20 tag values. The tag value can be an empty string. The tag value can be up to 128 characters in length and cannot start with `acs:` or `aliyun`. The tag value cannot contain `http://` or `https://`.

Response parameters

Parameter	Type	Example	Description
PageSize	String	20	The number of entries per page.
PageNumber	String	1	The number of the returned page.
RequestId	String	F7DDDC17-FA06-4AC2-8F35-59D2470FCFC1	The request ID.
TotalCount	String	1	The number of flow logs that are queried.
Success	String	true	Indicates whether the operation is successful. Valid values: true false
FlowLogs	Array of FlowLog		The information about the flow logs.
FlowLog
Status	String	Active	The status of the flow log. Valid values: Active Activating Inactive
CreationTime	String	2022-01-21T03:08:50Z	The time when the flow log was created.
FlowLogName	String	myFlowlog	The name of the flow log.
TrafficType	String	All	The type of traffic that is captured by the flow log. Valid values: All: all traffic Allow: traffic that is allowed by access control Drop: traffic that is denied by access control
ResourceType	String	NetworkInterface	The type of the resource from which traffic is captured. Valid values: NetworkInterface: ENI VSwitch: all ENIs in a vSwitch VPC: all ENIs in a VPC
Description	String	Description	The description of the flow log.
ProjectName	String	FlowLogProject	The project that manages the captured traffic data.
LogStoreName	String	FlowLogStore	The Logstore that stores the captured traffic data.
ResourceId	String	eni-askldfas****	The ID of the resource from which traffic is captured.
RegionId	String	cn-hangzhou	The region ID of the flow log.
FlowLogId	String	fl-bp1f6qqhsrc2c12ta****	The ID of the flow log.
BusinessStatus	String	Normal	The business status of the flow log. Valid values: Normal FinancialLocked
AggregationInterval	Integer	10	The sampling interval of the flow log. Unit: minutes.
TrafficPath	Array of String	all	The sampling scope of the traffic that is collected. Valid values: all (default value): all traffic internetGateway: Internet traffic Note By default, the traffic path feature is unavailable. To use this feature, submit a ticket.
ServiceType	String	sls	The hosting type of the cloud service. This parameter can be empty, which indicates that the flow log is created by the user. If this parameter is not empty, the value is set to sls. The value sls indicates that the flow log is created in the Simple Log Service (SLS) console. Note A flow log that is created in the SLS console can be displayed in the VPC list. However, you cannot modify, start, stop, or delete the flow log in the VPC console. If you want to manage the flow log, you can log on to the SLS console and perform required operations.
ResourceGroupId	String	rg-bp67acfmxazb4ph****	The ID of the resource group to which the flow log belongs.
Tags	Array of Tag		The list of tags.
Tag
Key	String	FinanceDept	The key of tag N.
Value	String	FinanceJoshua	The value of tag N.
FlowLogDeliverStatus	String	FAILED	Indicates whether the flow log is delivered. Valid values: SUCCESS FAILED
FlowLogDeliverErrorMessage	String	UnavaliableTarget	If the flow log failed to be delivered, you can troubleshoot based on the following error messages that may be returned: UnavaliableTarget: The Logstore of SLS is unavailable and cannot receive logs. Check whether the Logstore is available. ProjectNotExist: The project of SLS does not exist. We recommend that you delete the project and create a new one. UnknownError: An internal error occurred. Try again later.

Examples

Sample requests

http(s)://[Endpoint]/?Action=DescribeFlowLogs
&RegionId=cn-hangzhou
&FlowLogName=myFlowlog
&FlowLogId=fl-bp1f6qqhsrc2c12ta****
&Description=This is my Flowlog.
&ResourceType=NetworkInterface
&ResourceId=eni-askldfas****
&TrafficType=All
&ProjectName=FlowLogProject
&LogStoreName=FlowLogStore
&Status=Active
&PageNumber=1
&PageSize=20
&VpcId=vpc-bp1nwd16gvo1wgs****
&ResourceGroupId=rg-bp67acfmxazb4ph****
&Tags=[{"Key":"FinanceDept","Value":"FinanceJoshua"}]
&Common request parameters

Sample success responses

XML format

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type:application/xml

<DescribeFlowLogsResponse>
    <PageSize>20</PageSize>
    <PageNumber>1</PageNumber>
    <RequestId>F7DDDC17-FA06-4AC2-8F35-59D2470FCFC1</RequestId>
    <TotalCount>1</TotalCount>
    <Success>true</Success>
    <FlowLogs>
        <Status>Active</Status>
        <CreationTime>2022-01-21T03:08:50Z</CreationTime>
        <FlowLogName>myFlowlog</FlowLogName>
        <TrafficType>All</TrafficType>
        <ResourceType>NetworkInterface</ResourceType>
        <Description>Description</Description>
        <ProjectName>FlowLogProject</ProjectName>
        <LogStoreName>FlowLogStore</LogStoreName>
        <ResourceId>eni-askldfas****</ResourceId>
        <RegionId>cn-hangzhou</RegionId>
        <FlowLogId>fl-bp1f6qqhsrc2c12ta****</FlowLogId>
        <BusinessStatus>Normal</BusinessStatus>
        <AggregationInterval>10</AggregationInterval>
        <TrafficPath>all</TrafficPath>
        <ServiceType>sls</ServiceType>
        <ResourceGroupId>rg-bp67acfmxazb4ph****</ResourceGroupId>
        <Tags>
            <Key>FinanceDept</Key>
            <Value>FinanceJoshua</Value>
        </Tags>
        <FlowLogDeliverStatus>FAILED</FlowLogDeliverStatus>
        <FlowLogDeliverErrorMessage>UnavaliableTarget</FlowLogDeliverErrorMessage>
    </FlowLogs>
</DescribeFlowLogsResponse>

JSON format

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type:application/json

{
  "PageSize" : "20",
  "PageNumber" : "1",
  "RequestId" : "F7DDDC17-FA06-4AC2-8F35-59D2470FCFC1",
  "TotalCount" : "1",
  "Success" : "true",
  "FlowLogs" : [ {
    "Status" : "Active",
    "CreationTime" : "2022-01-21T03:08:50Z",
    "FlowLogName" : "myFlowlog",
    "TrafficType" : "All",
    "ResourceType" : "NetworkInterface",
    "Description" : "Description",
    "ProjectName" : "FlowLogProject",
    "LogStoreName" : "FlowLogStore",
    "ResourceId" : "eni-askldfas****",
    "RegionId" : "cn-hangzhou",
    "FlowLogId" : "fl-bp1f6qqhsrc2c12ta****",
    "BusinessStatus" : "Normal",
    "AggregationInterval" : 10,
    "TrafficPath" : [ "all" ],
    "ServiceType" : "sls",
    "ResourceGroupId" : "rg-bp67acfmxazb4ph****",
    "Tags" : [ {
      "Key" : "FinanceDept",
      "Value" : "FinanceJoshua"
    } ],
    "FlowLogDeliverStatus" : "FAILED",
    "FlowLogDeliverErrorMessage" : "UnavaliableTarget"
  } ]
}

Error codes

HttpCode	Error code	Error message	Description
400	InvalidInstanceId	Instance does not exist.	The error message returned because the instance does not exist.
400	ProjectOrLogstoreNotExist	The specified project or logstore does not exist.	The error message returned because the specified project or Logstore does not exist.
400	SourceProjectNotExist	The Source Project or logstore does not exist.	The error message returned because the source project or Logstore does not exist.
400	Unauthorized	This api does not support sub user or role.	The error message returned because you cannot call this operation as a RAM user.
400	ParameterInvalid	Invalid parameter.	The error message returned because a parameter is invalid.

For a list of error codes, see Service error codes.