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activity_logs

Creates, updates, deletes, gets or lists an activity_logs resource.

Overview

Nameactivity_logs
TypeResource
Idazure.monitor.activity_logs

Fields

The following fields are returned by SELECT queries:

Successful request to get a page of events in the activity logs

NameDatatypeDescription
idstringthe Id of this event as required by ARM for RBAC. It contains the EventDataID and a timestamp information.
authorizationobjectThe sender authorization information.
callerstringthe email address of the user who has performed the operation, the UPN claim or SPN claim based on availability.
categoryobjectThe localizable string class.
claimsobjectkey value pairs to identify ARM permissions.
correlationIdstringthe correlation Id, usually a GUID in the string format. The correlation Id is shared among the events that belong to the same uber operation.
descriptionstringthe description of the event.
eventDataIdstringthe event data Id. This is a unique identifier for an event.
eventNameobjectThe localizable string class.
eventTimestampstring (date-time)the timestamp of when the event was generated by the Azure service processing the request corresponding the event. It in ISO 8601 format.
httpRequestobjectthe HTTP request info. Usually includes the 'clientRequestId', 'clientIpAddress' (IP address of the user who initiated the event) and 'method' (HTTP method e.g. PUT).
levelstringthe event level
operationIdstringIt is usually a GUID shared among the events corresponding to single operation. This value should not be confused with EventName.
operationNameobjectThe localizable string class.
propertiesobjectthe set of <Key, Value> pairs (usually a Dictionary<String, String>) that includes details about the event.
resourceGroupNamestringthe resource group name of the impacted resource.
resourceIdstringthe resource uri that uniquely identifies the resource that caused this event.
resourceProviderNameobjectThe localizable string class.
resourceTypeobjectThe localizable string class.
statusobjectThe localizable string class.
subStatusobjectThe localizable string class.
submissionTimestampstring (date-time)the timestamp of when the event became available for querying via this API. It is in ISO 8601 format. This value should not be confused eventTimestamp. As there might be a delay between the occurrence time of the event, and the time that the event is submitted to the Azure logging infrastructure.
subscriptionIdstringthe Azure subscription Id usually a GUID.
tenantIdstringthe Azure tenant Id

Methods

The following methods are available for this resource:

NameAccessible byRequired ParamsOptional ParamsDescription
listselect$filter, subscriptionId$selectProvides the list of records from the activity logs.

Parameters

Parameters can be passed in the WHERE clause of a query. Check the Methods section to see which parameters are required or optional for each operation.

NameDatatypeDescription
$filterstringReduces the set of data collected.
This argument is required and it also requires at least the start date/time.
The $filter argument is very restricted and allows only the following patterns.
- List events for a resource group: $filter=eventTimestamp ge '2014-07-16T04:36:37.6407898Z' and eventTimestamp le '2014-07-20T04:36:37.6407898Z' and resourceGroupName eq 'resourceGroupName'.
- List events for resource: $filter=eventTimestamp ge '2014-07-16T04:36:37.6407898Z' and eventTimestamp le '2014-07-20T04:36:37.6407898Z' and resourceUri eq 'resourceURI'.
- List events for a subscription in a time range: $filter=eventTimestamp ge '2014-07-16T04:36:37.6407898Z' and eventTimestamp le '2014-07-20T04:36:37.6407898Z'.
- List events for a resource provider: $filter=eventTimestamp ge '2014-07-16T04:36:37.6407898Z' and eventTimestamp le '2014-07-20T04:36:37.6407898Z' and resourceProvider eq 'resourceProviderName'.
- List events for a correlation Id: $filter=eventTimestamp ge '2014-07-16T04:36:37.6407898Z' and eventTimestamp le '2014-07-20T04:36:37.6407898Z' and correlationId eq 'correlationID'.

NOTE: No other syntax is allowed.
subscriptionIdstringThe ID of the target subscription.
$selectstringUsed to fetch events with only the given properties.
The $select argument is a comma separated list of property names to be returned. Possible values are: authorization, claims, correlationId, description, eventDataId, eventName, eventTimestamp, httpRequest, level, operationId, operationName, properties, resourceGroupName, resourceProviderName, resourceId, status, submissionTimestamp, subStatus, subscriptionId

SELECT examples

Provides the list of records from the activity logs.

SELECT
id,
authorization,
caller,
category,
claims,
correlationId,
description,
eventDataId,
eventName,
eventTimestamp,
httpRequest,
level,
operationId,
operationName,
properties,
resourceGroupName,
resourceId,
resourceProviderName,
resourceType,
status,
subStatus,
submissionTimestamp,
subscriptionId,
tenantId
FROM azure.monitor.activity_logs
WHERE $filter = '{{ $filter }}' -- required
AND subscriptionId = '{{ subscriptionId }}' -- required
AND $select = '{{ $select }}'
;