# FlowLog
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Describes a flow log.

## Contents
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 ** creationTime **   
The date and time the flow log was created.  
Type: Timestamp  
Required: No

 ** deliverCrossAccountRole **   
The ARN of the IAM role that allows the service to publish flow logs across accounts.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** deliverLogsErrorMessage **   
Information about the error that occurred. `Rate limited` indicates that CloudWatch Logs throttling has been applied for one or more network interfaces, or that you've reached the limit on the number of log groups that you can create. `Access error` indicates that the IAM role associated with the flow log does not have sufficient permissions to publish to CloudWatch Logs. `Unknown error` indicates an internal error.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** deliverLogsPermissionArn **   
The ARN of the IAM role allows the service to publish logs to CloudWatch Logs.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** deliverLogsStatus **   
The status of the logs delivery (`SUCCESS` \$1 `FAILED`).  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** destinationOptions **   
The destination options.  
Type: [DestinationOptionsResponse](API_DestinationOptionsResponse.md) object  
Required: No

 ** flowLogId **   
The ID of the flow log.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** flowLogStatus **   
The status of the flow log (`ACTIVE`).  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** logDestination **   
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the destination for the flow log data.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** logDestinationType **   
The type of destination for the flow log data.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `cloud-watch-logs | s3 | kinesis-data-firehose`   
Required: No

 ** logFormat **   
The format of the flow log record.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** logGroupName **   
The name of the flow log group.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** maxAggregationInterval **   
The maximum interval of time, in seconds, during which a flow of packets is captured and aggregated into a flow log record.  
When a network interface is attached to a [Nitro-based instance](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ec2/latest/instancetypes/ec2-nitro-instances.html), the aggregation interval is always 60 seconds (1 minute) or less, regardless of the specified value.  
Valid Values: `60` \$1 `600`   
Type: Integer  
Required: No

 ** resourceId **   
The ID of the resource being monitored.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** TagSet.N **   
The tags for the flow log.  
Type: Array of [Tag](API_Tag.md) objects  
Required: No

 ** trafficType **   
The type of traffic captured for the flow log.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `ACCEPT | REJECT | ALL`   
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/ec2-2016-11-15/FlowLog) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/ec2-2016-11-15/FlowLog) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/ec2-2016-11-15/FlowLog)