RecordingMode - AWS Config

RecordingMode

Specifies the default recording frequency that AWS Config uses to record configuration changes. AWS Config supports Continuous recording and Daily recording.

  • Continuous recording allows you to record configuration changes continuously whenever a change occurs.

  • Daily recording allows you to receive a configuration item (CI) representing the most recent state of your resources over the last 24-hour period, only if it’s different from the previous CI recorded.

Note

AWS Firewall Manager depends on continuous recording to monitor your resources. If you are using Firewall Manager, it is recommended that you set the recording frequency to Continuous.

You can also override the recording frequency for specific resource types.

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recordingFrequency

The default recording frequency that AWS Config uses to record configuration changes.

Important

Daily recording cannot be specified for the following resource types:

  • AWS::Config::ResourceCompliance

  • AWS::Config::ConformancePackCompliance

  • AWS::Config::ConfigurationRecorder

For the allSupported (ALL_SUPPORTED_RESOURCE_TYPES) recording strategy, these resource types will be set to Continuous recording.

Type: String

Valid Values: CONTINUOUS | DAILY

Required: Yes

recordingModeOverrides

An array of recordingModeOverride objects for you to specify your overrides for the recording mode. The recordingModeOverride object in the recordingModeOverrides array consists of three fields: a description, the new recordingFrequency, and an array of resourceTypes to override.

Type: Array of RecordingModeOverride objects

Array Members: Minimum number of 0 items. Maximum number of 1 item.

Required: No

See Also

For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following: