# InsightSelector
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A JSON string that contains a list of Insights types that are logged on a trail or event data store.

## Contents
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 ** EventCategories **   <a name="awscloudtrail-Type-InsightSelector-EventCategories"></a>
Select the event category on which Insights should be enabled.   
+ If EventCategories is not provided, the specified Insights types are enabled on management API calls by default.
+ If EventCategories is provided, the given event categories will overwrite the existing ones. For example, if a trail already has Insights enabled on management events, and then a PutInsightSelectors request is made with only data events specified in EventCategories, Insights on management events will be disabled. 
Type: Array of strings  
Valid Values: `Management | Data`   
Required: No

 ** InsightType **   <a name="awscloudtrail-Type-InsightSelector-InsightType"></a>
The type of Insights events to log on a trail or event data store. `ApiCallRateInsight` and `ApiErrorRateInsight` are valid Insight types.  
The `ApiCallRateInsight` Insights type analyzes write-only management API calls or read and write data API calls that are aggregated per minute against a baseline API call volume.  
The `ApiErrorRateInsight` Insights type analyzes management and data API calls that result in error codes. The error is shown if the API call is unsuccessful.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `ApiCallRateInsight | ApiErrorRateInsight`   
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/cloudtrail-2013-11-01/InsightSelector) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/cloudtrail-2013-11-01/InsightSelector) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/cloudtrail-2013-11-01/InsightSelector)