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# Log Link

Log Link in Google Cloud Platform provides a way to connect and reference logs generated by various GCP services. It helps users trace events, monitor system behavior, and correlate logs across multiple resources for easier troubleshooting and analysis.

```
gcp.logging_link
```

## Fields

| Title                | ID   | Type          | Data Type                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Description |
| -------------------- | ---- | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------- |
| _key                 | core | string        |
| ancestors            | core | array<string> |
| bigquery_dataset     | core | json          | Optional. The information of a BigQuery Dataset. When a link is created, a BigQuery dataset is created along with it, in the same project as the LogBucket it's linked to. This dataset will also have BigQuery Views corresponding to the LogViews in the bucket.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| create_time          | core | timestamp     | Output only. The creation timestamp of the link.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| datadog_display_name | core | string        |
| description          | core | string        | Optional. Describes this link.The maximum length of the description is 8000 characters.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| labels               | core | array<string> |
| lifecycle_state      | core | string        | Output only. The resource lifecycle state.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| name                 | core | string        | Output only. The resource name of the link. The name can have up to 100 characters. A valid link id (at the end of the link name) must only have alphanumeric characters and underscores within it. "projects/[PROJECT_ID]/locations/[LOCATION_ID]/buckets/[BUCKET_ID]/links/[LINK_ID]" "organizations/[ORGANIZATION_ID]/locations/[LOCATION_ID]/buckets/[BUCKET_ID]/links/[LINK_ID]" "billingAccounts/[BILLING_ACCOUNT_ID]/locations/[LOCATION_ID]/buckets/[BUCKET_ID]/links/[LINK_ID]" "folders/[FOLDER_ID]/locations/[LOCATION_ID]/buckets/[BUCKET_ID]/links/[LINK_ID]" For example:`projects/my-project/locations/global/buckets/my-bucket/links/my_link |
| organization_id      | core | string        |
| parent               | core | string        |
| project_id           | core | string        |
| project_number       | core | string        |
| region_id            | core | string        |
| resource_name        | core | string        |
| tags                 | core | hstore_csv    |
| zone_id              | core | string        |