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title: Getting Started with Datadog
description: Datadog, the leading service for cloud-scale monitoring.
breadcrumbs: Docs > Infrastructure > Datadog Resource Catalog
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# aws_vpc_flow_log{% #aws_vpc_flow_log %}

## `account_id`{% #account_id %}

**Type**: `STRING` 

## `creation_time`{% #creation_time %}

**Type**: `TIMESTAMP` **Provider name**: `CreationTime` **Description**: The date and time the flow log was created. 

## `deliver_cross_account_role`{% #deliver_cross_account_role %}

**Type**: `STRING` **Provider name**: `DeliverCrossAccountRole` **Description**: The ARN of the IAM role that allows the service to publish flow logs across accounts. 

## `deliver_logs_error_message`{% #deliver_logs_error_message %}

**Type**: `STRING` **Provider name**: `DeliverLogsErrorMessage` **Description**: 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. 

## `deliver_logs_permission_arn`{% #deliver_logs_permission_arn %}

**Type**: `STRING` **Provider name**: `DeliverLogsPermissionArn` **Description**: The ARN of the IAM role allows the service to publish logs to CloudWatch Logs. 

## `deliver_logs_status`{% #deliver_logs_status %}

**Type**: `STRING` **Provider name**: `DeliverLogsStatus` **Description**: The status of the logs delivery (`SUCCESS` | `FAILED`). 

## `destination_options`{% #destination_options %}

**Type**: `STRUCT` **Provider name**: `DestinationOptions` **Description**: The destination options. 

- `file_format`**Type**: `STRING`**Provider name**: `FileFormat`**Description**: The format for the flow log.
- `hive_compatible_partitions`**Type**: `BOOLEAN`**Provider name**: `HiveCompatiblePartitions`**Description**: Indicates whether to use Hive-compatible prefixes for flow logs stored in Amazon S3.
- `per_hour_partition`**Type**: `BOOLEAN`**Provider name**: `PerHourPartition`**Description**: Indicates whether to partition the flow log per hour.

## `flow_log_arn`{% #flow_log_arn %}

**Type**: `STRING` 

## `flow_log_id`{% #flow_log_id %}

**Type**: `STRING` **Provider name**: `FlowLogId` **Description**: The ID of the flow log. 

## `flow_log_status`{% #flow_log_status %}

**Type**: `STRING` **Provider name**: `FlowLogStatus` **Description**: The status of the flow log (`ACTIVE`). 

## `log_destination`{% #log_destination %}

**Type**: `STRING` **Provider name**: `LogDestination` **Description**: The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the destination for the flow log data. 

## `log_destination_type`{% #log_destination_type %}

**Type**: `STRING` **Provider name**: `LogDestinationType` **Description**: The type of destination for the flow log data. 

## `log_format`{% #log_format %}

**Type**: `STRING` **Provider name**: `LogFormat` **Description**: The format of the flow log record. 

## `log_group_name`{% #log_group_name %}

**Type**: `STRING` **Provider name**: `LogGroupName` **Description**: The name of the flow log group. 

## `max_aggregation_interval`{% #max_aggregation_interval %}

**Type**: `INT32` **Provider name**: `MaxAggregationInterval` **Description**: 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` | `600` 

## `resource_id`{% #resource_id %}

**Type**: `STRING` **Provider name**: `ResourceId` **Description**: The ID of the resource being monitored. 

## `tags`{% #tags %}

**Type**: `UNORDERED_LIST_STRING` 

## `traffic_type`{% #traffic_type %}

**Type**: `STRING` **Provider name**: `TrafficType` **Description**: The type of traffic captured for the flow log.