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

# gcp_logging_link{% #gcp_logging_link %}

## `ancestors`{% #ancestors %}

**Type**: `UNORDERED_LIST_STRING`

## `bigquery_dataset`{% #bigquery_dataset %}

**Type**: `STRUCT`**Provider name**: `bigqueryDataset`**Description**: 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.

- `dataset_id`**Type**: `STRING`**Provider name**: `datasetId`**Description**: Output only. The full resource name of the BigQuery dataset. The DATASET_ID will match the ID of the link, so the link must match the naming restrictions of BigQuery datasets (alphanumeric characters and underscores only).The dataset will have a resource path of "bigquery.googleapis.com/projects/PROJECT_ID/datasets/DATASET_ID"

## `create_time`{% #create_time %}

**Type**: `TIMESTAMP`**Provider name**: `createTime`**Description**: Output only. The creation timestamp of the link.

## `description`{% #description %}

**Type**: `STRING`**Provider name**: `description`**Description**: Optional. Describes this link.The maximum length of the description is 8000 characters.

## `labels`{% #labels %}

**Type**: `UNORDERED_LIST_STRING`

## `lifecycle_state`{% #lifecycle_state %}

**Type**: `STRING`**Provider name**: `lifecycleState`**Description**: Output only. The resource lifecycle state.**Possible values**:

- `LIFECYCLE_STATE_UNSPECIFIED` - Unspecified state. This is only used/useful for distinguishing unset values.
- `ACTIVE` - The normal and active state.
- `DELETE_REQUESTED` - The resource has been marked for deletion by the user. For some resources (e.g. buckets), this can be reversed by an un-delete operation.
- `UPDATING` - The resource has been marked for an update by the user. It will remain in this state until the update is complete.
- `CREATING` - The resource has been marked for creation by the user. It will remain in this state until the creation is complete.
- `FAILED` - The resource is in an INTERNAL error state.

## `name`{% #name %}

**Type**: `STRING`**Provider name**: `name`**Description**: 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`{% #organization_id %}

**Type**: `STRING`

## `parent`{% #parent %}

**Type**: `STRING`

## `project_id`{% #project_id %}

**Type**: `STRING`

## `project_number`{% #project_number %}

**Type**: `STRING`

## `region_id`{% #region_id %}

**Type**: `STRING`

## `resource_name`{% #resource_name %}

**Type**: `STRING`

## `tags`{% #tags %}

**Type**: `UNORDERED_LIST_STRING`

## `zone_id`{% #zone_id %}

**Type**: `STRING`