Use StartConfigurationRecorder to enable resource monitoring - Cloud Config

Operation description

This topic provides an example on how to enable Cloud Config to monitor the resources of your Alibaba Cloud account.

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RAM authorization

The table below describes the authorization required to call this API. You can define it in a Resource Access Management (RAM) policy. The table's columns are detailed below:

Action: The actions can be used in the Action element of RAM permission policy statements to grant permissions to perform the operation.
API: The API that you can call to perform the action.
Access level: The predefined level of access granted for each API. Valid values: create, list, get, update, and delete.
Resource type: The type of the resource that supports authorization to perform the action. It indicates if the action supports resource-level permission. The specified resource must be compatible with the action. Otherwise, the policy will be ineffective.
- For APIs with resource-level permissions, required resource types are marked with an asterisk (*). Specify the corresponding Alibaba Cloud Resource Name (ARN) in the Resource element of the policy.
- For APIs without resource-level permissions, it is shown as All Resources. Use an asterisk (*) in the Resource element of the policy.
Condition key: The condition keys defined by the service. The key allows for granular control, applying to either actions alone or actions associated with specific resources. In addition to service-specific condition keys, Alibaba Cloud provides a set of common condition keys applicable across all RAM-supported services.
Dependent action: The dependent actions required to run the action. To complete the action, the RAM user or the RAM role must have the permissions to perform all dependent actions.

Action

Access level

Resource type

Condition key

Dependent action

config:StartConfigurationRecorder

create

*All Resource

*

None

Request parameters

Parameter

Type

Required

Description

Example

No parameters required.

Response elements

Element	Type	Description	Example
	object
RequestId	string	The request ID.	4D994662-6B27-536F-B320-38F4B3D58705
ConfigurationRecorder	object	The details of the configuration recorder.
ConfigurationRecorderStatus	string	The status of the configuration recorder. Valid values: REGISTRABLE: The configuration recorder has not been registered. BUILDING: The configuration recorder is being deployed. REGISTERED: The configuration recorder has been registered. REBUILDING: The configuration recorder is being redeployed.	REGISTERED
ResourceTypes	array	The types of the resources that are monitored by Cloud Config.
	string	The type of the resource that is monitored by Cloud Config.	ACS::ECS::Instance

Examples

Success response

JSON format

{
  "RequestId": "4D994662-6B27-536F-B320-38F4B3D58705",
  "ConfigurationRecorder": {
    "ConfigurationRecorderStatus": "REGISTERED",
    "ResourceTypes": [
      "ACS::ECS::Instance"
    ]
  }
}

Error codes

HTTP status code	Error code	Error message	Description
400	NoPermission	You are not authorized to perform this operation.	You are not authorized to perform this operation.
400	ProcessIsRunning	The process is running.	The process is running.
500	CreateSLRFail	Failed to create SLR.	Failed to create SLR.
503	ServiceUnavailable	The request has failed due to a temporary failure of the server.	The request has failed due to a temporary failure of the server.

See Error Codes for a complete list.

Release notes

See Release Notes for a complete list.