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Starts an import of logged trail events from a source S3 bucket to a destination event data store. By default, CloudTrail only imports events contained in the S3 bucket's CloudTrail prefix and the prefixes inside the CloudTrail prefix, and does not check prefixes for other Amazon Web Services services. If you want to import CloudTrail events contained in another prefix, you must include the prefix in the S3LocationUri. For more considerations about importing trail events, see Considerations.

When you start a new import, the Destinations and ImportSource parameters are required. Before starting a new import, disable any access control lists (ACLs) attached to the source S3 bucket. For more information about disabling ACLs, see Controlling ownership of objects and disabling ACLs for your bucket.

When you retry an import, the ImportID parameter is required.

If the destination event data store is for an organization, you must use the management account to import trail events. You cannot use the delegated administrator account for the organization.

post/#X-Amz-Target=com.amazonaws.cloudtrail.v20131101.CloudTrail_20131101.StartImport

Headers

X-Amz-Target'com.amazonaws.cloudtrail.v20131101.CloudTrail_20131101.StartImport' required

Request body

DestinationsEventDataStoreArn[]

The ARN of the destination event data store. Use this parameter for a new import.

StartEventTimestring date-time

Use with <code>EndEventTime</code> to bound a <code>StartImport</code> request, and limit imported trail events to only those events logged within a specified time period. When you specify a time range, CloudTrail checks the prefix and log file names to verify the names contain a date between the specified <code>StartEventTime</code> and <code>EndEventTime</code> before attempting to import events.

EndEventTimestring date-time

Use with <code>StartEventTime</code> to bound a <code>StartImport</code> request, and limit imported trail events to only those events logged within a specified time period. When you specify a time range, CloudTrail checks the prefix and log file names to verify the names contain a date between the specified <code>StartEventTime</code> and <code>EndEventTime</code> before attempting to import events.

ImportIdstring

The ID of the import. Use this parameter when you are retrying an import.

Response

Success

ImportIdstring

The ID of the import.

DestinationsEventDataStoreArn[]

The ARN of the destination event data store.

StartEventTimestring date-time

Used with <code>EndEventTime</code> to bound a <code>StartImport</code> request, and limit imported trail events to only those events logged within a specified time period.

EndEventTimestring date-time

Used with <code>StartEventTime</code> to bound a <code>StartImport</code> request, and limit imported trail events to only those events logged within a specified time period.

ImportStatus'INITIALIZING' | 'IN_PROGRESS' | 'FAILED' | 'STOPPED' | 'COMPLETED'

Shows the status of the import after a <code>StartImport</code> request. An import finishes with a status of <code>COMPLETED</code> if there were no failures, or <code>FAILED</code> if there were failures.

CreatedTimestampstring date-time

The timestamp for the import's creation.

UpdatedTimestampstring date-time

The timestamp of the import's last update, if applicable.