SourceDetail - Amazon Config
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SourceDetail

Provides the source and the message types that trigger Amazon Config to evaluate your Amazon resources against a rule. It also provides the frequency with which you want Amazon Config to run evaluations for the rule if the trigger type is periodic. You can specify the parameter values for SourceDetail only for custom rules.

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EventSource

The source of the event, such as an Amazon service, that triggers Amazon Config to evaluate your Amazon resources.

Type: String

Valid Values: aws.config

Required: No

MaximumExecutionFrequency

The frequency at which you want Amazon Config to run evaluations for a custom rule with a periodic trigger. If you specify a value for MaximumExecutionFrequency, then MessageType must use the ScheduledNotification value.

Note

By default, rules with a periodic trigger are evaluated every 24 hours. To change the frequency, specify a valid value for the MaximumExecutionFrequency parameter.

Based on the valid value you choose, Amazon Config runs evaluations once for each valid value. For example, if you choose Three_Hours, Amazon Config runs evaluations once every three hours. In this case, Three_Hours is the frequency of this rule.

Type: String

Valid Values: One_Hour | Three_Hours | Six_Hours | Twelve_Hours | TwentyFour_Hours

Required: No

MessageType

The type of notification that triggers Amazon Config to run an evaluation for a rule. You can specify the following notification types:

  • ConfigurationItemChangeNotification - Triggers an evaluation when Amazon Config delivers a configuration item as a result of a resource change.

  • OversizedConfigurationItemChangeNotification - Triggers an evaluation when Amazon Config delivers an oversized configuration item. Amazon Config may generate this notification type when a resource changes and the notification exceeds the maximum size allowed by Amazon SNS.

  • ScheduledNotification - Triggers a periodic evaluation at the frequency specified for MaximumExecutionFrequency.

  • ConfigurationSnapshotDeliveryCompleted - Triggers a periodic evaluation when Amazon Config delivers a configuration snapshot.

If you want your custom rule to be triggered by configuration changes, specify two SourceDetail objects, one for ConfigurationItemChangeNotification and one for OversizedConfigurationItemChangeNotification.

Type: String

Valid Values: ConfigurationItemChangeNotification | ConfigurationSnapshotDeliveryCompleted | ScheduledNotification | OversizedConfigurationItemChangeNotification

Required: No

See Also

For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific Amazon SDKs, see the following: