AWS CloudTrail | Services and Region Support

Question 1

Can I turn CloudTrail Event History off for my account?

Services and Region Support

AWS CloudTrail | Management Tools

Answer 1

For any CloudTrail trails that you have created, you can stop logging or delete the trails which will also stop the delivery of account activity to the S3 bucket you had designated as part of your trail configuration as well as delivery to CloudWatch Logs if configured. Account activity for the past 90 days will still be collected and visible within the CloudTrail console and through the AWS CLI.

Question 2

What services are supported by CloudTrail?

Services and Region Support

AWS CloudTrail | Management Tools

Answer 2

AWS CloudTrail records account activity and service events from most AWS services. For the list of supported services, see CloudTrail Supported Services in the CloudTrail User Guide.

Question 3

Are API calls made from the AWS Management Console recorded?

Services and Region Support

AWS CloudTrail | Management Tools

Answer 3

Yes. CloudTrail records API calls made from any client. The AWS Management Console, AWS SDKs, command line tools, and higher level AWS services call AWS APIs, so these calls are recorded.