Cloud Logging roles and permissions

This page lists the IAM roles and permissions for Cloud Logging. To search through all roles and permissions, see the role and permission index.

Cloud Logging roles

Role Permissions

Role	Permissions
Logging Admin (`roles/logging.admin`) Provides all permissions necessary to use all features of Cloud Logging. Lowest-level resources where you can grant this role: Project	`logging.buckets.copyLogEntries` `logging.buckets.create` `logging.buckets.createTagBinding` `logging.buckets.delete` `logging.buckets.deleteTagBinding` `logging.buckets.get` `logging.buckets.list` `logging.buckets.listEffectiveTags` `logging.buckets.listTagBindings` `logging.buckets.undelete` `logging.buckets.update` `logging.exclusions.` `logging.exclusions.create` `logging.exclusions.delete` `logging.exclusions.get` `logging.exclusions.list` `logging.exclusions.update` `logging.fields.access` `logging.links.` `logging.links.create` `logging.links.delete` `logging.links.get` `logging.links.list` `logging.locations.` `logging.locations.get` `logging.locations.list` `logging.logEntries.` `logging.logEntries.create` `logging.logEntries.download` `logging.logEntries.list` `logging.logEntries.route` `logging.logMetrics.` `logging.logMetrics.create` `logging.logMetrics.delete` `logging.logMetrics.get` `logging.logMetrics.list` `logging.logMetrics.update` `logging.logScopes.` `logging.logScopes.create` `logging.logScopes.delete` `logging.logScopes.get` `logging.logScopes.list` `logging.logScopes.update` `logging.logServiceIndexes.list` `logging.logServices.list` `logging.logs.` `logging.logs.delete` `logging.logs.list` `logging.notificationRules.` `logging.notificationRules.create` `logging.notificationRules.delete` `logging.notificationRules.get` `logging.notificationRules.list` `logging.notificationRules.update` `logging.operations.` `logging.operations.cancel` `logging.operations.get` `logging.operations.list` `logging.privateLogEntries.list` `logging.queries.` `logging.queries.deleteShared` `logging.queries.getShared` `logging.queries.listShared` `logging.queries.share` `logging.queries.updateShared` `logging.queries.usePrivate` `logging.settings.` `logging.settings.get` `logging.settings.update` `logging.sinks.` `logging.sinks.create` `logging.sinks.delete` `logging.sinks.get` `logging.sinks.list` `logging.sinks.update` `logging.sqlAlerts.` `logging.sqlAlerts.create` `logging.sqlAlerts.update` `logging.usage.get` `logging.views.` `logging.views.access` `logging.views.create` `logging.views.delete` `logging.views.get` `logging.views.getIamPolicy` `logging.views.list` `logging.views.listLogs` `logging.views.listResourceKeys` `logging.views.listResourceValues` `logging.views.setIamPolicy` `logging.views.update` `observability.scopes.get` `resourcemanager.projects.get` `resourcemanager.projects.list`
Logs Bucket Writer (`roles/logging.bucketWriter`) Ability to write logs to a log bucket. Lowest-level resources where you can grant this role: Project	`logging.buckets.write`
Logs Configuration Writer (`roles/logging.configWriter`) Provides permissions to read and write the configurations of logs-based metrics and sinks for exporting logs. Lowest-level resources where you can grant this role: Project	`logging.buckets.create` `logging.buckets.createTagBinding` `logging.buckets.delete` `logging.buckets.deleteTagBinding` `logging.buckets.get` `logging.buckets.list` `logging.buckets.listEffectiveTags` `logging.buckets.listTagBindings` `logging.buckets.undelete` `logging.buckets.update` `logging.exclusions.` `logging.exclusions.create` `logging.exclusions.delete` `logging.exclusions.get` `logging.exclusions.list` `logging.exclusions.update` `logging.links.` `logging.links.create` `logging.links.delete` `logging.links.get` `logging.links.list` `logging.locations.` `logging.locations.get` `logging.locations.list` `logging.logMetrics.` `logging.logMetrics.create` `logging.logMetrics.delete` `logging.logMetrics.get` `logging.logMetrics.list` `logging.logMetrics.update` `logging.logScopes.` `logging.logScopes.create` `logging.logScopes.delete` `logging.logScopes.get` `logging.logScopes.list` `logging.logScopes.update` `logging.logServiceIndexes.list` `logging.logServices.list` `logging.logs.list` `logging.notificationRules.` `logging.notificationRules.create` `logging.notificationRules.delete` `logging.notificationRules.get` `logging.notificationRules.list` `logging.notificationRules.update` `logging.operations.` `logging.operations.cancel` `logging.operations.get` `logging.operations.list` `logging.settings.` `logging.settings.get` `logging.settings.update` `logging.sinks.` `logging.sinks.create` `logging.sinks.delete` `logging.sinks.get` `logging.sinks.list` `logging.sinks.update` `logging.sqlAlerts.` `logging.sqlAlerts.create` `logging.sqlAlerts.update` `logging.views.create` `logging.views.delete` `logging.views.get` `logging.views.getIamPolicy` `logging.views.list` `logging.views.update` `observability.scopes.get` `resourcemanager.projects.get` `resourcemanager.projects.list`
Log Field Accessor (`roles/logging.fieldAccessor`) Ability to read restricted fields in a log bucket. Lowest-level resources where you can grant this role: Project	`logging.fields.access`
Log Link Accessor (`roles/logging.linkViewer`) Ability to see links for a bucket.	`logging.links.get` `logging.links.list`
Logs Writer (`roles/logging.logWriter`) Provides the permissions to write log entries. Lowest-level resources where you can grant this role: Project	`logging.logEntries.create` `logging.logEntries.route`
Private Logs Viewer (`roles/logging.privateLogViewer`) Provides permissions of the Logs Viewer role and in addition, provides read-only access to log entries in private logs. Lowest-level resources where you can grant this role: Project	`logging.buckets.get` `logging.buckets.list` `logging.exclusions.get` `logging.exclusions.list` `logging.links.get` `logging.links.list` `logging.locations.*` `logging.locations.get` `logging.locations.list` `logging.logEntries.list` `logging.logMetrics.get` `logging.logMetrics.list` `logging.logServiceIndexes.list` `logging.logServices.list` `logging.logs.list` `logging.operations.get` `logging.operations.list` `logging.privateLogEntries.list` `logging.queries.getShared` `logging.queries.listShared` `logging.queries.usePrivate` `logging.sinks.get` `logging.sinks.list` `logging.usage.get` `logging.views.access` `logging.views.get` `logging.views.list` `observability.scopes.get` `resourcemanager.projects.get`
Cloud Logging Service Agent (`roles/logging.serviceAgent`) Grants a Cloud Logging Service Account the ability to create and link datasets. Warning: Do not grant service agent roles to any principals except service agents.	`bigquery.datasets.create` `bigquery.datasets.get` `bigquery.datasets.link`
SQL Alert Writer ^Beta (`roles/logging.sqlAlertWriter`) Ability to write SQL Alerts.	`logging.sqlAlerts.*` `logging.sqlAlerts.create` `logging.sqlAlerts.update`
Logs View Accessor (`roles/logging.viewAccessor`) Ability to read logs in a view. Lowest-level resources where you can grant this role: Project	`logging.logEntries.download` `logging.views.access` `logging.views.listLogs` `logging.views.listResourceKeys` `logging.views.listResourceValues`
Logs Viewer (`roles/logging.viewer`) Provides access to view logs. Lowest-level resources where you can grant this role: Project	`logging.buckets.get` `logging.buckets.list` `logging.exclusions.get` `logging.exclusions.list` `logging.links.get` `logging.links.list` `logging.locations.*` `logging.locations.get` `logging.locations.list` `logging.logEntries.list` `logging.logMetrics.get` `logging.logMetrics.list` `logging.logScopes.get` `logging.logScopes.list` `logging.logServiceIndexes.list` `logging.logServices.list` `logging.logs.list` `logging.operations.get` `logging.operations.list` `logging.queries.getShared` `logging.queries.listShared` `logging.queries.usePrivate` `logging.sinks.get` `logging.sinks.list` `logging.usage.get` `logging.views.get` `logging.views.list` `observability.scopes.get` `resourcemanager.projects.get`

Logging Admin

(roles/logging.admin)

Provides all permissions necessary to use all features of Cloud Logging.

Lowest-level resources where you can grant this role:

Project

logging.buckets.copyLogEntries

logging.buckets.create

logging.buckets.createTagBinding

logging.buckets.delete

logging.buckets.deleteTagBinding

logging.buckets.get

logging.buckets.list

logging.buckets.listEffectiveTags

logging.buckets.listTagBindings

logging.buckets.undelete

logging.buckets.update

logging.exclusions.*

logging.exclusions.create
logging.exclusions.delete
logging.exclusions.get
logging.exclusions.list
logging.exclusions.update

logging.fields.access

logging.links.*

logging.links.create
logging.links.delete
logging.links.get
logging.links.list

logging.locations.*

logging.locations.get
logging.locations.list

logging.logEntries.*

logging.logEntries.create
logging.logEntries.download
logging.logEntries.list
logging.logEntries.route

logging.logMetrics.*

logging.logMetrics.create
logging.logMetrics.delete
logging.logMetrics.get
logging.logMetrics.list
logging.logMetrics.update

logging.logScopes.*

logging.logScopes.create
logging.logScopes.delete
logging.logScopes.get
logging.logScopes.list
logging.logScopes.update

logging.logServiceIndexes.list

logging.logServices.list

logging.logs.*

logging.logs.delete
logging.logs.list

logging.notificationRules.*

logging.notificationRules.create
logging.notificationRules.delete
logging.notificationRules.get
logging.notificationRules.list
logging.notificationRules.update

logging.operations.*

logging.operations.cancel
logging.operations.get
logging.operations.list

logging.privateLogEntries.list

logging.queries.*

logging.queries.deleteShared
logging.queries.getShared
logging.queries.listShared
logging.queries.share
logging.queries.updateShared
logging.queries.usePrivate

logging.settings.*

logging.settings.get
logging.settings.update

logging.sinks.*

logging.sinks.create
logging.sinks.delete
logging.sinks.get
logging.sinks.list
logging.sinks.update

logging.sqlAlerts.*

logging.sqlAlerts.create
logging.sqlAlerts.update

logging.usage.get

logging.views.*

logging.views.access
logging.views.create
logging.views.delete
logging.views.get
logging.views.getIamPolicy
logging.views.list
logging.views.listLogs
logging.views.listResourceKeys
logging.views.listResourceValues
logging.views.setIamPolicy
logging.views.update

observability.scopes.get

resourcemanager.projects.get

resourcemanager.projects.list

Logs Bucket Writer

(roles/logging.bucketWriter)

Ability to write logs to a log bucket.

Lowest-level resources where you can grant this role:

Project

logging.buckets.write

Logs Configuration Writer

(roles/logging.configWriter)

Provides permissions to read and write the configurations of logs-based metrics and sinks for exporting logs.

Lowest-level resources where you can grant this role:

Project

logging.buckets.create

logging.buckets.createTagBinding

logging.buckets.delete

logging.buckets.deleteTagBinding

logging.buckets.get

logging.buckets.list

logging.buckets.listEffectiveTags

logging.buckets.listTagBindings

logging.buckets.undelete

logging.buckets.update

logging.exclusions.*

logging.exclusions.create
logging.exclusions.delete
logging.exclusions.get
logging.exclusions.list
logging.exclusions.update

logging.links.*

logging.links.create
logging.links.delete
logging.links.get
logging.links.list

logging.locations.*

logging.locations.get
logging.locations.list

logging.logMetrics.*

logging.logMetrics.create
logging.logMetrics.delete
logging.logMetrics.get
logging.logMetrics.list
logging.logMetrics.update

logging.logScopes.*

logging.logScopes.create
logging.logScopes.delete
logging.logScopes.get
logging.logScopes.list
logging.logScopes.update

logging.logServiceIndexes.list

logging.logServices.list

logging.logs.list

logging.notificationRules.*

logging.notificationRules.create
logging.notificationRules.delete
logging.notificationRules.get
logging.notificationRules.list
logging.notificationRules.update

logging.operations.*

logging.operations.cancel
logging.operations.get
logging.operations.list

logging.settings.*

logging.settings.get
logging.settings.update

logging.sinks.*

logging.sinks.create
logging.sinks.delete
logging.sinks.get
logging.sinks.list
logging.sinks.update

logging.sqlAlerts.*

logging.sqlAlerts.create
logging.sqlAlerts.update

logging.views.create

logging.views.delete

logging.views.get

logging.views.getIamPolicy

logging.views.list

logging.views.update

observability.scopes.get

resourcemanager.projects.get

resourcemanager.projects.list

Log Field Accessor

(roles/logging.fieldAccessor)

Ability to read restricted fields in a log bucket.

Lowest-level resources where you can grant this role:

Project

logging.fields.access

Log Link Accessor

(roles/logging.linkViewer)

Ability to see links for a bucket.

logging.links.get

logging.links.list

Logs Writer

(roles/logging.logWriter)

Provides the permissions to write log entries.

Lowest-level resources where you can grant this role:

Project

logging.logEntries.create

logging.logEntries.route

Private Logs Viewer

(roles/logging.privateLogViewer)

Provides permissions of the Logs Viewer role and in addition, provides read-only access to log entries in private logs.

Lowest-level resources where you can grant this role:

Project

logging.buckets.get

logging.buckets.list

logging.exclusions.get

logging.exclusions.list

logging.links.get

logging.links.list

logging.locations.*

logging.locations.get
logging.locations.list

logging.logEntries.list

logging.logMetrics.get

logging.logMetrics.list

logging.logServiceIndexes.list

logging.logServices.list

logging.logs.list

logging.operations.get

logging.operations.list

logging.privateLogEntries.list

logging.queries.getShared

logging.queries.listShared

logging.queries.usePrivate

logging.sinks.get

logging.sinks.list

logging.usage.get

logging.views.access

logging.views.get

logging.views.list

observability.scopes.get

resourcemanager.projects.get

Cloud Logging Service Agent

(roles/logging.serviceAgent)

Grants a Cloud Logging Service Account the ability to create and link datasets.

bigquery.datasets.create

bigquery.datasets.get

bigquery.datasets.link

SQL Alert Writer ^Beta

(roles/logging.sqlAlertWriter)

Ability to write SQL Alerts.

logging.sqlAlerts.*

logging.sqlAlerts.create
logging.sqlAlerts.update

Logs View Accessor

(roles/logging.viewAccessor)

Ability to read logs in a view.

Lowest-level resources where you can grant this role:

Project

logging.logEntries.download

logging.views.access

logging.views.listLogs

logging.views.listResourceKeys

logging.views.listResourceValues

Logs Viewer

(roles/logging.viewer)

Provides access to view logs.

Lowest-level resources where you can grant this role:

Project

logging.buckets.get

logging.buckets.list

logging.exclusions.get

logging.exclusions.list

logging.links.get

logging.links.list

logging.locations.*

logging.locations.get
logging.locations.list

logging.logEntries.list

logging.logMetrics.get

logging.logMetrics.list

logging.logScopes.get

logging.logScopes.list

logging.logServiceIndexes.list

logging.logServices.list

logging.logs.list

logging.operations.get

logging.operations.list

logging.queries.getShared

logging.queries.listShared

logging.queries.usePrivate

logging.sinks.get

logging.sinks.list

logging.usage.get

logging.views.get

logging.views.list

observability.scopes.get

resourcemanager.projects.get

Cloud Logging permissions

Permission	Included in roles
`logging.buckets.copyLogEntries`	Owner (`roles/owner`) Editor (`roles/editor`) Viewer (`roles/viewer`) Dev Ops (`roles/iam.devOps`) Infrastructure Administrator (`roles/iam.infrastructureAdmin`) Network Administrator (`roles/iam.networkAdmin`) Support User (`roles/iam.supportUser`) Logging Admin (`roles/logging.admin`)
`logging.buckets.create`	Owner (`roles/owner`) Dev Ops (`roles/iam.devOps`) Infrastructure Administrator (`roles/iam.infrastructureAdmin`) Network Administrator (`roles/iam.networkAdmin`) Logging Admin (`roles/logging.admin`) Logs Configuration Writer (`roles/logging.configWriter`) Service agent roles Warning: Don't grant service agent roles to any principals except service agents. Cloud Build Service Agent (`roles/cloudbuild.serviceAgent`) Cloud Composer API Service Agent (`roles/composer.serviceAgent`) Cloud Dataflow Service Agent (`roles/dataflow.serviceAgent`) GKE Hub Service Agent (`roles/gkehub.serviceAgent`) Apigee Service Agent (`roles/apigee.serviceAgent`)
`logging.buckets.createTagBinding`	Owner (`roles/owner`) DLP Organization Data Profiles Driver (`roles/dlp.orgdriver`) DLP Project Data Profiles Driver (`roles/dlp.projectdriver`) Dev Ops (`roles/iam.devOps`) Infrastructure Administrator (`roles/iam.infrastructureAdmin`) Network Administrator (`roles/iam.networkAdmin`) Logging Admin (`roles/logging.admin`) Logs Configuration Writer (`roles/logging.configWriter`) Tag User (`roles/resourcemanager.tagUser`) Service agent roles Warning: Don't grant service agent roles to any principals except service agents. Cloud Dataflow Service Agent (`roles/dataflow.serviceAgent`) Cloud Composer API Service Agent (`roles/composer.serviceAgent`)
`logging.buckets.delete`

Cloud Logging roles and permissions