New Data Source aws_cloudwatch_log_groups

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Description

The ability to list and filter log groups in Cloudwatch Logs

New or Affected Resource(s)

• aws_cloudwatch_log_groups

Potential Terraform Configuration

data "aws_cloudwatch_log_groups" "get_all_example" {}

data "aws_cloudwatch_log_groups" "get_prefixed_logs_example" {
  prefix = "logs/vpc/flow"
}

Returns an array of of log groups with:
name
creationTime
retentionInDays
metricFiltercount
arn
kmsKeyId

References

DescribeLogGroups API:
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatchLogs/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeLogGroups.html

Use Case

Be able to automate log group filter subscription creation

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