

# Amazon EC2 Systems Manager events
SSM

SSM sends service events directly to EventBridge, as well as via AWS CloudTrail.

## SSM service events
Service events

SSM sends the following events directly to EventBridge: 
+ EC2 Command Status-change Notification
+ EC2 Command Invocation Status-change Notification
+ EC2 State Manager Association State Change
+ EC2 State Manager Instance Association State Change
+ Parameter Store Change
+ Parameter Store Policy Action
+ EC2 Automation Step Status-change Notification
+ EC2 Automation Execution Status-change Notification
+ Impact Assessment Created
+ Approver Access Request Status Update
+ Requester Access Request Status Update
+ JITNA Access Request Failed
+ OpsItem Create
+ OpsItem Update
+ Change Request Status Update
+ Maintenance Window State-change Notification
+ Maintenance Window Execution State-change Notification
+ Maintenance Window Task Execution State-change Notification
+ Maintenance Window Target Registration Notification
+ Maintenance Window Task Target Invocation State-change Notification
+ Maintenance Window Task Registration Notification
+ Configuration Compliance State Change
+ Inventory Resource State Change
+ Calendar State Change
+ SSM Managed Instance Deregistration
+ SSM Managed Instance Registration
+ SSM Managed Instance Public Key Update
+ Change Request Template Document Review Status Update
+ Document Review Status Update

*Delivery type*: [ Best effort ](event-delivery-level.md) 

To match against all events from this service, create an event pattern that matches against the following event attribute:
+ `source`: aws.ssm

```
{
  "source": ["aws.ssm"]
}
```

To match against specific events, include a `detail-type` attribute specifying an array of event names to match. For example:

```
{
  "source": ["aws.ssm"],
  "detail-type": ["EC2 Command Status-change Notification"]
}
```

For more information, see [Creating event patterns](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eventbridge/latest/userguide/eb-event-patterns.html#eb-create-pattern) in the *Amazon EventBridge User Guide*.

## SSM events delivered via AWS CloudTrail
Events via CloudTrail

AWS CloudTrail sends events originating from SSM to EventBridge. AWS services deliver events to CloudTrail on a [best effort](event-delivery-level.md) basis. For more information, see [AWS service events delivered via AWS CloudTrail](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eventbridge/latest/userguide/eb-service-event-cloudtrail.html) in the *Amazon EventBridge User Guide*.

To match events from this service delivered by AWS CloudTrail, create an event pattern that matches against the following event attributes:
+ `source`: aws.ssm
+ `eventSource`: ssm.amazonaws.com

```
{
  "source": ["aws.ssm"],
  "detail-type": ["AWS API Call via CloudTrail"],
  "detail": {
    "eventSource": ["ssm.amazonaws.com"]
  }
}
```

To match against a specific API calls from this service, include an `eventName` attribute specifying an array of API calls to match:

```
{
  "source": ["aws.ssm"],
  "detail-type": ["AWS API Call via CloudTrail"],
  "detail": {
    "eventSource": ["ssm.amazonaws.com"],
    "eventName": ["api-action-name"]
  }
}
```