# AWS CloudTrail entries for Secrets Manager
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AWS Secrets Manager writes entries to your AWS CloudTrail log for all Secrets Manager operations and for other events related to rotation and deletion. For information about taking action on these events, see [Match Secrets Manager events with EventBridge](monitoring-eventbridge.md). 

**Topics**
+ [Log entries for Secrets Manager operations](#cloudtrail_log_entries_operations)
+ [Log entries for deletion](#cloudtrail_log_entries_deletion)
+ [Log entries for replication](#cloudtrail_log_entries_replication)
+ [Log entries for rotation](#cloudtrail_log_entries_rotation)

## Log entries for Secrets Manager operations
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Events that are generated by calls to Secrets Manager operations have `"detail-type": ["AWS API Call via CloudTrail"]`. 

**Note**  
Before February 2024, some Secrets Manager operations reported events that contained "aRN" instead of "arn" for the secret ARN. For more information, see [AWS re:Post](https://repost.aws/knowledge-center/secrets-manager-arn).

The following are CloudTrail entries generated when you or a service call Secrets Manager operations through the API, SDK, or CLI.

**BatchGetSecretValue**  
Generated by the [BatchGetSecretValue](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/secretsmanager/latest/apireference/API_BatchGetSecretValue.html) operation. For information about retrieving secrets, see [Get secrets from AWS Secrets Manager](retrieving-secrets.md). 

**CancelRotateSecret**  
Generated by the [CancelRotateSecret](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/secretsmanager/latest/apireference/API_CancelRotateSecret.html) operation. For information about rotation, see [Rotate AWS Secrets Manager secrets](rotating-secrets.md). 

**CreateSecret**  
Generated by the [CreateSecret](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/secretsmanager/latest/apireference/API_CreateSecret.html) operation. For information about creating secrets, see [Manage secrets with AWS Secrets Manager](managing-secrets.md).

**DeleteResourcePolicy**  
Generated by the [DeleteResourcePolicy](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/secretsmanager/latest/apireference/API_DeleteResourcePolicy.html) operation. For information about permissions, see [Authentication and access control for AWS Secrets Manager](auth-and-access.md). 

**DeleteSecret**  
Generated by the [DeleteSecret](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/secretsmanager/latest/apireference/API_DeleteSecret.html) operation. For information about deleting secrets, see [Delete an AWS Secrets Manager secret](manage_delete-secret.md). 

**DescribeSecret**  
Generated by the [DescribeSecret](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/secretsmanager/latest/apireference/API_DescribeSecret.html) operation. 

**GetRandomPassword**  
Generated by the [GetRandomPassword](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/secretsmanager/latest/apireference/API_GetRandomPassword.html) operation. 

**GetResourcePolicy**  
Generated by the [GetResourcePolicy](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/secretsmanager/latest/apireference/API_GetResourcePolicy.html) operation. For information about permissions, see [Authentication and access control for AWS Secrets Manager](auth-and-access.md).

**GetSecretValue**  
Generated by the [GetSecretValue](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/secretsmanager/latest/apireference/API_GetSecretValue.html) and [BatchGetSecretValue](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/secretsmanager/latest/apireference/API_BatchGetSecretValue.html) operations. For information about retrieving secrets, see [Get secrets from AWS Secrets Manager](retrieving-secrets.md).

**ListSecrets**  
Generated by the [ListSecrets](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/secretsmanager/latest/apireference/API_ListSecrets.html) operation. For information about listing secrets, see [Find secrets in AWS Secrets Manager](manage_search-secret.md).

**ListSecretVersionIds**  
Generated by the [ListSecretVersionIds](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/secretsmanager/latest/apireference/API_ListSecretVersionIds.html) operation.

**PutResourcePolicy**  
Generated by the [PutResourcePolicy](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/secretsmanager/latest/apireference/API_PutResourcePolicy.html) operation. For information about permissions, see [Authentication and access control for AWS Secrets Manager](auth-and-access.md). 

**PutSecretValue**  
Generated by the [PutSecretValue](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/secretsmanager/latest/apireference/API_PutSecretValue.html) operation. For information about updating a secret, see [Modify an AWS Secrets Manager secret](manage_update-secret.md).

**RemoveRegionsFromReplication**  
Generated by the [RemoveRegionsFromReplication](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/secretsmanager/latest/apireference/API_RemoveRegionsFromReplication.html) operation. For information about replicating a secret, see [Replicate AWS Secrets Manager secrets across Regions](replicate-secrets.md). 

**ReplicateSecretToRegions**  
Generated by the [ReplicateSecretToRegions](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/secretsmanager/latest/apireference/API_ReplicateSecretToRegions.html) operation. For information about replicating a secret, see [Replicate AWS Secrets Manager secrets across Regions](replicate-secrets.md). 

**RestoreSecret**  
Generated by the [RestoreSecret](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/secretsmanager/latest/apireference/API_RestoreSecret.html) operation. For information about restoring a deleted secret, see [Restore an AWS Secrets Manager secret](manage_restore-secret.md). 

**RotateSecret**  
Generated by the [RotateSecret](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/secretsmanager/latest/apireference/API_RotateSecret.html) operation. For information about rotation, see [Rotate AWS Secrets Manager secrets](rotating-secrets.md). 

**StopReplicationToReplica**  
Generated by the [StopReplicationToReplica](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/secretsmanager/latest/apireference/API_StopReplicationToReplica.html) operation. For information about replicating a secret, see [Replicate AWS Secrets Manager secrets across Regions](replicate-secrets.md). 

**TagResource**  
Generated by the [TagResource](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/secretsmanager/latest/apireference/API_TagResource.html) operation. For information about tagging a secret, see [Tagging secrets in AWS Secrets Manager](managing-secrets_tagging.md).

**UntagResource**  
Generated by the [UntagResource](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/secretsmanager/latest/apireference/API_UntagResource.html) operation. For information about untagging a secret, see [Tagging secrets in AWS Secrets Manager](managing-secrets_tagging.md).

**UpdateSecret**  
Generated by the [UpdateSecret](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/secretsmanager/latest/apireference/API_UpdateSecret.html) operation. For information about updating a secret, see [Modify an AWS Secrets Manager secret](manage_update-secret.md).

**UpdateSecretVersionStage**  
Generated by the [UpdateSecretVersionStage](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/secretsmanager/latest/apireference/API_UpdateSecretVersionStage.html) operation. For information about version stages, see [Secret versions](whats-in-a-secret.md#term_version). 

**ValidateResourcePolicy**  
Generated by the [ValidateResourcePolicy](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/secretsmanager/latest/apireference/API_ValidateResourcePolicy.html) operation. For information about permissions, see [Authentication and access control for AWS Secrets Manager](auth-and-access.md).

## Log entries for deletion
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In addition to events for Secrets Manager operations, Secrets Manager generates the following events related to deletion. These events have `"detail-type": ["AWS Service Event via CloudTrail"]`.

**CancelSecretVersionDelete**  
Generated by the Secrets Manager service. If you call `DeleteSecret` on a secret that has versions, and then later call `RestoreSecret`, Secrets Manager logs this event for each secret version that was restored. For information about restoring a deleted secret, see [Restore an AWS Secrets Manager secret](manage_restore-secret.md). 

**EndSecretVersionDelete**  
Generated by the Secrets Manager service when a secret version is deleted. For more information, see [Delete an AWS Secrets Manager secret](manage_delete-secret.md).

**StartSecretVersionDelete**  
Generated by the Secrets Manager service when Secrets Manager starts deletion for a secret version. For information about deleting secrets, see [Delete an AWS Secrets Manager secret](manage_delete-secret.md).

**SecretVersionDeletion**  
Generated by the Secrets Manager service when Secrets Manager deletes a deprecated secret version. For more information, see [Secret versions](whats-in-a-secret.md#term_version).

## Log entries for replication
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In addition to events for Secrets Manager operations, Secrets Manager generates the following events related to replication. These events have `"detail-type": ["AWS Service Event via CloudTrail"]`.

**ReplicationFailed**  
Generated by the Secrets Manager service when replication fails. For information about replicating a secret, see [Replicate AWS Secrets Manager secrets across Regions](replicate-secrets.md).

**ReplicationStarted**  
Generated by the Secrets Manager service when Secrets Manager starts replicating a secret. For information about replicating a secret, see [Replicate AWS Secrets Manager secrets across Regions](replicate-secrets.md).

**ReplicationSucceeded**  
Generated by the Secrets Manager service when a secret is successfully replicated. For information about replicating a secret, see [Replicate AWS Secrets Manager secrets across Regions](replicate-secrets.md).

## Log entries for rotation
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In addition to events for Secrets Manager operations, Secrets Manager generates the following events related to rotation. These events have `"detail-type": ["AWS Service Event via CloudTrail"]`.

**RotationStarted**  
Generated by the Secrets Manager service when Secrets Manager starts rotating a secret. For information about rotation, see [Rotate AWS Secrets Manager secrets](rotating-secrets.md).

**RotationAbandoned**  
Generated by the Secrets Manager service when Secrets Manager abandons a rotation attempt and removes the `AWSPENDING` label from an existing version of a secret. Secrets Manager abandons rotation when you create a new version of a secret during rotation. For information about rotation, see [Rotate AWS Secrets Manager secrets](rotating-secrets.md).

**RotationFailed**  
Generated by the Secrets Manager service when rotation fails. For information about rotation, see [Troubleshoot AWS Secrets Manager rotation](troubleshoot_rotation.md).

**RotationSucceeded**  
Generated by the Secrets Manager service when a secret is successfully rotated. For information about rotation, see [Rotate AWS Secrets Manager secrets](rotating-secrets.md).

**TestRotationStarted**  
Generated by the Secrets Manager service when Secrets Manager starts testing rotation for a secret that is not scheduled for immediate rotation. For information about rotation, see [Rotate AWS Secrets Manager secrets](rotating-secrets.md).

**TestRotationSucceeded**  
Generated by the Secrets Manager service when Secrets Manager successfully tests rotation for a secret that is not scheduled for immediate rotation. For information about rotation, see [Rotate AWS Secrets Manager secrets](rotating-secrets.md).

**TestRotationFailed**  
Generated by the Secrets Manager service when Secrets Manager tests rotation for a secret that is not scheduled for immediate rotation and rotation failed. For information about rotation, see [Troubleshoot AWS Secrets Manager rotation](troubleshoot_rotation.md).