# Flow Log Record A flow log record is a record of a network flow in your [VDC](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/support/general-information/glossary-of-terms#vdc). By default, each record captures a network [Internet Protocol (IP) Address](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/support/general-information/glossary-of-terms#internet-protocol-ip-address) traffic flow, groups it, and is enhanced with the following information: * Account ID of the resource * Unique identifier of the network interface * The flow status, indicating whether it was accepted or rejected by the Software Defined Network (SDN) layer The flow log record is in the following format: ``` ``` ## Available fields The following table describes all of the available fields for a flow log record. | **Field** | **Type** | **Description** | **Example Value** | | -------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------- | | `version` | string | The flow log version. Version 2 is the default. | 2 | | `account-id` | string | The IONOS Cloud account ID of the owner of the resource containing the interface for which flow logs are collected. | 12345678 | | `interface_id` | string | The interface unique identifier (UUID) for which flow logs are collected. | `7ffd6527-ce80-4e57-a949-f9a45824ebe2` | | `srcaddr` | string | The source address for incoming traffic, or the IPv4 address of the network interface for outgoing traffic. | `172.17.1.100` | | `dstaddr` | string | The destination address for outgoing traffic, or the IPv4 address of the network interface for incoming traffic. | `172.17.1.101` | | `srcport` | uint16 | The source port from which the network flow originated. | 59113 | | `dstport` | uint16 | The destination port for the network flow. | 20756 | | `protocol` | uin8 | The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) protocol number of the traffic. For more information, see [Assigned Internet Protocol Numbers](https://www.iana.org/assignments/protocol-numbers/protocol-numbers.xhtml). | 6 | | `packets` | uint64 | The number of packets transferred during the network flow capture window. | 17 | | `bytes` | uint64 | The number of bytes transferred during the network flow capture window. | 1325 | | `start` | string | The timestamp, in UNIX EPOCH format, of when the first packet of the flow was received within the grouping interval. | 1587983051 | | `end` | string | The timestamp, in UNIX EPOCH format, of when the last packet of the flow was received within the grouping interval. | 1587983052 | | `action` | string |

The action associated with the traffic:

ACCEPT: traffic accepted by the firewall

REJECT: traffic rejected by the firewall

| ACCEPT | | `log-status` | string |

The flow log logging status:

OK: normal flow logging

SKIPDATA: Some flow log records were skipped during the grouping interval

| OK | ## Flow log record example The following are the examples of flow log records that capture specific traffic flows. For information on how to create flow logs, see [Configure Flow Logs](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/network-services/flow-logs/how-tos/configure-flow-logs). ### Accepted record In this example, traffic to the network interface `7ffd6527-ce80-4e57-a949-f9a45824ebe2` for the account `12345678` is accepted. ``` 2 12345678 7ffd6527-ce80-4e57-a949-f9a45824ebe2 172.17.1.100 172.17.1.101 59113 20756 6 17 1325 1587983051 1587983052 ACCEPT OK ``` ### Rejected record In this example, traffic to the network interface `7ffd6527-ce80-4e57-a949-f9a45824ebe2` for the account `12345678` is rejected. ``` 2 12345678 7ffd6527-ce80-4e57-a949-f9a45824ebe2 172.17.1.100 172.17.1.101 59113 20756 6 17 1325 1587983051 1587983052 REJECT OK ```