> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.strongdm.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.strongdm.com/admin/audit/logs/references/node-start.md).

# Node Logs - Start Event

The "Start" log event type is recorded in the node (gateway or relay) logs.

| Field                  | Type    | Description                                                                                                                                                                    | Example                                                                                               |
| ---------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| authz                  | Object  | Authorization metadata from the policy evaluation associated with this query; only included for Enterprise organizations that have a policy in place that this event triggered | See the [Policy Info in Logs](/admin/audit/logs/references/authz-logs-object.md) section for details. |
| datasourceId           | Integer | Unique identifier of the resource against which the query was performed                                                                                                        | `12345`                                                                                               |
| datasourceName         | String  | Name of the resource against which the query was performed                                                                                                                     | `"MySQL"`                                                                                             |
| hash                   | String  | Hash of the body of the query                                                                                                                                                  | `"Yzk2MTE4NGNlYjg4ZDQ2Y2RiN2VjMTQyY2I3NDEyNzg3NDBhYTExNA=="`                                          |
| query                  | String  | Query that was executed                                                                                                                                                        | `"select * from users"`                                                                               |
| remoteIdentityUsername | String  | Username of the Identity Alias used to access the resource                                                                                                                     | `"alice"`                                                                                             |
| sourceIp               | String  | IP address the query was performed from; will be an internal address if the gateway is on the same local network or VPN as the client                                          | `"1.11.222.333"`                                                                                      |
| timestamp              | String  | Time of the start event, formatted as datetime                                                                                                                                 | `"2024-08-01T13:13:20.895597162Z"`                                                                    |
| type                   | String  | Type of log entry                                                                                                                                                              | `"start"`                                                                                             |
| userId                 | Integer | Unique identifier of the account that performed the query                                                                                                                      | `"a-0abcdabcdab00000"`                                                                                |
| userName               | Integer | Name of the account that performed the query                                                                                                                                   | `"alice"`                                                                                             |
| uuid                   | String  | Unique identifier of the query                                                                                                                                                 | `"0CEGCEGCEGCEGCEGCEGCE1234ceg"`                                                                      |


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