DLP API Cloud Data Loss Prevention API
Legacy names DLP API, Data Loss Prevention (DLP) API
Programmatic REST and gRPC API component inside Sensitive Data Protection for inspecting and de-identifying sensitive data.
Naming timeline
- DLP API / Data Loss Prevention (DLP) API
Programmatic REST/gRPC API for sensitive data inspection and de-identification.
- Cloud Data Loss Prevention API (DLP API)Current name
Retained as the official name for the programmatic API component inside Sensitive Data Protection.
Is DLP API the same as Cloud Data Loss Prevention API?
Programmatic REST and gRPC API component inside Sensitive Data Protection for inspecting and de-identifying sensitive data. Refers specifically to the programmatic API component inside Sensitive Data Protection, not the entire overarching service.
Technical identifiers
Technical identifiers unchanged. This entry clarifies scope and naming rather than documenting a rename; the APIs, CLI commands, IAM roles and Terraform resources below are the current identifiers.
| REST / gRPC APIs | dlp.googleapis.com |
|---|---|
| gcloud / CLI Commands | gcloud alpha dlp |
| IAM Predefined Roles | roles/dlp.* |
| Terraform Resources | google_data_loss_prevention_* |
REST v2 discovery document remains https://dlp.googleapis.com/$discovery/rest?version=v2.
Notes & disambiguation
- Refers specifically to the programmatic API component inside Sensitive Data Protection, not the entire overarching service.
- Official documentation banner: 'Cloud Data Loss Prevention (Cloud DLP) is now a part of Sensitive Data Protection. The API name remains the same: Cloud Data Loss Prevention API (DLP API).'
Sources & official documentation
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