October 19, 2026 · Google CloudFeature
VPC Flow Logs adds Cloud NAT metadata annotations and drop reasons, now GA
General Availability: VPC Flow Logs adds the following metadata annotations and packet drop reasons for Cloud NAT:
- Metadata annotations:
connection.nat_ip,connection.nat_port, andnat_gateway_details - Drop reasons:
NAT_ENDPOINT_INDEPENDENT_CONFLICT,NAT_OUT_OF_CONNECTIONS, andNAT_OUT_OF_PORTS
For more information, see Record format and Packet drop reasons.
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