Audit Logs
Access to audit logs #access-to-audit-logs
When the feature is enabled for your organization, audit logs are automatically collected as activity occurs. You do not need to manually enable log collection.
In order to view and export audit logs, you must have the View User Activity Log access control permission granted (found under the Data Governance category). To learn how to manage individual permissions for Platform features, please refer to the access control documentation.
Managing audit logs in the UI #managing-audit-logs-in-the-ui
You can view audit logs for different Experience Platform features within the Audits workspace in the Platform UI. The workspace shows a list of recorded logs, by default sorted from most recent to least recent.
Audit logs are retained for 365 days after which they will be deleted from the system. Therefore, you can only go back for a maximum period of 365 days. If you require data of more than 365 days, you should export logs at a regular cadence to meet your internal policy requirements.
Select an event from the list to view its details in the right rail.
Filter audit logs #filter-audit-logs
Select the funnel icon () to display a list of filter controls to help narrow results. Only the last 1000 records are displayed irrespective of the various filters selected.
The following filters are available for audit events in the UI:
Filter | Description |
|---|---|
Category | Use the dropdown menu to filter displayed results by category. |
Action | Filter by action. The actions available for each service can be seen in the resource table above. |
User | Enter the complete user ID (for example, [email protected]) to filter by user. |
Status | Filter by whether the action was allowed (completed) or denied due to lack of access control permissions. |
Date | Select a start date and/or an end date to define a date range to filter results by. Data can be exported with a 90-day lookback period (for example, 2021-12-15 to 2022-03-15). This can differ by event type. |
To remove a filter, select the “X” on the pill icon for the filter in question, or select Clear all to remove all filters.
The returned audit log data contains the following information on all queries that meet your chosen filter criteria.
Column name | Description |
|---|---|
Timestamp | The exact date and time of the action performed in a month/day/year hour:minute AM/PM format. |
Asset Name | The value for the Asset Name field depends on the category chosen as a filter. |
Category | This field matches the category selected in the filter dropdown. |
Action | The available actions depend on the category chosen as a filter. |
User | This field provides the user ID that executed the query. |
Export audit logs #export-audit-logs
To export the current list of audit logs, select Download log.
In the dialog that appears, select your preferred format (either CSV or JSON), then select Download. The browser downloads the generated file and saves it to your machine.
Managing audit logs in the API #managing-audit-logs-in-the-api
All actions that you can perform in the UI can also be done using API calls. See the API reference document for more information.
Managing audit logs for Adobe Admin Console #managing-audit-logs-for-adobe-admin-console
To learn how to manage audit logs for activities in Adobe Admin Console, refer to the following document.
Next steps and additional resources #next-steps-and-additional-resources
This guide covered how to manage audit logs in Experience Platform. For more information on how to monitor Platform activities, see the documentation on Observability Insights and monitoring data ingestion.
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