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# Audit Log

The audit log provides admins with a detailed record of recent events for all users.

## Events Recorded in the Audit Log

The log records various events, including but not limited to:

- User logins and logouts
- Jobs or reports viewed by users
- On-demand backups
- Creation of smart alerts
- Data Privacy subject requests
- Adding, deleting, and archiving services
- Initiation of jobs for data restore, data compare, and replicate
- Adding, removing, or updating users or business units
- Changes to security settings (for example, enabling or disabling SSO, MFA, or IP Restrictions)
- Generating, revoking, and using API Tokens

## Log Entry Details

Each log entry includes the user who initiated the action, the timestamp and the IP address.

## Admin Features

Admins can filter the results by user or service, and download the events as a CSV file that starts with the latest logged event and has a file size limit of 10KB.

## Accessing the Audit Log

To access the audit log, go to Auditing in Account Settings.