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# Export System Activity Log Data

Export System Activity Log data as a ZIP file to support audits, compliance reviews, or long-term record retention outside of Salesforce Spiff.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: both Salesforce Classic (not available in all orgs) and Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> Editions</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available for an additional cost in: <strong>Professional</strong> Edition with Web Services API Enabled</td></tr></tbody></table>

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1. From the Admin menu, select **System Activity Log**.
2. On the **Activity Log** tab, set the **Start Date** and **End Date** filters to define the date range you want to export.
    
    The date range can't exceed 93 days. If you need data from a longer period, create multiple exports with overlapping or adjacent date ranges.
3. Optionally, filter by one or more users to limit the export to events those users performed.
4. Click **Export**.
    
    Spiff confirms that the export has started and processes the export in the background.
5. To check the status of the export, select the **Exports** tab.
    
    The export shows a status of **In Progress** while it's processing and **Complete** when it's ready to download. If the export doesn't complete within 2 hours, the status changes to **Failed**.

When the export completes, Spiff sends an email notification to your account and the export appears in the **Exports** tab with a status of **Complete**. The export is available to download for one year.

To download the completed export and verify its integrity, see [Download and Verify a System Activity Log Export](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.spiff_log_download_export.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Download a completed System Activity Log export and use the checksum to confirm that the file is complete and unaltered, which is required for compliance audits.").