Jira Audit Logs

About this page

This page talks about Jira Audit Logs, a feature that provides access to the native Jira audit logs that have been captured in your backup snapshots. It allows you to review a historical record of key activities and system changes from a specific point in time.

What is the Use Case?

Use this for historical investigations, security audits, or compliance checks. You can find out who made what change and when, even if the live audit logs in your Jira instance have since been rotated or are no longer available.

This feature is applicable to:

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How to Use the Jira Audit Logs Viewer?

The "Jira Audit Logs" page provides a powerful interface for searching and filtering the audit logs captured from your Jira instance. To begin, you must select a snapshot.

1. Select Snapshot

View Jira Audit Logs as of: This is the most important step. Click this dropdown menu and select the specific backup snapshot you wish to investigate. The table will then load all the Jira audit log events that were saved as part of that backup.

2. Filter the Logs

Once the logs are loaded, you can use the filter row beneath the column headers to find specific events.

1. Date (UTC)

Use the "Min" and "Max" date pickers to narrow your search to a specific timeframe.

2. Author

Filter by the user who performed the action (e.g., "admin@example.com").

3. Event category

Filter by the type of event (e.g., "Permissions," "Workflow," "User management").

4. Change Summary

Use this as a general text filter for the corresponding column.

5. Changed Object

Filter by the item that was affected (e.g., "Project: PROJ").

3. Manage Your Search

1. Apply filters

After entering your filter criteria, click this button to update the log results.

2. Reset filters

Click this to clear all your search filters and see the full, unfiltered list of logs from the selected snapshot.

3. View Icons (far right)

These icons allow you to manage your view, such as toggling additional filter options or customizing the visible columns.View Icons (far right): These icons allow you to manage your view, such as toggling additional filter options or customizing the visible columns.

If no events are found for your selected snapshot or filters, the message "No Jira Audit Logs found" will be displayed in the table.