Audit logs API - GET audit log entry

Fetches the specified entry of the audit log.

GET	ManagedDynatrace for Government	`https://{your-domain}/e/{your-environment-id}/api/v2/auditlogs/{id}`
	SaaS	`https://{your-environment-id}.live.dynatrace.com/api/v2/auditlogs/{id}`
	Environment ActiveGate	`https://{your-activegate-domain}/e/{your-environment-id}/api/v2/auditlogs/{id}`

Authentication

To execute this request, you need an access token with auditLogs.read scope.

To learn how to obtain and use it, see Tokens and authentication.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	In	Required
id	string	The ID of the required log entry.	path	required

Response

Response codes

Code	Type	Description
200	AuditLogEntry	Success
400	ErrorEnvelope	Failed. Invalid ID format.
404	ErrorEnvelope	Failed. The requested resource doesn't exist.

Response body objects

The `AuditLogEntry` object

An entry of the audit log.

Element	Type	Description
category	string	The category of the recorded operation. The element can hold these values `ACTIVE_GATE` `AGENT` `CONFIG` `DEBUG_UI` `MANUAL_TAGGING_SERVICE` `TOKEN` `WEB_UI`
entityId	string	The ID of an entity from the category. For example, it can be config ID for the `CONFIG` category or token ID for the `TOKEN` category.
environmentId	string	The ID of the Dynatrace environment where the recorded operation occurred.
eventType	string	The type of the recorded operation. The element can hold these values `CREATE` `DELETE` `GENERAL` `GET` `LOGIN` `LOGOUT` `PATCH` `POST` `PUT` `READ` `REMOTE_CONFIGURATION_MANAGEMENT` `REVOKE` `TAG_ADD` `TAG_REMOVE` `TAG_UPDATE` `UPDATE`
logId	string	The ID of the log entry.
message	string	The logged message.
patch	object	The patch of the recorded operation as the JSON representation. The format is an enhanced RFC 6902. The patch also carries the previous value in the oldValue field.
success	boolean	The recorded operation is successful (`true`) or failed (`false`).
timestamp	integer	The timestamp of the record creation, in UTC milliseconds.
user	string	The ID of the user who performed the recorded operation.
userOrigin	string	The origin and the IP address of the user.
userType	string	The type of the authentication of the user. The element can hold these values `PUBLIC_TOKEN_IDENTIFIER` `REQUEST_ID` `SERVICE_NAME` `TOKEN_HASH` `USER_NAME`

Response body JSON model

json
{
  "category": "CONFIG",
  "entityId": "MOBILE_RUM: MOBILE_APPLICATION-752C223D59734CD2",
  "environmentId": "prod-env-13",
  "eventType": "UPDATE",
  "logId": "197425568800060000",
  "patch": [
    {
      "oldValue": 20000,
      "op": "replace",
      "path": "/refreshTimeIntervalMillis",
      "value": 30000
    }
  ],
  "success": true,
  "timestamp": 1974255688445,
  "user": "test.user@company.com",
  "userOrigin": "webui (192.168.0.2)",
  "userType": "USER_NAME"
}

Example

In this example, the request gets the audit log entry with the ID of 157607396300050000.

This entry stores information about a change to the configuration of the dashboard with the ID of 14b3bfe7-69d8-48bf-b08a-4f9a2ff3f703. The change is a repositioning and resizing of a tile done by the Dynatrace user with user ID 643541629.

The API token is passed in the Authorization header.

Curl

bash
curl -X GET \
  'https://mySampleEnv.live.dynatrace.com/api/v2/auditlogs/157607396300050000' \
  -H 'Authorization: Api-Token dt0c01.abc123.abcdefjhij1234567890'

Request URL

plaintext
https://mySampleEnv.live.dynatrace.com/api/v2/auditlogs/157607396300050000

Response body

json
{
  "logId": "157607396300050000",
  "eventType": "UPDATE",
  "category": "CONFIG",
  "entityId": "DASHBOARDS_SETTINGS: 14b3bfe7-69d8-48bf-b08a-4f9a2ff3f703",
  "environmentId": "yasmuoujsw",
  "user": "Dynatrace user #643541629",
  "userType": "USER_NAME",
  "userOrigin": "webui (240.204.62.255)",
  "timestamp": 1576074315483,
  "success": true,
  "patch": [
    {
      "op": "replace",
      "path": "/tiles/24/top",
      "value": 304,
      "oldValue": 380
    },
    {
      "op": "replace",
      "path": "/tiles/24/left",
      "value": 304,
      "oldValue": 798
    },
    {
      "op": "replace",
      "path": "/tiles/24/width",
      "value": 608,
      "oldValue": 304
    },
    {
      "op": "replace",
      "path": "/tiles/24/height",
      "value": 608,
      "oldValue": 304
    }
  ]
}

Response code

200