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2025-07-29


Audit logs (version 2) - UI Beta Release

The Audit Logs v2 UI is now available to all Cloudflare customers in Beta. This release builds on the public Beta of the Audit Logs v2 API ↗ and introduces a redesigned user interface with powerful new capabilities to make it easier to investigate account activity.

Enabling the new UI

To try the new UI, go to Manage Account > Audit Logs in the Cloudflare Dashboard and click “Switch to new Audit Logs” at the top of the page.

Audit Logs v2 banner

The previous version of Audit Logs remains available and can be re-enabled at any time using the “Switch back to old Audit Logs” link in the banner at the top of the page.

New Features:

  • Advanced Filtering: Filter logs by actor, resource, method, and more for faster insights.
  • On-hover filter controls: Easily include or exclude values in queries by hovering over fields within a log entry.
  • Detailed Log Sidebar: View rich context for each log entry without leaving the main view.
  • JSON Log View: Inspect the raw log data in a structured JSON format.
  • Custom Time Ranges: Define your own time windows to view historical activity.
  • Infinite Scroll: Seamlessly browse logs without clicking through pages.
Audit Logs v2 new UI

For more details on Audit Logs v2, see the Audit Logs documentation ↗.

Known issues

  • A small number of audit logs may currently be unavailable in Audit Logs v2. In some cases, certain fields such as actor information may be missing in certain audit logs. We are actively working to improve coverage and completeness for General Availability.
  • Export to CSV is not supported in the new UI.

We are actively refining the Audit Logs v2 experience and welcome your feedback. You can share overall feedback by clicking the thumbs up or thumbs down icons at the top of the page, or provide feedback on specific audit log entries using the thumbs icons next to each audit log line or by filling out our feedback form ↗.

2025-03-27


Audit logs (version 2) - Beta Release

The latest version of audit logs streamlines audit logging by automatically capturing all user and system actions performed through the Cloudflare Dashboard or public APIs. This update leverages Cloudflare’s existing API Shield to generate audit logs based on OpenAPI schemas, ensuring a more consistent and automated logging process.

Availability: Audit logs (version 2) is now in Beta, with support limited to API access.

Use the following API endpoint to retrieve audit logs:

GET https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/<account_id>/logs/audit?since=<date>&before=<date>

You can access detailed documentation for audit logs (version 2) Beta API release here ↗.

Key Improvements in the Beta Release:

  • Automated & standardized logging: Logs are now generated automatically using a standardized system, replacing manual, team-dependent logging. This ensures consistency across all Cloudflare services.

  • Expanded product coverage: Increased audit log coverage from 75% to 95%. Key API endpoints such as /accounts, /zones, and /organizations are now included.

  • Granular filtering: Logs now follow a uniform format, enabling precise filtering by actions, users, methods, and resources—allowing for faster and more efficient investigations.

  • Enhanced context and traceability: Each log entry now includes detailed context, such as the authentication method used, the interface (API or Dashboard) through which the action was performed, and mappings to Cloudflare Ray IDs for better traceability.

  • Comprehensive activity capture: Expanded logging to include GET requests and failed attempts, ensuring that all critical activities are recorded.

Known Limitations in Beta

  • Error handling for the API is not implemented.
  • There may be gaps or missing entries in the available audit logs.
  • UI is unavailable in this Beta release.
  • System-level logs and User-Activity logs are not included.

Support for these features is coming as part of the GA release later this year. For more details, including a sample audit log, check out our blog post: Introducing Automatic Audit Logs ↗