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Sharepoint Online Audit Log

Revathi Paramasivan 1 Reputation point
2020-11-19T11:46:28.673+00:00

Hello Team,

I have sharepoint online site in which needs to create audit log reports.

Can we access audit logs for sharepoint online site by using API's or CSOM? If so, what are the steps needs to follow?

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  1. JoyZ 18,056 Reputation points
    2020-11-20T05:57:48.79+00:00

    Hi @Revathi Paramasivan ,

    As a simple way, we could use the Microsoft 365 compliance center to search the unified audit log to view user and administrator activity in our organization.

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    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/compliance/search-the-audit-log-in-security-and-compliance?view=o365-worldwide

    If you want to use code, please refer to following articles:

    https://asishpadhy.com/2019/01/16/retrieve-office-365-audit-logs-programmatically-using-office-management-api-and-azure-functions/

    https://github.com/AsishP/Office365AuditLogsAutomation

    https://asishpadhy.com/2018/12/21/retrieve-office-365-audit-logs-using-powershell-and-store-in-azure-table-for-quick-retrival/

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