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Audit queries in Azure Monitor Logs

Log query audit logs provide telemetry about log queries run in Azure Monitor. This includes information such as when a query was run, who ran it, what tool was used, the query text, and performance statistics describing the query's execution.

Configure query auditing

Query auditing is enabled with a diagnostic setting on the Log Analytics workspace. This allows you to send audit data to the current workspace or any other workspace in your subscription, to Azure Event Hubs to send outside of Azure, or to Azure Storage for archiving.

Azure portal

Access the diagnostic setting for a Log Analytics workspace in the Azure portal in either of the following locations:

  • From the Azure Monitor menu, select Diagnostic settings, and then locate and select the workspace.

    Screenshot of diagnostic settings Azure Monitor.

  • From the Log Analytics workspaces menu, select the workspace, and then select Diagnostic settings.

    Screenshot of diagnostic settings Log Analytics workspace.

Resource Manager template

You can get an example Resource Manager template from Diagnostic setting for Log Analytics workspace.

Audit data

An audit record is created each time a query is run. If you send the data to a Log Analytics workspace, it's stored in a table called LAQueryLogs. The following table describes the properties in each record of the audit data.

Field Description
TimeGenerated UTC time when query was submitted.
CorrelationId Unique ID to identify the query. Can be used in troubleshooting scenarios when contacting Microsoft for assistance.
AADObjectId Microsoft Entra ID of the user account that started the query.
AADTenantId ID of the tenant of the user account that started the query.
AADEmail Email of the tenant of the user account that started the query.
AADClientId ID and resolved name of the application used to start the query.
RequestClientApp Resolved name of the application used to start the query. For more information, see request client app..
QueryTimeRangeStart Start of the time range selected for the query. This may not be populated in certain scenarios such as when the query is started from Log Analytics, and time range is specified inside the query rather than the time picker.
QueryTimeRangeEnd End of the time range selected for the query. This may not be populated in certain scenarios such as when the query is started from Log Analytics, and time range is specified inside the query rather than the time picker.
QueryText Text of the query that was run.
RequestTarget API URL was used to submit the query.
RequestContext List of resources that the query was requested to run against. Contains up to three string arrays: workspaces, applications, and resources. Subscription or resource group-targeted queries will show as resources. Includes the target implied by RequestTarget.
The resource ID for each resource will be included if it can be resolved. It may not be able to resolved if an error is returned in accessing the resource. In this case, the specific text from the query will be used.
If the query uses an ambiguous name, such as a workspace name existing in multiple subscriptions, this ambiguous name will be used.
RequestContextFilters Set of filters specified as part of the query invocation. Includes up to three possible string arrays:
- ResourceTypes - type of resource to limit the scope of the query
- Workspaces - list of workspaces to limit the query to
- WorkspaceRegions - list of workspace regions to limit the query
ResponseCode HTTP response code returned when the query was submitted.
ResponseDurationMs Time for the response to be returned.
ResponseRowCount Total number of rows returned by the query.
StatsCPUTimeMs Total compute time used for computing, parsing and data fetching. Only populated if query returns with status code 200.
StatsDataProcessedKB Amount of data that was accessed to process the query. Influenced by the size of the target table, time span used, filters applied, and the number of columns referenced. Only populated if query returns with status code 200.
StatsDataProcessedStart Time of oldest data that was accessed to process the query. Influenced by the query explicit time span and filters applied. This might be larger than the explicit time span due to data partitioning. Only populated if query returns with status code 200.
StatsDataProcessedEnd Time of newest data that was accessed to process the query. Influenced by the query explicit time span and filters applied. This might be larger than the explicit time span due to data partitioning. Only populated if query returns with status code 200.
StatsWorkspaceCount Number of workspaces accessed by the query. Only populated if query returns with status code 200.
StatsRegionCount Number of regions accessed by the query. Only populated if query returns with status code 200.

Request Client App

RequestClientApp Description
AAPBI Log Analytics integration with Power BI.
AppAnalytics Experiences of Log Analytics in the Azure portal.
AppInsightsPortalExtension Workbooks or Application insights.
ASC_Portal Microsoft Defender for Cloud.
ASI_Portal Sentinel.
AzureAutomation Azure Automation.
AzureMonitorLogsConnector Azure Monitor Logs Connector.
csharpsdk Log Analytics Query API.
Draft-Monitor Log search alert creation in the Azure portal.
Grafana Grafana connector.
IbizaExtension Experiences of Log Analytics in the Azure portal.
infraInsights/container Container insights.
infraInsights/vm VM insights.
LogAnalyticsExtension Azure Dashboard.
LogAnalyticsPSClient Log Analytics Query API.
OmsAnalyticsPBI Log Analytics integration with Power BI.
PowerBIConnector Log Analytics integration with Power BI.
Sentinel-Investigation-Queries Sentinel.
Sentinel-DataCollectionAggregator Sentinel.
Sentinel-analyticsManagement-customerQuery Sentinel.
Unknown Log Analytics Query API.
UpdateManagement Update Management.

Considerations

  • Queries are only logged when executed in a user context. No Service-to-Service within Azure will be logged. The two primary sets of queries this exclusion encompasses are billing calculations and automated alert executions. In the case of alerts, only the scheduled alert query itself won't be logged; the initial execution of the alert in the alert creation screen is executed in a user context, and will be available for audit purposes.
  • Performance statistics aren't available for queries coming from the Azure Data Explorer proxy. All other data for these queries will still be populated.
  • The h hint on strings that obfuscates string literals won't have an effect on the query audit logs. The queries will be captured exactly as submitted without the string being obfuscated. You should ensure that only users who have compliance rights to see this data are able to do so using the various Kubernetes RBAC or Azure RBAC modes available in Log Analytics workspaces.
  • For queries that include data from multiple workspaces, the query will only be captured in those workspaces to which the user has access.

Costs

There's no cost for Azure Diagnostic Extension, but you may incur charges for the data ingested. Check Azure Monitor pricing for the destination where you're collecting data.

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