How to View and Export UltraDNS Audit Logs

This article explains how to view, filter, and export audit log data from the UltraDNS portal.

When to Use This Article

• You need to review account, domain, record, pool, or user activity.
• You need to identify who made a change and when the change occurred.
• You need to export audit log data for reporting, troubleshooting, or change tracking.
• You need to search audit history using filters.

Audit Log Retention

• Audit log data is retained for approximately 6 months.
• The Audit page displays available activity within the retention period.
• Data older than the available retention period is not displayed in the portal.

View Audit Logs

1. Log in to UltraDNS.
2. Click Audit from the navigation menu.
3. Review the audit entries displayed in the Audit Log.
4. Click the arrow next to an entry to view additional details, which may include:
   • Account
   • Client IP
   • Change From
   • Change To
   • Hostname
   • Points To
   • TTL

Filter Audit Results

Use the Audit Filters section to narrow the results displayed in the Audit Log.

You can filter by:

• Date range
• Object name
• Parent object
• User
• Object type
• Change type
• Account
• Change comment

After selecting your filter criteria, click Apply Filters.

To remove all filter criteria, click Clear Filter.

Export Audit Logs

1. Open the Audit page.
2. Apply any desired filters.
3. Click Export.
4. Download the generated CSV file.

The export contains the audit entries currently displayed based on your selected filters and page view settings.

Audit Log Fields

• Change Time - Date and time the change occurred.
• Changed Object - The object that was modified.
• Parent Object - The parent object associated with the change.
• Object Type - The type of object that was changed.
• Change Type - The action performed, such as Add, Modify, Delete, or Login.
• User - The user associated with the activity.

Expected Outcome

• You can review account activity within the available audit retention period.
• You can identify when changes occurred and which user performed the action.
• You can export audit data to a CSV file for additional analysis or record keeping.