REST API endpoints for enterprise audit logs

These endpoints only support authentication using a personal access token (classic). For more information, see "Managing your personal access tokens."

Get the audit log for an enterprise

Gets the audit log for an enterprise.

This endpoint has a rate limit of 1,750 queries per hour per user and IP address. If your integration receives a rate limit error (typically a 403 or 429 response), it should wait before making another request to the GitHub API. For more information, see "Rate limits for the REST API" and "Best practices for integrators."

The authenticated user must be an enterprise admin to use this endpoint.

OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the read:audit_log scope to use this endpoint.

Fine-grained access tokens for "Get the audit log for an enterprise"

This endpoint works with the following fine-grained token types:

The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:

"Enterprise administration" business permissions (read)

Parameters for "Get the audit log for an enterprise"

Headers
Name, Type, Description
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Path parameters
Name, Type, Description
`enterprise` string Required The slug version of the enterprise name. You can also substitute this value with the enterprise id.

Query parameters
Name, Type, Description
`phrase` string A search phrase. For more information, see Searching the audit log.
`include` string The event types to include: `web` - returns web (non-Git) events. `git` - returns Git events. `all` - returns both web and Git events. The default is `web`. Can be one of: `web`, `git`, `all`
`after` string A cursor, as given in the Link header. If specified, the query only searches for events after this cursor.
`before` string A cursor, as given in the Link header. If specified, the query only searches for events before this cursor.
`order` string The order of audit log events. To list newest events first, specify `desc`. To list oldest events first, specify `asc`. The default is `desc`. Can be one of: `desc`, `asc`
`page` integer The page number of the results to fetch. For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API." Default: `1`
`per_page` integer The number of results per page (max 100). For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API." Default: `30`

HTTP response status codes for "Get the audit log for an enterprise"

Status code	Description
`200`	OK

Code samples for "Get the audit log for an enterprise"

If you access GitHub at GHE.com, replace api.github.com with your enterprise's dedicated subdomain at api.SUBDOMAIN.ghe.com.

Request example

get/enterprises/{enterprise}/audit-log

curl -L \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
  https://api.github.com/enterprises/ENTERPRISE/audit-log

Response

Status: 200

[
  {
    "@timestamp": 1606929874512,
    "action": "team.add_member",
    "actor": "octocat",
    "created_at": 1606929874512,
    "_document_id": "xJJFlFOhQ6b-5vaAFy9Rjw",
    "org": "octo-corp",
    "team": "octo-corp/example-team",
    "user": "monalisa"
  },
  {
    "@timestamp": 1606507117008,
    "action": "org.create",
    "actor": "octocat",
    "created_at": 1606507117008,
    "_document_id": "Vqvg6kZ4MYqwWRKFDzlMoQ",
    "org": "octocat-test-org"
  },
  {
    "@timestamp": 1605719148837,
    "action": "repo.destroy",
    "actor": "monalisa",
    "created_at": 1605719148837,
    "_document_id": "LwW2vpJZCDS-WUmo9Z-ifw",
    "org": "mona-org",
    "repo": "mona-org/mona-test-repo",
    "visibility": "private"
  }
]