> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Configure Audit Logs in Tyk Cloud

> Learn how to set up and manage audit logs in Tyk Cloud Control Plane deployments.

## Introduction

Tyk Cloud provides comprehensive audit logging capabilities to track and monitor all administrative actions performed within your Tyk Dashboard. This feature is essential for compliance and security.

## What are Audit Logs?

Audit logs capture detailed records of all requests made to endpoints under the `/api` route in your Tyk Dashboard. These logs include information about:

* User actions and administrative operations
* API changes and configurations
* Authentication and authorisation events
* System access and modifications
* Response status codes and timestamps

## Enabling Audit Logs for Control Plane Deployments

<Note>
  The audit log feature is available for Control Plane versions v5.7.0 or later.
</Note>

### How to Enable Audit Logging

1. **Contact Your Account Manager**: Audit logging must be enabled at the subscription level. Reach out to your Tyk account manager to add this feature to your plan.

2. **Enable via Tyk Cloud UI**: Once the feature is available in your subscription, you can enable audit logging directly from the Tyk Cloud console:
   * Navigate to your Control Plane deployment
   * Select **Edit** from the deployment options
   * Enable the **Audit Logging** option
   * Save and redeploy your Control Plane

Audit logs will be stored in your Control Plane's database for easy access and management.

### Viewing and Accessing Audit Logs

Once audit logging is enabled, you can retrieve the logs via the Tyk Dashboard API.

For details on the API endpoints and usage, see [Retrieving Audit Logs via API](/5.9/api-management/dashboard-configuration#retrieving-audit-logs-via-api).

## Storage Size Caps

Tyk Cloud enforces audit log storage size caps based on your subscription terms:

* **Storage Limits**: A size cap is applied to audit logs based on your subscription plan
* **Automatic Cleanup**: When the storage limit is reached, the oldest logs are automatically removed to make space for new entries.