# Dashboard Logs

The Clerk Dashboard provides **Application Logs** for activity within an instance and **Admin Logs**, an audit log of administrative changes across your workspace.

| Log                                                                                      | Use it to investigate                                                                                                                                                                                 | Example events                                                            |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [**Application Logs**](https://clerk.com/docs/guides/dashboard/logs/application-logs.md) | Authentication and user activity within an instance                                                                                                                                                   | Sign-ins, sign-ups, sessions, user updates, and Organization changes      |
| [**Admin Logs**](https://clerk.com/docs/guides/dashboard/logs/admin-logs.md)             | Configuration and administrative changes made from the Clerk Dashboard, [Backend API](https://clerk.com/docs/reference/backend-api), or [Platform API](https://clerk.com/docs/reference/platform-api) | Instance settings, domains, secrets, Roles, Permissions, and integrations |

## Viewing and filtering logs

Both log pages display a reverse-chronological feed of events. The available filters differ by log type.

**Application Logs**

You can filter Application Logs by:

- **Event type**: Filter by event type (e.g., `user.created`, `sign_in.completed`). Supports trailing wildcards (e.g., `sign_in.*`).
- **Actor**: Filter by the user or API key that triggered the event.
- **Subject**: Filter by the resource ID being acted upon (e.g., a user ID or Organization ID).
- **IP address**: Filter by the IP address the event originated from.
- **Trace ID**: Filter by distributed trace ID for correlating events across systems.
- **Device**: Filter by device ID.
- **Date range**: Set a time window to scope the results.

For a complete list of event types, see [Supported events](https://clerk.com/docs/guides/dashboard/logs/application-logs.md#supported-events).

**Admin Logs**

You can filter Admin Logs by:

- **Event type**: Filter by event type (e.g., `oauth_application.updated`, `domain.created`). Supports trailing wildcards (e.g., `oauth_application.*`).
- **Instance**: Filter by the instance the action targeted.
- **Application**: Filter by the application the action targeted.
- **Actor**: Filter by the actor that triggered the event — a Dashboard user, an instance Secret Key, or a Platform API access token.
- **IP address**: Filter by the IP address the action originated from.
- **Time range**: Set a time window to scope the results.

For a complete list of event types, see [Supported events](https://clerk.com/docs/guides/dashboard/logs/admin-logs.md#supported-events).

## Log detail view

Select any log entry to view its full details, including:

- **Event metadata**: Common fields such as event type, timestamp, actor, and subject. Application Logs also include the event source.
- **Payload**: The full event data as a JSON object, containing the state of the resource at the time of the event.

## Plans and retention

Availability and log retention depend on your [plan](https://clerk.com/pricing). Application Logs are available on all plans, while Admin Logs are available on the Business and Enterprise plans only.

| Plan           | Application Logs | Admin Logs    |
| -------------- | ---------------- | ------------- |
| **Hobby**      | 1 day            | Not available |
| **Pro**        | 7 days           | Not available |
| **Business**   | 30 days          | 30 days       |
| **Enterprise** | Custom           | Custom        |

Retention periods apply to **production** and **development** instances.

> Admin Logs record events starting August 24, 2026. Actions taken before this date are not available, regardless of your plan's retention period.

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