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Access logs provide detailed information about each access attempt made to your Pangolin resources. These logs help you monitor and analyze user activity each time they attempt to authenticate.
Access logs is an Enterprise Edition only feature.

What are Access Logs?

Access logs capture authentication events when users or API keys attempt to access a resource. They record whether the authentication was successful or failed, along with contextual information about the attempt. These logs are useful for:
  • Monitoring authentication patterns and login attempts
  • Tracking which users are accessing which resources
  • Identifying failed authentication attempts for security analysis
  • Understanding geographic distribution of access attempts
  • Analyzing user agent and device information
Make sure to enable access logs in the org settings

Access Log Fields

Each access log entry contains the following fields:
FieldTypeDescription
timestampnumberUnix timestamp (in seconds) when the access attempt occurred
actionbooleanWhether the access was allowed (true) or denied (false)
typestringThe type of authentication event (e.g., “login”, “password”, “pincode”)
actorTypestringThe type of actor making the access attempt (“user” or “apiKey”)
actorstringThe display name of the actor (username or API key name)
actorIdstringThe unique identifier for the actor (user ID or API key ID)
resourceIdnumberThe ID of the resource being accessed (if applicable)
ipstringThe IP address of the client making the access attempt
locationstringThe geographic location (country code) based on IP address
userAgentstringThe user agent string of the client browser or application
metadatastringAdditional contextual information in JSON format

Log Retention

Access log retention is controlled by the organization setting. By default, access logs are retained for 0 days (disabled).

Exporting

Logs can be exported into CSV format for external analysis and archival. Logs can be exported from the table view in the Pangolin dashboard or via the Pangolin API. When exporting, you can specify date ranges and filters to narrow down the logs you need.