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title: Document Audit Log
description: Learn which document actions are logged and how to view them.
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# Document Audit Log

## Learn which document actions are logged and how to view them.

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### Table of Contents

#### [Introduction to Document Audit Log](https://docs.boardable.com/knowledge/document-audit-log#introduction)

#### [View & Download Document Audit Log](https://docs.boardable.com/knowledge/document-audit-log#view-download-doc-audit-log)

#### [View & Download Folder Audit Log](https://docs.boardable.com/knowledge/document-audit-log#view-download-folder-audit-log)

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### Introduction to Document Audit Log

Document audit logs can help find who uploaded a document, who viewed it, who edited its properties, when all this happened, and more.

Document Audit Logs are available only to organizations using the Professional or Enterprise plans. This feature is not included with the Essentials plan.

Document Audit Logs are visible to all users with access to a document.

The following document actions are logged every five minutes:

- Uploads
- Views
- Downloads
- Edits to title
- Comments
- Moves (for example, from one folder to another)

This log includes the details below:

- Display name of user who downloaded, viewed, edited, or commented on file
- Profile picture of user who downloaded, viewed, edited, or commented on file
- Date of action
- Time of action

The following folder actions are logged every five minutes:

- Opens
- Downloads
- Edits to folder info

This log includes the details below:

- Display name of user who opened, downloaded, or edited the folder
- Profile picture of user who opened, downloaded, or edited the folder
- Date of action
- Time of action

For both folder and audit logs, available history begins in September of 2023. Document and folder actions before this time are not included, and cannot be retrieved.

Logs are available for the following files:

- Document Center files
- Meeting page files
- Agenda attachments
- Files attached to comments in discussions or elsewhere on the platform
- Files attached to polls
- Files attached to tasks

### View & Download Document Audit Log

The document log can be viewed from the following locations:

- [Document Center](https://docs.boardable.com/knowledge/document-audit-log#h_7aeee338aa)
- [Meeting page](https://docs.boardable.com/knowledge/document-audit-log#h_36973861f2)
- [Group page](https://docs.boardable.com/knowledge/document-audit-log#h_efcc22b75c)

#### To view log from the Document Center

1. Click **Documents** on Boardable's main menu panel

   ![document\_menu](https://docs.boardable.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1%20Knowledge%20Base/document_menu.png?width=189&height=300&name=document_menu.png)
2. Click title of desired document

     1. Boardable PDF view opens
3. Click **File Info**

     1. *Document Info* panel opens

        ![document-info-panel](https://docs.boardable.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1%20Knowledge%20Base/document-info-panel.png?width=622&height=111&name=document-info-panel.png)
4. Log is available beneath file title

     1. To download log, click **Download report**

            1. CSV file containing details listed at top of this article is downloaded to device

               ![viewed\_document\_reminder](https://docs.boardable.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1%20Knowledge%20Base/viewed_document_reminder.png?width=589&height=152&name=viewed_document_reminder.png)

#### To view log from meeting page

1. Navigate to the desired meeting page<https://docs.boardable.com/knowledge/document-audit-log#h_68db6a51ba>
2. Click **Documents** tab

     1. If file is attached to agenda, click Agenda documents to find it

        ![documents in meeting](https://docs.boardable.com/hs-fs/hubfs/documents%20in%20meeting.png?width=500&height=126&name=documents%20in%20meeting.png)
3. Click title of desired document

     1. Boardable PDF view opens
4. Click **File info**

     1. *Document Info* panel opens

        ![document-info-panel](https://docs.boardable.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1%20Knowledge%20Base/document-info-panel.png?width=622&height=111&name=document-info-panel.png)
5. Log is available beneath file title

     1. To download log, click **Download report**

            1. CSV file containing details listed at top of this article is downloaded to device

               ![viewed\_document\_reminder](https://docs.boardable.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1%20Knowledge%20Base/viewed_document_reminder.png?width=589&height=152&name=viewed_document_reminder.png)

#### To view log from group page

1. Navigate to desired group page<https://docs.boardable.com/knowledge/document-audit-log#h_68db6a51ba>
2. Click **Documents** tab

   ![group documents menu item](https://docs.boardable.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1%20Knowledge%20Base/group%20documents%20menu%20item-1.png?width=655&height=128&name=group%20documents%20menu%20item-1.png)
3. Click title of desired document

     1. Boardable PDF view opens
4. Click **File Info**

     1. *Document Info* panel opens

        ![document-info-panel](https://docs.boardable.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1%20Knowledge%20Base/document-info-panel.png?width=622&height=111&name=document-info-panel.png)
5. Log is available beneath file title

     1. To download log, click **Download report**

            1. CSV file containing details listed at top of this article is downloaded to device

               ![viewed\_document\_reminder](https://docs.boardable.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1%20Knowledge%20Base/viewed_document_reminder.png?width=589&height=152&name=viewed_document_reminder.png)

View & Download Folder Audit Log

***Note****: folder audit logs are visible to all users with access to a folder.*

Audit logs for folders can be viewed from the following locations:

- Document center
- Meeting page
- Group page

From Document center:

1. Click **Documents** on Boardable's main menu panel

   ![document\_menu](https://docs.boardable.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1%20Knowledge%20Base/document_menu.png?width=189&height=300&name=document_menu.png)
2. Click title of desired folder

     1. Folder opens
3. Click **Folder Info**

     1. *Folder info* panel opens

        ![governance\_panel\_info](https://docs.boardable.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1%20Knowledge%20Base/governance_panel_info.png?width=622&height=96&name=governance_panel_info.png)
4. Log is available beneath file title

     1. To download log, click **Download report**

            1. CSV file containing details listed at top of this article is downloaded to device

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