Azure Active Directory Audit Log

Use Get-ADAuditLogs to collect the contents of the Azure Active Directory Audit Log.

Note

This GraphAPI functionality is currently in beta. If you encounter any issues or have suggestions for improvements please let us know.

Usage

Running the script without any parameters will gather the Azure Active Directory Audit Log for the last 7 days (Entra ID Free) or 30 days (Entra ID P1+P2):

Get-ADAuditLogs

Get the Azure Active Directory Audit Log before 2023-04-12:

Get-ADAuditLogs -endDate 2023-04-12

Get the Azure Active Directory Audit Log after 2023-04-12:

Get-ADAuditLogs -startDate 2023-04-12

Parameters

-startDate (optional)

  • startDate is the parameter specifying the start date of the date range.

-endDate (optional)

  • endDate is the parameter specifying the end date of the date range.

-OutputDir (optional)

  • OutputDir is the parameter specifying the output directory.

  • Default: The output will be written to: “OutputAzureAD{date_AuditLogs}Auditlogs.json

-Encoding (optional)

  • Encoding is the parameter specifying the encoding of the JSON output file.

  • Default: UTF8

-MergeOutput (optional)

  • MergeOutput is the parameter specifying if you wish to merge CSV outputs to a single file.

-Interval (optional)

  • Interval is the parameter specifying the interval in which the logs are being gathered.

  • Default: 720 minutes

Output

The output will be saved to the ‘AzureAD’ directory within the ‘Output’ directory, with the file name ‘Auditlogs.json’.