Calendar log events

The audit log page has been replaced with a new audit and investigation page. For information about this change, go to Improved audit and investigation experience: What's new in Google Workspace

You can use the audit and investigation page to run searches related to Calendar log events. There you can view a record of actions to track changes to calendars, events, and subscriptions. You can also track the email notifications associated with these actions. This information is helpful when you troubleshoot issues or when your users notice discrepancies or unexpected changes to their calendars, shared calendars, or specific calendar events. Log entries usually appear within one half-hour of the user action.

For a full list of services and activities that you can investigate, such as Google Drive or user activity, read through the data sources for the audit and investigation page.

Open the audit and investigation page

Access Calendar log event data

1. Sign in to your Google Admin console.

   Sign in using your administrator account (does not end in @gmail.com).

2. On the left, click ReportingAudit and investigationCalendar log events.

Filter the data

1. Open the log events as described above in Access Calendar log event data.
2. Click Add a filter, and then select an attribute.
3. In the pop-up window, select an operatorselect a valueclick Apply.
4. (Optional) To create multiple filters for your search:

   1. Click Add a filter and repeat step 3.
   2. (Optional) To add a search operator, above Add a filter, select AND or OR.
5. Click Search.

Note: Using the Filter tab, you can include simple parameter and value pairs to filter the search results. You can also use the Condition builder tab, where the filters are represented as conditions with AND/OR operators.

Attribute descriptions

For this data source, you can use the following attributes when searching log event data:

Attribute	Description
Access level	Access level of the calendar or event (in other words, what others can access). Enter one of the following values: Editor—For a calendar, full owner access except that the access control settings can't be modified. For an event, the user may edit the event. Freebusy—Can only see if the time slot is free or busy Owner—Full access to calendar properties, access control, and events Read—Read access to calendar properties, access control, and events Root—Full owner privileges, plus access to preferences. Used for domain admins. None—Calendar or event is not visible
Actor	Email address of the user who performed the action
Actor group name	Group name of the actor. For more information, see Filtering results by Google Group. To add a group to your filtering groups allowlist: Select Actor group name. Click Filtering groups. The Filtering groups page displays. Click Add Groups. Search for a group by entering the first few characters of its name or email address. When you see the group you want, select it. (Optional) To add another group, search for and select the group. When you finish selecting groups, click Add. (Optional) To remove a group, click Remove group . Click Save.
Actor organizational unit	Organizational unit of the actor
API kind	API through which the logged action was made. Options include: Android (first- and third-party calendar applications) CalDAV (usually Apple devices) Calendar API Calendar for iOS Calendar Web Gmail ICS Parser (event emails from other calendar systems) Events from Gmail EWS (used by Calendar Interop)
Appointment schedule title	Title of the appointment schedule
Calendar ID	ID of the calendar where the logged action happened—for example, the calendar in which an event is taking place, or a calendar that users can subscribe to. The value for this attribute is often a user's email address such as [e-mail].
Client-side encrypted	Specifies if a calendar event is client-side encrypted or not
Date	Date and time the event occurred (displayed in your browser's default time zone)
Event	The logged event action, such as Event deleted, Calendar title changed, or Event guest removed
Event end time	Time the event ended
Event ID	ID of the calendar event
Event start time	Time the event started
Event title	Title of the calendar event
Guest response status	Guest's response to a calendar invite—for example, Accepted, Declined, or Maybe
Interop error code	Error code associated with an unsuccessful request. Available only when Calendar Interop is turned on.
IP address	Internet Protocol (IP) address associated with the logged action. Usually reflects the user's physical location, but could be a proxy server or a virtual private network (VPN) address.
New value	New value of an attribute. For example, enter the title for a new calendar, the description for a new calendar, or the new location.
Notification message ID	ID of the email notification
Notification method	The medium by which the notification was sent. Select one of the following values: Alert - Notification by popup window or alarm Default - Calendar default notification mechanism Email SMS
Notification type	Type of notification set, such as Calendar access granted, Canceled event, or New event
Old event title	If the title of a calendar event has been changed, this is the previous title of the event.
Organizer calendar ID	Calendar ID of this event's organizer
Recurring	The calendar event is a recurring event.
Remote exchange server URL	The URL of the Exchange Web Services (EWS) endpoint. This is available only when Calendar Interop is turned on.
Requested period end time	If the logged action is associated with a time window, this field contains the end of the time window. For example, the end time of an availability lookup in Calendar Interop.
Requested period start time	If the logged action is associated with a time window, this field contains the start of the time window. For example, the start time of an availability lookup in Calendar Interop.
Subscriber calendar ID	If a user subscribed to a calendar, then this field captures the user's calendar ID.
Target	This can be a guest email or grantee email in case there's a change of access or change of recipient email.
User agent	User agent software associated with the calendar event

Manage log event data

Manage search results column data

You can control which data columns appear in your search results.

1. At the top-right of the search results table, click Manage columns .
2. (Optional) To remove current columns, click Remove .
3. (Optional) To add columns, next to Add new column, click the Down arrow  and select the data column.
   Repeat as needed.
4. (Optional) To change the order of the columns, drag the data column names.
5. Click Save.

Export search result data

1. At the top of the search results table, click Export all.
2. Enter a name  click Export.
   The export displays below the search results table under Export action results.
3. To view the data, click the name of your export.
   The export opens in Google Sheets.

Create reporting rules

Go to Create and manage reporting rules.

When and how long is data available?

Go to Data retention and lag times.

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