System Logs
Overview
System Logs captures administrative and system-level actions for audit and troubleshooting workflows. It supports writing custom entries and reading/filtering historical records for UI tables and exports.
Key Features
- Record action entries with structured payload data.
- Query logs with search, period filter, pagination, and sorting.
- Export mode that flattens payload details for reporting.
- Metadata endpoint for available action filters and user pickers.
Database Collections
| Collection | Purpose |
|---|---|
countly.systemlogs | Stores log entries and one metadata document (_id: "meta_v2") used for filter values. |
countly.members | Stores member accounts used for user attribution and metadata user list responses. |
Configuration & Settings
| Setting | Default | What it affects |
|---|---|---|
systemlogs.preventIPTracking | false | When enabled, new log entries are stored with ip: null instead of client IP addresses. |
Endpoints
- System Logs - Query -
/o?method=systemlogs - System Logs - Metadata -
/o?method=systemlogs_meta - System Logs - Record -
/i/systemlogs
Last Updated
2026-03-05