Monitoring system events
Monitor and access detailed information about system events, including the event type, source, and the user who triggered the event.
Viewing events
You can review system events on the Events page in the Administration activity center. This page provides details including:
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User session data
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App creation data
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Event type
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Source
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The user who initiated the event. If the user name is unavailable, the user ID is shown instead.
You can filter the events table by event type. To view more details about a specific event, click 
next to it.
Data retention
Events are archived after 90 days but remain accessible.
Examples of sources and events
Examples of sources:
- com.qlik/licenses
- com.qlik/engine
- com.qlik/edge-auth
Examples of events:
- app.created
- user-session.begin
- assignment.added
- assignment.revoked
For more information, see Qlik Developer Portal: Events API.
Retrieving archived events using the Audit API and Postman
This example shows how retrieve archived events using Postman. For more information about the Audits API, see Qlik Developer Portal: Audits API.
Preparation
Before sending a request, ensure you have the following:
- Tenant URL: This is the base URL for your Qlik Cloud tenant, for example, https://your-tenant.us.qlikcloud.com/.
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API key for authorized requests: You can generate an API key by following the instructions in Managing API keys.
Retrieving archived events
Do the following:
- Start Postman.
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Set the HTTP method to GET.
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Enter the API URL endpoint with the appended date parameter to filter archived events:
{tenant-url}/api/v1/audits/archive?date=yyyy-mm-dd
Example URL:
https://your-tenant.us.qlikcloud.com/api/v1/audits/archive?date=2019-11-16
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On the Auth tab, choose Bearer Token as the Auth Type.
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Enter your API key in the Token field.
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Click Send.
If the request is successful, the API will return a JSON response with the archived events matching the specified date.
Example JSON response
Here’s an example of the JSON response from the API: