Purpose
1.2 Facilitate regulatory compliance, accountability, and transparent incident resolution.
1.3 Provide easily retrievable, timestamped, immutable reports for legal, internal audit, and customer dispute purposes.
1.4 Enable real-time monitoring of key events such as record creation, updates, deletions, login attempts, and permission changes.
Trigger Conditions
2.2 Event-based triggers (any access, change, or data export logged in system).
2.3 Manual user or compliance officer request for audit-log extraction.
Platform Variants
3.1 Microsoft Power Automate
• Connector: “When a row is added, modified, or deleted” in SQL or SharePoint for log capture
• Action: “Create file” in OneDrive/SharePoint for accessible audit-log report
3.2 Zapier
• Trigger: “New Row” in Google Sheets or “New Event” in a connected app
• Action: “Send Email” or “Create Report” in Google Docs
3.3 Google Apps Script
• Function: `onEdit` trigger in Sheets for real-time log change
• API: “DriveApp.createFile” to generate reports
3.4 AWS Lambda
• Event: API Gateway webhook on audit events
• Output: “PutObject” to S3 bucket for report storage
3.5 Google Cloud Functions
• Trigger: Pub/Sub topic for log events
• Action: Write report to Cloud Storage
3.6 Atlassian Jira
• REST API: `/rest/api/2/auditing/record` fetch for audit events
• Webhook: “Audit log created” to downstream systems
3.7 ServiceNow
• Business Rule: Trigger on table change
• Function: “Generate Audit Report” script include
3.8 Salesforce
• API: “Event Monitoring” with `GET /services/data/vXX.X/sobjects/EventLogFile`
• Scheduled Flow: Export as CSV to document library
3.9 Slack
• Audit Logs API: `GET /audit/v1/logs`
• Workflow: Send summary as scheduled message to compliance channel
3.10 Trello
• Power-Up: “Card Aging” for action logs
• Automation: Email daily log snapshot via Butler
3.11 Dropbox
• Activity API: `GET /team_log/get_events`
• Script: Archive logs to a secure team folder
3.12 Google Workspace
• Admin SDK Reports API: `activities.list` for domain-wide events
• Scheduled export to Google Drive
3.13 Okta
• System Log API: `/api/v1/logs` pull
• Integration: Auto-email summarized report to admins
3.14 Azure Logic Apps
• Trigger: HTTP request when log changes
• Action: Compose and send audit report via email/Teams
3.15 Freshdesk
• API: `GET /api/v2/audit_logs`
• Automation: Scheduled backup reporting
3.16 HubSpot
• API: “Audit Logs” (Enterprise) via endpoint
• Workflow: Monthly report to compliance contact
3.17 NetSuite
• Saved Search: “System Notes” extraction
• Scheduled Script: Email or save report to file cabinet
3.18 QuickBooks Online
• Reports API: “Audit Log” download
• Automated email delivery of logs to compliance
3.19 SAP
• Function Module: “RSAU_READ_LOG” for system audit logs
• Script: Export daily logs to secure server
3.20 Monday.com
• Activity Log API: `activity_logs` endpoint
• Custom automation: Upload PDF summary to central board
Benefits
4.2 Reduces manual intervention—minimizing human error and labor costs.
4.3 Improves transparency and trust with regulators and customers.
4.4 Accelerates incident investigation and proof of due diligence.
4.5 Allows flexible integration of new and legacy platforms into audit reporting workflow.