Microsoft Purview: Audit Search Graph API (Preview)

Originally posted by Microsoft Oct 9, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Microsoft Graph offers a unified API endpoint for accessing data from multiple Microsoft cloud services in a single response. This feature provides a new Audit Log Query API that enables our customers to create applications to programmatically query and retrieve their organization’s Audit activity logs.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 117587

When this will happen:

Preview: Rollout will begin in mid-October 2023 and is expected to be complete by late October 2023.  

How this will affect your organization:

Admins in your organization with access to search the Audit log will be able to programmatically access the audit logs through the new Audit Log Query Graph API.

What you need to do to prepare:

To access the new Audit Log Query Graph API, you need to register your application with Microsoft Graph and add the relevant Graph permissions.

Microsoft Purview Audit enables customers to centrally visualize cloud log data generated across their enterprise, thus helping them effectively respond to security events, forensic investigations, internal investigations and compliance obligations. Thousands of user and admin operations performed in dozens of Microsoft 365 services and solutions are captured, recorded and retained in customers unified Microsoft Purview Audit logs. 

Learn more:

• Learn about Microsoft Purview Audit 
• Access to search the Audit log 
• Register your application with Microsoft Graph 

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