---
title: "Retention window for the audit log"
url: "https://demo.myforumcat.com/q/33/retention-window-for-the-audit-log"
forum: "Demo"
question_number: 33
category: "General"
tags: ["Billing", "Export"]
status: "open"
solved: false
votes: 23
replies: 3
views: 434
asked_at: "2026-06-08T22:21:19.384Z"
updated_at: "2026-09-18T23:16:51.965Z"
---

# Retention window for the audit log

Asked by Kai Tanaka on 2026-06-08 · 23 votes

We are preparing for a compliance review and need to know how far back audit log entries are kept.

## 3 replies

### Reply 1

meow (Owner) · 2026-06-09 · 5 votes

Twelve months rolling today. Entries older than that age out automatically, nothing to configure.

### Reply 2

Peter Novak · 2026-06-09 · 1 vote

Good to know, we were about to build our own long-term archive assuming it was shorter.

### Reply 3

Hannah Wright · 2026-06-11 · 1 vote

Good to know, matches what we needed for our own retention policy.