The Problem

Auditor for Jira solves the problem of the lack of information about past actions performed by multiple Jira administrators.

Today Jira doesn't provide complete audit trail for administrative events. Some limited auditing is available, but it's far from perfect and is lacking in many areas. For most changes there is no easy way to find out which administrator made which change and when.

Someone deleted an issue? Backup was restored? Your default scheme parameters changed affecting all your projects? Plugin was disabled? Custom field was added to all projects for some reason? User's password was reset? Mail server configuration was updated, and now no mail gets sent? Somebody changed workflow, and things don't work as expected? - If any of this happens in Jira today, you don't know who made the change, when they did it, and can't ask them why.

The Solution

Auditor for Jira is an easily installable Jira plug-in that resolves the problems described above. It tracks all events performed by administrators and stores information about them in the comprehensive audit log. Whenever something unexpected happens, you can search the log and see who and when made the change. Knowing that, you can discuss the issue with this person and find out whether the change was legitimate or done by mistake. This makes your work much easier and puts all your Jira administration under control.

Event Coverage

Auditor for Jira tracks all the administrative events in Jira. Built-in audit log only covers about 25%. See the detailed comparison report below.

EventTracking in built-in audit logTracking in Auditor for Jira
Edit General Configuration (General Settings)noyes
Edit General Configuration (Internationalization)noyes
Edit General Configuration (Options)noyes
Edit General Configuration (Advanced Settings)noyes
Edit Instrumentationnoyes
Update Integrity Checkernoyes
Edit Logging And Profilingnoyes
Edit Project Rolespartialyes
Edit Global Permissionsyesyes
Edit Password Policynoyes
Edit Remember My Loginnoyes
Edit Whitelistnoyes
Edit Default User Preferencesnoyes
Edit System Dashboardnoyes
Edit Look And Feelnoyes
Edit Announcement Bannernoyes
Edit Rich Text Editornoyes
Create Backupnoyes
Restore Jira Data From Backupnoyes
Project Importnoyes
External System Importnoyes
Change Outgoing Mailnoyes
Edit Incoming Mailnoyes
Edit Mail Queuenoyes
Edit Shared Filtersnoyes
Edit Shared Dashboardsnoyes
Edit Indexingnoyes
Edit Attachmentsnoyes
Edit Eventsnoyes
Edit Analyticsnoyes
Edit WebHooksnoyes
Edit Listenersnoyes
Edit Servicesnoyes
Edit LexoRank Managementnoyes
Edit Usersyesyes
Edit Groupsyesyes
Edit Jira User Servernoyes
Edit User Directoriesnoyes
Find New Add-Onsnoyes
Manage Add-Onsnoyes
Edit Issue Typesnoyes
Edit Issue Type Schemesnoyes
Edit Sub-Tasksnoyes
Edit Workflowspartialyes
Edit Workflow Schemespartialyes
Edit Screensnoyes
Edit Screen Schemesnoyes
Edit Issue Type Screen Schemesnoyes
Edit Custom Fieldspartialyes
Edit Field Configurationsnoyes
Edit Field Configuration Schemesyesyes
Edit Time Trackingnoyes
Edit Issue Linkingnoyes
Edit Statusesnoyes
Edit Resolutionsnoyes
Edit Prioritiesnoyes
Edit Issue Security Schemesnoyes
Edit Notification Schemesyesyes
Edit Permission Schemesyesyes
Edit Projectsyesyes
Edit Project Categoriesnoyes
Edit Versions & Licensesyesyes
Edit Application Accesspartialyes
Edit Jira Software Configurationnoyes
Edit Application Linksnoyes
Edit DVCS Accountsnoyes
Add And Edit HipChatnoyes
Edit Bamboo Configurationnoyes
Edit FishEyenoyes
Edit Perforcenoyes
Edit Application Navigatornoyes
Edit Project Settings (Summary)noyes
Edit Detailspartialyes
Start Project Re-Indexingnoyes
Delete Projectyesyes
Edit Issue Typesnoyes
Edit Workflowspartialyes
Edit Screensnoyes
Edit Fieldsyesyes
Edit Versionsyesyes
Edit Componentsyesyes
Edit Users And Rolesyesyes
Edit Project Permissionsyesyes
Edit Issue Securityyesyes
Edit Notificationsyesyes
Edit HipChat Integrationnoyes
Edit Development Toolsnoyes
Edit Issue Collectorsnoyes
Edit/Update/Delete Boardnoyes
Edit Auditor For Jira Settingsnoyes
Delete Issuenoyes
Move Issue Between Projectsnoyes
Coverage22%100%

Audit Log Data

Jira Audit Log

After you install the plug-in, audit log can be found in Administration > Auditor for Jira > Audit Log

For each administrative event the following information is stored in the log:

  • Event ID
  • Time of the event
  • Admin user name
  • IP address
  • Event type
  • Event parameters

Audit Trail Browsing

Jira Audit Log Filter

Events are sorted by time. The most recent ones are on top of the list. You can filter events to display by event type, time frame, user or IP address. You also choose how many events to display per page.

Audit Log Settings

Jira Audit Log Settings

You can configure audit log and set how many events to display on page by default and how many days to keep events in the log. You can also choose whether all administrators or only system admins have access.

Compatibility with Jira

We support all Jira versions starting from 7.13.

If you use an older Jira version and still want to install Auditor for Jira, please tell us, and we will figure something out.

Give It a Try Today

The best way to experience the benefits of Auditor for Jira is to install it freely and give it a try today.