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title: "Configure automated audit log export to S3"
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description: "How to configure automated audit log export to S3"
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# Configure automated audit log export to S3

:::info

Automated audit log export to S3 can be configured only by the Account Owner, a user with the [`member`](/access-control/role-reference.mdx#member) role in the **Account** access scope, or a user with a combination of the [`audit_logs.admin`](/access-control/role-reference.mdx#audit-logs-admin) and [`s3.admin`](/access-control/role-reference.mdx#s3-admin) roles.

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Automated export of audit logs to [S3](/s3/) allows you to automatically export specific [events](/audit-logs/events.mdx) to an S3 bucket. Events for automated export can be filtered by [project](/access-control/projects/about-projects.mdx), [service](/audit-logs/events.mdx#event-type), or a specific event.

Export occurs in near real-time: an event is exported to the bucket a few minutes after it is added to the audit log service. Events are stored in the bucket until you delete them.

To export events, [create an automated export](#create-auto-export). You can [modify the automated export](#edit-auto-export) after creating it to select different events. To stop the automated export, [delete it](#delete-auto-export).

## Create an automated export \{#create-auto-export}

1. In the [control panel](https://my.selectel.ru/audit-logs), on the top menu, click **Products** and select **Audit Logs**.

2. Go to the **Automated export to S3** section.

3. Click **Create automated export**.

4. Change the name of the automated export or keep the default name.

5. Optional: enter a description for the automated export.

6. In the **Event settings** block, select the event parameters you want to include in the automated export:

   6.1. Optional: to export audit logs for specific projects, select the required projects. If no projects are selected, audit logs will be exported for all projects.

   6.2. Optional: to export audit logs for specific services, select the required services. If no services are selected, audit logs will be exported for all services.

   6.3. Optional: to export audit logs for specific [events](/audit-logs/events.mdx), select the required events. If no events are selected, audit logs will be exported for all events. If no events are selected but services are selected, audit logs will be exported for all events of the selected services.

7. In the **Target S3 bucket** block, select or create a bucket to which events will be exported. One bucket can be used for multiple automated exports. Once an automated export is created, the bucket cannot be changed.

   7.1. Select the region and pool for the bucket.

   7.2. Select a bucket or click **Create new bucket**. Buckets with the standard [storage class](/s3/about/payment.mdx#storage-types) and Virtual-Hosted [addressing type](/s3/buckets/addressing-types.mdx) are compatible with automated export.

   7.3. If on step 7.2. you clicked **Create new bucket**, enter its name. A bucket with this name will be created with the standard [storage class](/s3/about/payment.mdx#storage-types) and Virtual-Hosted [addressing type](/s3/buckets/addressing-types.mdx).

   7.4. Optional: specify a prefix—a simulated folder where automated export data will be saved. If no prefix is specified, data will be saved in the root folder of the bucket.

8. Click **Create**. The automated export will start working once its status changes to `ACTIVE`.

## Modify an automated export \{#edit-auto-export}

1. In the [control panel](https://my.selectel.ru/audit-logs), on the top menu, click **Products** and select **Audit Logs**.
2. Go to the **Automated export to S3** section.
3. In the <MoreVerticalIcon /> auto-export menu, select **Edit**.
4. Change the necessary parameters.
5. Click **Save changes**. The bucket will start recording events only with the new parameters.

## Delete an automated export \{#delete-auto-export}

Existing auto-export data in the bucket will be preserved when you delete the auto-export. You can delete the data yourself — [delete objects](/s3/objects/delete-object.mdx) or [delete the bucket](/s3/buckets/delete-bucket.mdx).

1. In the [control panel](https://my.selectel.ru/audit-logs), on the top menu, click **Products** and select **Audit logs**.
2. Go to the **Auto-export to S3** section.
3. In the <MoreVerticalIcon /> auto-export menu, select **Delete**.
4. Enter the name of the automated export to confirm deletion.
5. Click **Delete**.

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