springboot-audit-log

To record audit logs in a Spring Boot application, you can use the AuditLogService for asynchronous logging or annotate service methods with @Audited to automatically capture actor information, entity changes, and timestamps for compliance traceability.

Automatically tracking JPA entity changes in Spring Boot is achieved by applying the @Audited annotation to your service methods. An AOP-based AuditAspect then intercepts these methods to capture before and after states without manual logging calls.

Yes, this Spring Boot audit logging feature includes an admin UI. After enabling auditing, you can navigate to the /admin/audit-log endpoint to filter, explore, and review recorded audit trails and entity history directly.

You can capture who did what to which entity without manual logging code by using the @Audited annotation. The AOP-based AuditAspect automatically records the actor, action, entity type, and timestamps when annotated methods execute.

Yes, Flyway database migrations are included to set up audit trails in Spring Boot. The migration creates the necessary schema for the AuditLogEntry entity, ensuring action, entity ID, actor, and timestamp data are stored correctly.

Using AOP for audit logging in Spring Boot separates cross-cutting auditing concerns from business logic via the @Audited annotation, whereas manually calling an audit service offers explicit control over when and what action metadata gets recorded.