Purging and Exporting Logs

#Purging Old Logs

You may clear the old authentication log records using the authentication-log:purge Artisan command:

1php artisan authentication-log:purge

Records that are older than the number of days specified in the purge option in your config/authentication-log.php will be deleted.

1'purge' => 365,

You can also schedule the command at an interval:

1$schedule->command('authentication-log:purge')->monthly();

#Exporting Logs

Export authentication logs to CSV or JSON format using the authentication-log:export command:

#Basic Export

1# Export all logs to CSV
2php artisan authentication-log:export --format=csv
3 
4# Export all logs to JSON
5php artisan authentication-log:export --format=json

#Filtered Export

 1# Export logs from last 30 days
 2php artisan authentication-log:export --format=csv --days=30
 3 
 4# Export logs for specific user
 5php artisan authentication-log:export --format=json --user=1
 6 
 7# Specify output file
 8php artisan authentication-log:export --format=csv --output=logs.csv
 9 
10# Combine filters
11php artisan authentication-log:export --format=csv --days=7 --user=1 --output=user-logs.csv

#Export Options

• --format: Export format (csv or json) - default: csv
• --days: Export logs from last N days
• --user: Filter by user ID
• --output: Output file path (default: authentication-logs-{format}-{timestamp}.{ext})

#Export Contents

The export includes:

• Log ID
• User information (type, ID, email)
• IP address and user agent
• Device information (ID, name, trusted status)
• Login/logout timestamps
• Success status
• Suspicious activity flags
• Location data (if available)