In this Azure PowerShell article, we will discuss the syntax and usage of the Get-AzActivityLog PowerShell command with certain examples.
Get-AzActivityLog
This Azure PowerShell command can help you retrieve the lists of Activity Log events from your Azure Subscription.
Syntax
Below is the syntax of the Get-AzActivityLog PowerShell command.
Get-AzActivityLogGet-AzActivityLog [-MaxRecord <Int32>]Get-AzActivityLog
[-StartTime <DateTime>]Get-AzActivityLog
[-StartTime <DateTime>]
[-EndTime <DateTime>]Get-AzActivityLog [-CorrelationId] <String>Examples
Let’s discuss a few examples of how to use the Get-AzActivityLog PowerShell command.
Example – 1
You can execute the below Azure PowerShell command to get the complete lists of Activity Log events from your Azure Subscription.
Get-AzActivityLogAfter executing the above command, I got the below output
Note that the output shown above is not the complete output as the actual output is very lengthy.
Example-2
You can also execute the below Azure PowerShell command to get an event log list with the specified maximum number of events i.e. 2.
Get-AzActivityLog -MaxRecord 2After executing the above command, I got the expected output as below
Authorization :
Claims :
http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/ws/2005/05/identity/claims/emailaddress: AcmClient@microsoft.com
HttpRequest :
Properties :
title : PIR - Azure Network Infrastructure - Intermittent failures
service : Network Infrastructure
region : Central US
communication : <p><strong>Summary of Impact</strong>: Between 15:12 UTC and 22:00 UTC on 18 Sep 2023, you were identified as
a customer using Azure Network Infrastructure in Central US who may have experienced intermittent impact when trying to
establish connection. However, retrying the connection was successful and helped minimize the impact of these issues.</p>
<p><br></p>
<p><strong>Root Cause</strong>: We determined that third party construction between two Microsoft’s datacenter impacted fiber
links. This in turn, led to the intermittent impact mentioned above.</p>
<p><br></p>
<p><strong>Mitigation</strong>: The platform achieved stability through automatic healing and retry mechanisms, ensuring that
customers remained unaffected.</p>
<p><br></p>
<p>Stay informed about Azure service issues by creating custom service health alerts: https://aka.ms/ash-videos for video
tutorials and https://aka.ms/ash-alerts for how-to documentation.</p>
incidentType : Incident
trackingId : 2VT5-DCG
impactStartTime: 9/18/2023 3:12:00 PM
impactMitigationTime: 9/18/2023 10:00:00 PM
impactedServices: [{"ImpactedRegions":[{"RegionName":"Central US","RegionId":"centralus"}],"ServiceName":"Network
Infrastructure","ServiceId":"networkinfrastructure"}]
impactedServicesTableRows: <tr>
<td align='center' style='padding: 5px 10px; border-right:1px solid black; border-bottom:1px solid black'>Network
Infrastructure</td>
<td align='center' style='padding: 5px 10px; border-bottom:1px solid black'>Central US<br></td>
</tr>
defaultLanguageTitle: PIR - Azure Network Infrastructure - Intermittent
Level : Informational
SubmissionTimestamp : 18-09-2023 22:35:11
EventTimestamp : 18-09-2023 22:35:11
EventName :
Category : Service Health
ResourceProviderName :
OperationName : Microsoft.ServiceHealth/incident/action
Status : Resolved
SubStatus :
Caller : AcmClient@microsoft.com
Description : Resolved: PIR - Azure Network Infrastructure - Intermittent failures
Id : /subscriptions/1cdf4300-dee5-4518-9c9c-feaa72a5cbd1/events/0fe9fca8-8bed-34aa-f89b-3b02ac4433fd/ticks/638306733113305250
EventDataId : 0fe9fca8-8bed-34aa-f89b-3b02ac4433fd
CorrelationId : 4e60d7ab-a8eb-49dd-ac57-23e5feb5d1d7
ResourceGroupName :
ResourceId : /subscriptions/1cdf4300-dee5-4518-9c9c-feaa72a5cbd1
ResourceType :
OperationId :
SubscriptionId : 1cdf4300-dee5-4518-9c9c-feaa72a5cbd1
TenantId :
Authorization :
Claims :
http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/ws/2005/05/identity/claims/emailaddress: AcmClient@microsoft.com
HttpRequest :
Properties :
title : Azure Network Infrastructure - Central US - Mitigated
service : Network Infrastructure
region : Central US
communication : <p><strong>Summary of Impact</strong>: Between 15:12 UTC and 22:00 UTC on 18 Sep 2023, you were identified as
a customer using Azure Network Infrastructure in Central US who may have experienced intermittent failures when trying to
establish connection. However, retrying the connection was successful and helped minimize the impact of these issues.</p>
<p><br></p>
<p><strong>Current Status</strong>: The incident is now mitigated. More information will be provided shortly.</p>
incidentType : Incident
trackingId : 2VT5-DCG
impactStartTime: 9/18/2023 3:12:00 PM
impactMitigationTime: 9/18/2023 10:00:00 PM
impactedServices: [{"ImpactedRegions":[{"RegionName":"Central US","RegionId":"centralus"}],"ServiceName":"Network
Infrastructure","ServiceId":"networkinfrastructure"}]
impactedServicesTableRows: <tr>
<td align='center' style='padding: 5px 10px; border-right:1px solid black; border-bottom:1px solid black'>Network
Infrastructure</td>
<td align='center' style='padding: 5px 10px; border-bottom:1px solid black'>Central US<br></td>
</tr>
defaultLanguageTitle: Azure Network Infrastructure - Central US -
Level : Informational
SubmissionTimestamp : 18-09-2023 22:12:48
EventTimestamp : 18-09-2023 22:12:48
EventName :
Category : Service Health
ResourceProviderName :
OperationName : Microsoft.ServiceHealth/incident/action
Status : Resolved
SubStatus :
Caller : AcmClient@microsoft.com
Description : Resolved: Azure Network Infrastructure - Central US - Mitigated
Id : /subscriptions/1cdf4300-dee5-4518-9c9c-feaa72a5cbd1/events/1c2ed510-0863-172d-8c61-d33cc6218de2/ticks/638306719685087018
EventDataId : 1c2ed510-0863-172d-8c61-d33cc6218de2
CorrelationId : fc31d857-4271-404d-ae8a-66c48aacf505
ResourceGroupName :
ResourceId : /subscriptions/1cdf4300-dee5-4518-9c9c-feaa72a5cbd1
ResourceType :
OperationId :
SubscriptionId : 1cdf4300-dee5-4518-9c9c-feaa72a5cbd1
TenantId : You can see the same output below
Example-3
You can also execute the below Azure PowerShell command to get an event log list with the specified start time.
Get-AzActivityLog -StartTime 2023-09-01T10:30After executing the above PowerShell command, I got the below-expected output
Wrapping Up
In this Azure article, we discussed the syntax and usage of the Get-AzActivityLog PowerShell command with certain examples. Thanks for reading this article !!!