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+---
+description: Learn to audit user activity and enforce accountability using the activity log.
+---
+
+# Accountability
+
+<!-- TODO: Image -->
+
+The activity log module provides a collective timeline of all data-changing actions taken within your project. It is accessed via the notifications tray of the sidebar, and has the same filtering and search features as the [Collection Page](/data-modeling/collections).
+
+::callout{type="warning" url="/auth/creating-users" title="External Changes"}
+
+Read more about creating users.
+
+Directus can only track the events which actually pass through its platform. Therefore, any changes directly made to the database are not tracked in the activity log.
+
+::
+
+## View an Activity Log Item
+
+<!-- TODO: ![Activity Log Default Fields](https://cdn.directus.io/docs/v9/configuration/activity-log/activity-log-20220816/activity-log-default-fields-20220816A.webp) -->
+
+Click on any item in the activity log and a side drawer will open, displaying its logged details. The following information
+is stored for each item:
+
+- **User** — The user that performed the action.
+- **Action** — The specific action taken (e.g., Create, Update, Delete, Comment, or Login).
+- **Timestamp** — The timestamp of when the action was performed.
+- **IP Address** — The IP address of the device from which the action was performed.
+- **User Agent** — The description of the browser that was used to perform the action.
+- **Collection** — The Collection affected by the action.
+- **Item** — The ID of the item affected.
+- **Comment** — The comment left by the user (when applicable).
+
+## Filter by Activity
+
+<!-- TODO: <video title="Filter by Activity" autoplay playsinline muted loop controls>
+	<source src="https://cdn.directus.io/docs/v9/configuration/activity-log/activity-log-20220816/filter-by-activity-20220817A.mp4" type="video/mp4" />
+</video> -->
+
+In addition to the filter and display functionality inherited from the
+[Collection Page](/data-modeling/collections), you can also filter items by activity from the
+navigation bar.
+
+## Modify an Activity
+
+<!-- <video title="Filter by Activity" autoplay playsinline muted loop controls>
+	<source src="https://cdn.directus.io/docs/v9/configuration/activity-log/activity-log-20220816/modify-an-activity-20220817A.mp4" type="video/mp4" />
+</video> -->
+
+To ensure proper accountability, system collections are read only by design. However, users with an Admin role have
+the ability to reopen, view, and modify an item's values in activities from non-system collections (where the name does
+not begin with `directus_`).