# How to trace/log all delete action **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [May 4, 2021, 9:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-trace-log-all-delete-action/272054 "2021-05-04T09:24:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Michael\_Oullion](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/michael_oullion/32/46106_2.png) [@Michael\_Oullion](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Michael_Oullion)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 9:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-trace-log-all-delete-action/272054/1 "2021-05-04T09:24:55Z")
Hi, I have a shared ELK in my Enterprise and we need to trace/log 2 type of action : 1. Delete Index by API DELETE Call 2. Delete doc by Delete\_by\_query I try without success with Audit and slowlog. Is there a way to have this information? Regards, Mike. PS : ELK 7.5.1 with Basic License ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 9:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-trace-log-all-delete-action/272054/2 "2021-05-04T09:44:21Z")
Audit log is the easiest way to go IMO but you need a Gold+ license ([Subscriptions | Elastic Stack Products & Support | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions)). Otherwise you can: - Do that in your application and log when your application is calling those APIs - Enable slow log but this can lead to a lot of data - Add a proxy (like ngnix) on top of your elasticsearch instances May be others have nice ideas? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2021, 9:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-trace-log-all-delete-action/272054/3 "2021-06-01T09:44:43Z")
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