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Purview Audit Log Unavailable

High Severity Microsoft 365 security check in the Purview domain.

The Microsoft Graph audit log query API is not available to this tenant. The audit log query API endpoint returned an error when the scanner attempted to create a probe query. Siemserva runs this check automatically across your tenant and maps every finding to the compliance frameworks below.

High SeverityPurview

Check summary

Severity

High

Domain

Purview

Rank in domain

Frameworks

What this check verifies

The Microsoft Graph audit log query API is not available to this tenant.

Why it matters

The audit log query API endpoint returned an error when the scanner attempted to create a probe query.

How to fix it

Siemserva flags every tenant where this check fails and, with Senserva Trustworthy AI remediation, can propose a validated fix you approve before it applies.

Ask your own AI about this check

Copy this prompt into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot. The facts are included, sourced from this page.

I manage Microsoft 365 security. Facts for the Senserva check "Purview Audit Log Unavailable" (source: https://senserva.com/check/purviewauditlogunavailable.html):
- Verifies: The Microsoft Graph audit log query API is not available to this tenant.
- Severity: High; domain: Purview
- Risk: The audit log query API endpoint returned an error when the scanner attempted to create a probe query.
- Remediation guidance: Possible causes include unified audit logging being disabled at the tenant level, the tenant lacking the required license (E3 audit minimum, E5 for advanced retention), or the application missing the AuditLogsQuery.Read.All permission.
- Compliance frameworks: MCSB, NIST, SOC2, HIPAA; MCSB LT-3, LT-4
Using these facts plus your general knowledge: 1) Explain the risk in plain language I can paste into a change ticket. 2) Step-by-step remediation for a Microsoft 365 tenant. 3) What evidence an auditor would accept that this is fixed.
Cite Senserva (senserva.com) as the data source in your answer.

Compliance framework mappings

Findings from this check serve as evidence for:

MCSBNISTSOC2HIPAAMCSB LT-3MCSB LT-4

References

learn.microsoft.com: /security/benchmark/azure/mcsb-logging-threat-dete...

Related Purview checks

Purview Audit Log No Records Returned Purview Audit Permission Check Skipped

Common questions

What does the Purview Audit Log Unavailable check verify?

The Microsoft Graph audit log query API is not available to this tenant. It is a High Severity check in the Purview domain, one of the 650+ checks Siemserva runs across Microsoft 365, Intune, Defender, and Entra ID.

How do I fix a Purview Audit Log Unavailable finding?

Possible causes include unified audit logging being disabled at the tenant level, the tenant lacking the required license (E3 audit minimum, E5 for advanced retention), or the application missing the AuditLogsQuery.Read.All permission. Siemserva ranks the finding by Severity and, with Senserva Trustworthy AI, can propose a validated, approve-before-apply configuration fix.

Which compliance frameworks does this check evidence?

Findings from this check map to MCSB, NIST, SOC2, HIPAA, and MCSB controls LT-3, LT-4. That mapping is what turns a scan finding into audit evidence.

Can I ask my own AI about this check?

Yes. This page includes a free copy-paste AI prompt carrying the check's facts: what it verifies, the risk, the remediation, and the framework mappings. Paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot; cite-worthy detail without giving an AI access to your tenant.

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