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MP1507695 — Advisory

Admins may encounter delays in accessing audit log data results in Microsoft Purview Audit

Service degradation
Microsoft Purview
Microsoft Purview
Started
14 Oct 2026 17:14 GMT+1
Last Microsoft update
29 Oct 2026 05:11 GMT
Data Freshness
Live — 05:36 GMT
Impact
Admins may encounter delays in accessing audit log data results in Microsoft Purview Audit.
Incident Timeline
29 Oct 2026 05:11 GMT

Title: Admins may encounter delays in accessing audit log data results in Microsoft Purview Audit

User impact: Admins may encounter delays in accessing audit log data results in Microsoft Purview Audit.

More info: Affected users are encountering delays when accessing audit log data from the Microsoft Purview Audit portal, Microsoft Graph API, or PowerShell.

Current status: Our efforts to process the backlog of affected events are ongoing. In parallel, we're monitoring relevant telemetry to verify improvement in system health. However, due to the complexity of this issue, more time will be required to confirm a timeline for remediation.

Scope of impact: Any admin accessing audit log data from Microsoft Purview Audit may be affected. This information may be updated as our investigation continues.

Next update by: Thursday, November 5, 2026, at 7:30 AM UTC

22 Oct 2026 05:55 GMT+1

Title: Admins may encounter delays in accessing audit log data results in Microsoft Purview Audit

User impact: Admins may encounter delays in accessing audit log data results in Microsoft Purview Audit.

More info: Affected users are encountering delays when accessing audit log data from the Microsoft Purview Audit portal, Microsoft Graph API, or PowerShell.

Current status: We're continuing to monitor the backlog of affected events as they're processed. Due to the complexity of the issue, we're anticipating it may take some additional time before we're able to confirm a timeline for full remediation.

Scope of impact: Any admin accessing audit log data from Microsoft Purview Audit may be affected. This information may be updated as our investigation continues.

Next update by: Thursday, October 29, 2026, at 6:30 AM UTC

21 Oct 2026 18:42 GMT+1

Title: Admins may encounter delays in accessing audit log data results in Microsoft Purview

User impact: Admins may encounter delays in accessing audit log data results in Microsoft Purview.

More info: Affected users are encountering delays when accessing audit log data from the Microsoft Purview portal, Microsoft Graph API, or PowerShell.

Current status: Our monitoring of the queued backlog continues to report reduced delays when accessing audit log data results in Microsoft Purview. We're continuing to monitor the events that require processing and expect clarity into the timeline for it completing by our next scheduled communication update.

Scope of impact: Any admin accessing audit log data from Microsoft Purview may be affected. This information may be updated as our investigation continues.

Next update by: Thursday, October 22, 2026, at 6:30 AM UTC

14 Oct 2026 17:46 GMT+1

Title: Admins may encounter delays in accessing audit log data results in Microsoft Purview

User impact: Admins may encounter delays in accessing audit log data results in Microsoft Purview.

More info: Affected users are encountering delays when accessing audit log data from the Microsoft Purview portal, Microsoft Graph API, or PowerShell.

Current status: Our monitoring identified an increase in processing latency with Microsoft Purview audit log data. We've analyzed service telemetry and determined that a dependent service isn't processing requests as efficiently as expected, resulting in impact. We've taken action to rebalance load and improve throughput. While most users should see relief, we're continuing to monitor as the remaining backlog of events are processed, and we'll provide a complete remediation timeline once available.

Scope of impact: Any admin accessing audit log data from Microsoft Purview may be affected.

Next update by: Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at 6:00 PM UTC