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  Logging activity
- [ Introduction ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-activitylog/v5/introduction)
- [ Support us ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-activitylog/v5/support-us)
- [ Requirements ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-activitylog/v5/requirements)
- [ Installation and Setup ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-activitylog/v5/installation-and-setup)
- [ Questions and issues ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-activitylog/v5/questions-and-issues)
- [ Changelog ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-activitylog/v5/changelog)
- [ Upgrading ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-activitylog/v5/upgrading)
- [ About us ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-activitylog/v5/about-us)

Basic usage
-----------

- [ Logging activity ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-activitylog/v5/basic-usage/logging-activity)
- [ Cleaning up the log ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-activitylog/v5/basic-usage/cleaning-up-the-log)

Advanced usage
--------------

- [ Logging model events ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-activitylog/v5/advanced-usage/logging-model-events)
- [ Define causer for runtime ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-activitylog/v5/advanced-usage/define-causer-for-runtime)
- [ Using placeholders ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-activitylog/v5/advanced-usage/using-placeholders)
- [ Using multiple logs ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-activitylog/v5/advanced-usage/using-multiple-logs)
- [ Disabling logging ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-activitylog/v5/advanced-usage/disabling-logging)
- [ Customizing actions ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-activitylog/v5/advanced-usage/customizing-actions)
- [ Before logging hook ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-activitylog/v5/advanced-usage/before-logging-hook)
- [ Buffering activities ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-activitylog/v5/advanced-usage/buffering)
- [ Log Options ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-activitylog/v5/advanced-usage/log-options)
- [ Causer Resolver ](https://spatie.be/docs/laravel-activitylog/v5/advanced-usage/causer-resolver)

 Logging activity
================

###  On this page

1. [ Setting a subject ](#content-setting-a-subject)
2. [ Setting a causer ](#content-setting-a-causer)
3. [ Setting custom properties ](#content-setting-custom-properties)
4. [ Setting custom created date ](#content-setting-custom-created-date)
5. [ Setting custom event ](#content-setting-custom-event)
6. [ Tap Activity before logged ](#content-tap-activity-before-logged)

This is the most basic way to log activity:

```
activity()->log('Look mum, I logged something');
```

You can retrieve the activity using the `Spatie\Activitylog\Models\Activity` model.

```
$lastActivity = Activity::all()->last(); //returns the last logged activity

$lastActivity->description; //returns 'Look mum, I logged something';
```

Setting a subject
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

You can specify on which object the activity is performed by using `performedOn()`:

```
activity()
   ->performedOn($someContentModel)
   ->log('edited');

$lastActivity = Activity::all()->last(); //returns the last logged activity

$lastActivity->subject; //returns the model that was passed to `performedOn`;
```

The `performedOn()` method has a shorter alias: `on()`

Setting a causer
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

You can set who or what caused the activity by using `causedBy()`:

```
activity()
   ->causedBy($userModel)
   ->performedOn($someContentModel)
   ->log('edited');

$lastActivity = Activity::all()->last(); //returns the last logged activity

$lastActivity->causer; //returns the model that was passed to `causedBy`;
```

The `causedBy()` method has a shorter alias: `by()`

If you're not using `causedBy()`, the package will automatically use the logged in user.

If you don't want to associate a model as causer of activity, you can use `causedByAnonymous()` (or the shorter alias: `byAnonymous()`).

Setting custom properties
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

You can add arbitrary metadata to an activity by using `withProperties()`. This is separate from `attribute_changes`, which the package uses to store old/new model attribute values when [logging model events](/docs/laravel-activitylog/v5/advanced-usage/logging-model-events).

```
activity()
   ->causedBy($userModel)
   ->performedOn($someContentModel)
   ->withProperties(['key' => 'value'])
   ->log('edited');

$lastActivity = Activity::all()->last(); //returns the last logged activity

$lastActivity->getProperty('key'); //returns 'value'

Activity::where('properties->key', 'value')->get(); // get all activity where the `key` custom property is 'value'
```

Setting custom created date
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

You can set a custom activity `created_at` date time by using `createdAt()`

```
activity()
    ->causedBy($userModel)
    ->performedOn($someContentModel)
    ->createdAt(now()->subDays(10))
    ->log('created');
```

Setting custom event
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

You can set a custom activity `event` by using `event()`

```
activity()
    ->causedBy($userModel)
    ->performedOn($someContentModel)
    ->event('verified')
    ->log('The user has verified the content model.');
```

Tap Activity before logged
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

You can use the `tap()` method to fill properties and add custom fields before the activity is saved.

```
use Spatie\Activitylog\Contracts\Activity as ActivityContract;

activity()
   ->causedBy($userModel)
   ->performedOn($someContentModel)
   ->tap(function(ActivityContract $activity) {
      $activity->my_custom_field = 'my special value';
   })
   ->log('edited');

$lastActivity = Activity::all()->last();

$lastActivity->my_custom_field; // returns 'my special value'
```

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