Access Event Log
The Access Event log provides visibility into Envoy's auto check-in feature. It displays the actual badge events received by the Access Control System (ACS) integrated with Envoy. Envoy displays badge events received at that location, including the employee name, time of badge event, and integration name. Admins can filter the log to streamline access control integration setup and troubleshooting.
How the Access Event Log Works
The Access Event log outputs the raw events received from the Access Control System (ACS) for matching employees. Once an ACS integration is configured for auto check-in, events begin populating this log. Envoy uses these events to create auto sign-in entries in the Employee log.
Note: These are the badge events being sent to Envoy by the access control system. They do not represent the number of sign-ins that should appear in the Employee log. Envoy automatically filters and interprets this data to populate the Employee log. For example, multiple entries in the Access Event log for the same employee simply reflect the number of events sent to Envoy as the employee uses their badge—more precisely, exactly what the ACS is sending to Envoy regarding badge usage.
Filtering the log
The logs can currently be filtered by date, and/or specific employees can be searched for in the top right corner of the Envoy dashboard.
We also offer the four following fields:
Name
Matching employee name
Entrance name
The entrance where the badge was swiped.
Integration name
The access control integration that is sending Envoy the badge swipe
Event time
The recorded timestamp of when the access event occurred
Access Event Warnings
To enable:
Navigate to Apps > Settings
Select and toggle on any alerts you want to receive.
ACS Connection Failure Alerts
Not available for Brivo and Kisi
Envoy proactively communicates with Access control systems (ACS) to retrieve employee badge data. With connection failure alerts enabled, all global admins and location admins will receive email notifications when Envoy does not receive a response from your ACS after 30 minutes. This is a more timely response than data inactivity alerts, which will not notify an admin until after a 10-hour lapse.
Example email:
Data Inactivity Alerts
To ensure badge events are being sent to Envoy via your access control integration, Envoy will display a warning in the Access Event Log and send a notification email if no badge events are received within 10 business hours. The notification email will be sent to all Global Admins and the Location Admins of the affected location.
Please navigate to the App settings to enable Data Inactivity Warnings.
Business hours are set to 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday, and the time zone will be based on the address entered in Location Settings.
Warning Banner:
Example Email:
How to troubleshoot with the Access Event Log
Admins can now verify if badge swipes are being received from the integrated Access Control System (ACS).
No badge swipes?
This indicates that the ACS is not sending any data to Envoy. Please check the configuration of the access control integration.
Search for specific employees:
If no events are found for a specific employee, double-check that the employee is registered in the Access Control System.
Employee is in the Access Event Log but not being auto checked-in?
Make sure that the employee's email in the ACS system matches the Envoy employee directory.
See more specific sign-in details:
You can now view the event time and the door used during the sign-in.
Missing a door? Make sure the door was selected during the ACS integration setup under App Store > Installed Apps.