Get Activity Log
whmcs_get_activity_logRetrieve system activity logs from your WHMCS installation with filters for user, date, description, IP, and pagination to monitor and audit actions.
Instructions
Get system activity log
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| limitstart | No | Starting offset | |
| limitnum | No | Number of results | |
| userid | No | Filter by user ID | |
| date | No | Filter by date | |
| user | No | Filter by user | |
| description | No | Filter by description | |
| ipaddress | No | Filter by IP address |
Implementation Reference
- src/index.ts:1062-1083 (registration)Tool registration for 'whmcs_get_activity_log' with input schema and handler that calls whmcsClient.getActivityLog()
server.registerTool( 'whmcs_get_activity_log', { title: 'Get Activity Log', description: 'Get system activity log', inputSchema: { limitstart: z.number().optional().describe('Starting offset'), limitnum: z.number().optional().describe('Number of results'), userid: z.number().optional().describe('Filter by user ID'), date: z.string().optional().describe('Filter by date'), user: z.string().optional().describe('Filter by user'), description: z.string().optional().describe('Filter by description'), ipaddress: z.string().optional().describe('Filter by IP address'), }, }, async (params) => { const result = await whmcsClient.getActivityLog(params); return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: JSON.stringify(result, null, 2) }], }; } ); - src/index.ts:1064-1076 (schema)Input schema definition for whmcs_get_activity_log tool with optional filtering parameters
{ title: 'Get Activity Log', description: 'Get system activity log', inputSchema: { limitstart: z.number().optional().describe('Starting offset'), limitnum: z.number().optional().describe('Number of results'), userid: z.number().optional().describe('Filter by user ID'), date: z.string().optional().describe('Filter by date'), user: z.string().optional().describe('Filter by user'), description: z.string().optional().describe('Filter by description'), ipaddress: z.string().optional().describe('Filter by IP address'), }, }, - src/whmcs-client.ts:1247-1272 (handler)The getActivityLog method on WhmcsApiClient that calls the WHMCS 'GetActivityLog' API action with typed parameters and response type
/** * Get activity log */ async getActivityLog(params: { limitstart?: number; limitnum?: number; userid?: number; date?: string; user?: string; description?: string; ipaddress?: string; } = {}) { return this.call<WhmcsApiResponse & { totalresults: number; startnumber: number; numreturned: number; activity: { entry: Array<{ id: number; date: string; user: string; description: string; ipaddress: string; userid: number; }> }; }>('GetActivityLog', params); } - src/whmcs-client.ts:68-92 (helper)Helper method flattenParams used to convert nested parameters into URL-encoded format for API requests
private flattenParams(params: Record<string, unknown>, prefix = ''): Record<string, string> { const result: Record<string, string> = {}; for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(params)) { const newKey = prefix ? `${prefix}[${key}]` : key; if (value === null || value === undefined) { continue; } else if (typeof value === 'object' && !Array.isArray(value)) { Object.assign(result, this.flattenParams(value as Record<string, unknown>, newKey)); } else if (Array.isArray(value)) { value.forEach((item, index) => { if (typeof item === 'object') { Object.assign(result, this.flattenParams(item as Record<string, unknown>, `${newKey}[${index}]`)); } else { result[`${newKey}[${index}]`] = String(item); } }); } else { result[newKey] = String(value); } } return result; } - src/whmcs-client.ts:29-63 (helper)Generic API call helper that sends requests to the WHMCS API endpoint, used by getActivityLog to invoke 'GetActivityLog' action
async call<T extends WhmcsApiResponse>(action: string, params: Record<string, unknown> = {}): Promise<T> { const url = `${this.config.apiUrl.replace(/\/$/, '')}/includes/api.php`; const postData: Record<string, string> = { identifier: this.config.apiIdentifier, secret: this.config.apiSecret, action: action, responsetype: 'json', ...this.flattenParams(params) }; if (this.config.accessKey) { postData.accesskey = this.config.accessKey; } const response = await fetch(url, { method: 'POST', headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded', }, body: new URLSearchParams(postData).toString(), }); if (!response.ok) { throw new Error(`WHMCS API request failed: ${response.status} ${response.statusText}`); } const data = await response.json() as T; if (data.result === 'error') { throw new Error(`WHMCS API error: ${data.message || 'Unknown error'}`); } return data; }