How long are logs kept for sensors?

[Rob_Moore]

Hi. We’ve just discovered our cleaner may be doing one hours’ work when we pay her for two; we looked at the front door sensor Recent feed. But it doesn’t keep the log long; a week I think. Are older log events retained anywhere and how can I access them? I want to go back aboutique four weeks. Thank you. Rob

[Mike_Maxwell]

Yup, a week is all that’s kept.
If you need more you’re going to have to implement your own log export app…

[Rob_Moore]

Thanks Mike. I have now set-up an IFTTT applet to log them to a Google Spreadsheet.

[TN_Oldman (Don)]

Here’s another way to log them. Works well.

[RELEASE] Simple Event Logger

This SmartApp is no longer supported because SmartThings made some changes to the way events are handled which has impacted some users and it will most likely completely stop working in the near future. There’s another SmartApp called something like Google Sheets Logger that subscribes to the events instead of retrieving them from the device history so it most likely won’t have the same issues as this one. Simple Event Logger is a fully customizable SmartApp that allows you to accurately log all device activity to a Google Sheets Spreadsheet. Each event is stored on a separate row so that you have their exact time and details. Google Sheets has an easy to use filter feature which allows you to do things like view all events for specific device(s), in a specified date/range and/or specif…