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> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/332747) in GitLab 14.5 [with a flag](../administration/feature_flags.md) named `ff_external_audit_events_namespace`. Disabled by default.
Top-level group owners can manage their audit logs in third-party systems such as Splunk, using the Splunk
[HTTP Event Collector](https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.2.2/Data/UsetheHTTPEventCollector). Any service that can receive
structured JSON data can be used as the endpoint.
NOTE:
GitLab can stream a single event more than once to the same destination. Use the `id` key in the payload to deduplicate incoming data.
## Add a new event streaming destination
WARNING:
Event streaming destinations will receive **all** audit event data, which could include sensitive information. Make sure you trust the destination endpoint.
To enable event streaming, a group owner must add a new event streaming destination using the `externalAuditEventDestinationCreate` mutation
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/332747) in GitLab 14.9 [with a flag](../administration/feature_flags.md) named `audit_event_streaming_git_operations`. Disabled by default.
FLAG:
On self-managed GitLab, by default this feature is not available. To make it available, ask an administrator to [enable the feature flag](feature_flags.md) named `audit_event_streaming_git_operations`. On GitLab.com, this feature is not available.
Streaming audit events can be sent when signed-in users push or pull a project's remote Git repositories:
- [Using SSH](../ssh/index.md).
- Using HTTP or HTTPS.
- Using the **Download** button (**{download}**) in GitLab UI.
Audit events are not captured for users that are not signed in. For example, when downloading a public project.
To configure streaming audit events for Git operations, see [Add a new event streaming destination](#add-a-new-event-streaming-destination).