diff --git a/apps/emqx/include/http_api.hrl b/apps/emqx/include/http_api.hrl
index ba1438374..0f6372584 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/include/http_api.hrl
+++ b/apps/emqx/include/http_api.hrl
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 %% HTTP API Auth
 -define(BAD_USERNAME_OR_PWD, 'BAD_USERNAME_OR_PWD').
 -define(BAD_API_KEY_OR_SECRET, 'BAD_API_KEY_OR_SECRET').
+-define(API_KEY_NOT_ALLOW_MSG, <<"This API Key don't have permission to access this resource">>).
 
 %% Bad Request
 -define(BAD_REQUEST, 'BAD_REQUEST').
diff --git a/apps/emqx/include/logger.hrl b/apps/emqx/include/logger.hrl
index d803f67be..67f125e5f 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/include/logger.hrl
+++ b/apps/emqx/include/logger.hrl
@@ -61,19 +61,15 @@
     )
 end).
 
--define(AUDIT(_Level_, _From_, _Meta_), begin
+-define(AUDIT(_LevelFun_, _MetaFun_), begin
     case emqx_config:get([log, audit], #{enable => false}) of
         #{enable := false} ->
             ok;
         #{enable := true, level := _AllowLevel_} ->
+            _Level_ = _LevelFun_,
             case logger:compare_levels(_AllowLevel_, _Level_) of
                 _R_ when _R_ == lt; _R_ == eq ->
-                    emqx_trace:log(
-                        _Level_,
-                        [{emqx_audit, fun(L, _) -> L end, undefined, undefined}],
-                        _Msg = undefined,
-                        _Meta_#{from => _From_}
-                    );
+                    emqx_audit:log(_Level_, _MetaFun_);
                 gt ->
                     ok
             end
diff --git a/apps/emqx/src/config/emqx_config_logger.erl b/apps/emqx/src/config/emqx_config_logger.erl
index c675edb52..87baef627 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/src/config/emqx_config_logger.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/src/config/emqx_config_logger.erl
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 -export([post_config_update/5]).
 -export([filter_audit/2]).
 
+-include("logger.hrl").
+
 -define(LOG, [log]).
 -define(AUDIT_HANDLER, emqx_audit).
 
@@ -96,6 +98,7 @@ update_log_handlers(NewHandlers) ->
     ok.
 
 update_log_handler({removed, Id}) ->
+    audit("audit_disabled", Id),
     log_to_console("Config override: ~s is removed~n", [id_for_log(Id)]),
     logger:remove_handler(Id);
 update_log_handler({Action, {handler, Id, Mod, Conf}}) ->
@@ -104,6 +107,7 @@ update_log_handler({Action, {handler, Id, Mod, Conf}}) ->
     _ = logger:remove_handler(Id),
     case logger:add_handler(Id, Mod, Conf) of
         ok ->
+            audit("audit_enabled", Id),
             ok;
         %% Don't crash here, otherwise the cluster rpc will retry the wrong handler forever.
         {error, Reason} ->
@@ -114,6 +118,23 @@ update_log_handler({Action, {handler, Id, Mod, Conf}}) ->
     end,
     ok.
 
+-ifdef(EMQX_RELEASE_EDITION).
+
+-if(?EMQX_RELEASE_EDITION == ee).
+audit(Event, ?AUDIT_HANDLER) ->
+    emqx_audit:log(alert, #{event => Event, from => event});
+audit(_, _) ->
+    ok.
+-else.
+audit(_, _) ->
+    ok.
+-endif.
+
+-else.
+audit(_, _) ->
+    ok.
+-endif.
+
 id_for_log(console) -> "log.console";
 id_for_log(Other) -> "log.file." ++ atom_to_list(Other).
 
diff --git a/apps/emqx_audit/BSL.txt b/apps/emqx_audit/BSL.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0acc0e696
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/emqx_audit/BSL.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+Business Source License 1.1
+
+Licensor:             Hangzhou EMQ Technologies Co., Ltd.
+Licensed Work:        EMQX Enterprise Edition
+                      The Licensed Work is (c) 2023
+                      Hangzhou EMQ Technologies Co., Ltd.
+Additional Use Grant: Students and educators are granted right to copy,
+                      modify, and create derivative work for research
+                      or education.
+Change Date:          2027-02-01
+Change License:       Apache License, Version 2.0
+
+For information about alternative licensing arrangements for the Software,
+please contact Licensor: https://www.emqx.com/en/contact
+
+Notice
+
+The Business Source License (this document, or the “License”) is not an Open
+Source license. However, the Licensed Work will eventually be made available
+under an Open Source License, as stated in this License.
+
+License text copyright (c) 2017 MariaDB Corporation Ab, All Rights Reserved.
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diff --git a/apps/emqx_audit/README.md b/apps/emqx_audit/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..48c625ed5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/emqx_audit/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+emqx_audit
+=====
+
+Audit log for EMQX, empowers users to efficiently access the desired audit trail data
+and facilitates auditing, compliance, troubleshooting, and security analysis.
diff --git a/apps/emqx_audit/include/emqx_audit.hrl b/apps/emqx_audit/include/emqx_audit.hrl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b4349387
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/emqx_audit/include/emqx_audit.hrl
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% Copyright (c) 2022-2023 EMQ Technologies Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+-define(AUDIT, emqx_audit).
+
+-record(?AUDIT, {
+    seq,
+    %% basic info
+    created_at,
+    node,
+    from,
+    source,
+    source_ip,
+    %% operation info
+    operation_id,
+    operation_type,
+    args,
+    operation_result,
+    failure,
+    %% request detail
+    http_method,
+    http_request,
+    http_status_code,
+    duration_ms,
+    extra
+}).
diff --git a/apps/emqx_audit/rebar.config b/apps/emqx_audit/rebar.config
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fac0f9b07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/emqx_audit/rebar.config
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{erl_opts, [debug_info]}.
+{deps, [
+  {emqx, {path, "../emqx"}},
+  {emqx_utils, {path, "../emqx_utils"}}
+]}.
diff --git a/apps/emqx_audit/src/emqx_audit.app.src b/apps/emqx_audit/src/emqx_audit.app.src
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..96cdd11ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/emqx_audit/src/emqx_audit.app.src
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{application, emqx_audit, [
+    {description, "Audit log for EMQX"},
+    {vsn, "0.1.0"},
+    {registered, []},
+    {mod, {emqx_audit_app, []}},
+    {applications, [kernel, stdlib, emqx]},
+    {env, []},
+    {modules, []},
+    {links, []}
+]}.
diff --git a/apps/emqx_audit/src/emqx_audit.erl b/apps/emqx_audit/src/emqx_audit.erl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4477bbd8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/emqx_audit/src/emqx_audit.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,221 @@
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% Copyright (c) 2022-2023 EMQ Technologies Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+-module(emqx_audit).
+
+-behaviour(gen_server).
+
+-include_lib("emqx/include/emqx.hrl").
+-include_lib("emqx/include/logger.hrl").
+-include("emqx_audit.hrl").
+
+%% API
+-export([start_link/0]).
+-export([log/1, log/2]).
+
+%% gen_server callbacks
+-export([
+    init/1,
+    handle_continue/2,
+    handle_call/3,
+    handle_cast/2,
+    handle_info/2,
+    terminate/2,
+    code_change/3
+]).
+
+-define(FILTER_REQ, [cert, host_info, has_sent_resp, pid, path_info, peer, ref, sock, streamid]).
+-define(CLEAN_EXPIRED_MS, 60 * 1000).
+
+to_audit(#{from := cli, cmd := Cmd, args := Args, duration_ms := DurationMs}) ->
+    #?AUDIT{
+        created_at = erlang:system_time(microsecond),
+        node = node(),
+        operation_id = <<"">>,
+        operation_type = atom_to_binary(Cmd),
+        args = Args,
+        operation_result = <<"">>,
+        failure = <<"">>,
+        duration_ms = DurationMs,
+        from = cli,
+        source = <<"">>,
+        source_ip = <<"">>,
+        http_status_code = <<"">>,
+        http_method = <<"">>,
+        http_request = <<"">>
+    };
+to_audit(#{http_method := get}) ->
+    ok;
+to_audit(#{from := From} = Log) when From =:= dashboard orelse From =:= rest_api ->
+    #{
+        source := Source,
+        source_ip := SourceIp,
+        %% operation info
+        operation_id := OperationId,
+        operation_type := OperationType,
+        operation_result := OperationResult,
+        %% request detail
+        http_status_code := StatusCode,
+        http_method := Method,
+        http_request := Request,
+        duration_ms := DurationMs
+    } = Log,
+    #?AUDIT{
+        created_at = erlang:system_time(microsecond),
+        node = node(),
+        from = From,
+        source = Source,
+        source_ip = SourceIp,
+        %% operation info
+        operation_id = OperationId,
+        operation_type = OperationType,
+        operation_result = OperationResult,
+        failure = maps:get(failure, Log, <<"">>),
+        %% request detail
+        http_status_code = StatusCode,
+        http_method = Method,
+        http_request = Request,
+        duration_ms = DurationMs,
+        args = <<"">>
+    };
+to_audit(#{from := event, event := Event}) ->
+    #?AUDIT{
+        created_at = erlang:system_time(microsecond),
+        node = node(),
+        from = event,
+        source = <<"">>,
+        source_ip = <<"">>,
+        %% operation info
+        operation_id = iolist_to_binary(Event),
+        operation_type = <<"">>,
+        operation_result = <<"">>,
+        failure = <<"">>,
+        %% request detail
+        http_status_code = <<"">>,
+        http_method = <<"">>,
+        http_request = <<"">>,
+        duration_ms = 0,
+        args = <<"">>
+    };
+to_audit(#{from := erlang_console, function := F, args := Args}) ->
+    #?AUDIT{
+        created_at = erlang:system_time(microsecond),
+        node = node(),
+        from = erlang_console,
+        source = <<"">>,
+        source_ip = <<"">>,
+        %% operation info
+        operation_id = <<"">>,
+        operation_type = <<"">>,
+        operation_result = <<"">>,
+        failure = <<"">>,
+        %% request detail
+        http_status_code = <<"">>,
+        http_method = <<"">>,
+        http_request = <<"">>,
+        duration_ms = 0,
+        args = iolist_to_binary(io_lib:format("~p: ~p~n", [F, Args]))
+    }.
+
+log(_Level, undefined) ->
+    ok;
+log(Level, Meta1) ->
+    Meta2 = Meta1#{time => logger:timestamp(), level => Level},
+    Filter = [{emqx_audit, fun(L, _) -> L end, undefined, undefined}],
+    emqx_trace:log(Level, Filter, undefined, Meta2),
+    emqx_audit:log(Meta2).
+
+log(Log) ->
+    gen_server:cast(?MODULE, {write, to_audit(Log)}).
+
+start_link() ->
+    gen_server:start_link({local, ?MODULE}, ?MODULE, [], []).
+
+init([]) ->
+    ok = mria:create_table(?AUDIT, [
+        {type, ordered_set},
+        {rlog_shard, ?COMMON_SHARD},
+        {storage, disc_copies},
+        {record_name, ?AUDIT},
+        {attributes, record_info(fields, ?AUDIT)}
+    ]),
+    {ok, #{}, {continue, setup}}.
+
+handle_continue(setup, #{} = State) ->
+    ok = mria:wait_for_tables([?AUDIT]),
+    clean_expired(),
+    {noreply, State}.
+
+handle_call(_Request, _From, State = #{}) ->
+    {reply, ok, State}.
+
+handle_cast({write, Log}, State) ->
+    _ = write_log(Log),
+    {noreply, State#{}, ?CLEAN_EXPIRED_MS};
+handle_cast(_Request, State = #{}) ->
+    {noreply, State}.
+
+handle_info(timeout, State = #{}) ->
+    clean_expired(),
+    {noreply, State, hibernate};
+handle_info(_Info, State = #{}) ->
+    {noreply, State}.
+
+terminate(_Reason, _State = #{}) ->
+    ok.
+
+code_change(_OldVsn, State = #{}, _Extra) ->
+    {ok, State}.
+
+%%%===================================================================
+%%% Internal functions
+%%%===================================================================
+
+write_log(Log) ->
+    case
+        mria:transaction(
+            ?COMMON_SHARD,
+            fun(L) ->
+                New =
+                    case mnesia:last(?AUDIT) of
+                        '$end_of_table' -> 1;
+                        LastId -> LastId + 1
+                    end,
+                mnesia:write(L#?AUDIT{seq = New})
+            end,
+            [Log]
+        )
+    of
+        {atomic, ok} ->
+            ok;
+        Reason ->
+            ?SLOG(warning, #{
+                msg => "write_audit_log_failed",
+                reason => Reason
+            })
+    end.
+
+clean_expired() ->
+    MaxSize = max_size(),
+    LatestId = latest_id(),
+    Min = LatestId - MaxSize,
+    %% MS = ets:fun2ms(fun(#?AUDIT{seq = Seq}) when Seq =< Min -> true end),
+    MS = [{#?AUDIT{seq = '$1', _ = '_'}, [{'=<', '$1', Min}], [true]}],
+    NumDeleted = mnesia:ets(fun ets:select_delete/2, [?AUDIT, MS]),
+    ?SLOG(debug, #{
+        msg => "clean_audit_log",
+        latest_id => LatestId,
+        min => Min,
+        deleted_number => NumDeleted
+    }),
+    ok.
+
+latest_id() ->
+    case mnesia:dirty_last(?AUDIT) of
+        '$end_of_table' -> 0;
+        Seq -> Seq
+    end.
+
+max_size() ->
+    emqx_conf:get([log, audit, max_filter_size], 5000).
diff --git a/apps/emqx_audit/src/emqx_audit_api.erl b/apps/emqx_audit/src/emqx_audit_api.erl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aaa364464
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/emqx_audit/src/emqx_audit_api.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,386 @@
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% Copyright (c) 2022-2023 EMQ Technologies Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+-module(emqx_audit_api).
+
+-behaviour(minirest_api).
+
+%% API
+-export([api_spec/0, paths/0, schema/1, namespace/0, fields/1]).
+-export([audit/2]).
+-export([qs2ms/2, format/1]).
+
+-include_lib("emqx/include/logger.hrl").
+-include_lib("hocon/include/hoconsc.hrl").
+-include_lib("typerefl/include/types.hrl").
+-include("emqx_audit.hrl").
+
+-import(hoconsc, [mk/2, ref/2, array/1]).
+
+-define(TAGS, ["Audit"]).
+
+-define(AUDIT_QS_SCHEMA, [
+    {<<"node">>, atom},
+    {<<"from">>, atom},
+    {<<"source">>, binary},
+    {<<"source_ip">>, binary},
+    {<<"operation_id">>, binary},
+    {<<"operation_type">>, binary},
+    {<<"operation_result">>, atom},
+    {<<"http_status_code">>, integer},
+    {<<"http_method">>, atom},
+    {<<"gte_created_at">>, timestamp},
+    {<<"lte_created_at">>, timestamp},
+    {<<"gte_duration_ms">>, timestamp},
+    {<<"lte_duration_ms">>, timestamp}
+]).
+
+namespace() -> "audit".
+
+api_spec() ->
+    emqx_dashboard_swagger:spec(?MODULE, #{check_schema => true}).
+
+paths() ->
+    ["/audit"].
+
+schema("/audit") ->
+    #{
+        'operationId' => audit,
+        get => #{
+            tags => ?TAGS,
+            description => ?DESC(audit_get),
+            parameters => [
+                {node,
+                    ?HOCON(binary(), #{
+                        in => query,
+                        required => false,
+                        example => <<"emqx@127.0.0.1">>,
+                        desc => ?DESC(filter_node)
+                    })},
+                {from,
+                    ?HOCON(?ENUM([dashboard, rest_api, cli, erlang_console, event]), #{
+                        in => query,
+                        required => false,
+                        example => <<"dashboard">>,
+                        desc => ?DESC(filter_from)
+                    })},
+                {source,
+                    ?HOCON(binary(), #{
+                        in => query,
+                        required => false,
+                        example => <<"admin">>,
+                        desc => ?DESC(filter_source)
+                    })},
+                {source_ip,
+                    ?HOCON(binary(), #{
+                        in => query,
+                        required => false,
+                        example => <<"127.0.0.1">>,
+                        desc => ?DESC(filter_source_ip)
+                    })},
+                {operation_id,
+                    ?HOCON(binary(), #{
+                        in => query,
+                        required => false,
+                        example => <<"/rules/{id}">>,
+                        desc => ?DESC(filter_operation_id)
+                    })},
+                {operation_type,
+                    ?HOCON(binary(), #{
+                        in => query,
+                        example => <<"rules">>,
+                        required => false,
+                        desc => ?DESC(filter_operation_type)
+                    })},
+                {operation_result,
+                    ?HOCON(?ENUM([success, failure]), #{
+                        in => query,
+                        example => failure,
+                        required => false,
+                        desc => ?DESC(filter_operation_result)
+                    })},
+                {http_status_code,
+                    ?HOCON(integer(), #{
+                        in => query,
+                        example => 200,
+                        required => false,
+                        desc => ?DESC(filter_http_status_code)
+                    })},
+                {http_method,
+                    ?HOCON(?ENUM([post, put, delete]), #{
+                        in => query,
+                        example => post,
+                        required => false,
+                        desc => ?DESC(filter_http_method)
+                    })},
+                {gte_duration_ms,
+                    ?HOCON(integer(), #{
+                        in => query,
+                        example => 0,
+                        required => false,
+                        desc => ?DESC(filter_gte_duration_ms)
+                    })},
+                {lte_duration_ms,
+                    ?HOCON(integer(), #{
+                        in => query,
+                        example => 1000,
+                        required => false,
+                        desc => ?DESC(filter_lte_duration_ms)
+                    })},
+                {gte_created_at,
+                    ?HOCON(emqx_utils_calendar:epoch_millisecond(), #{
+                        in => query,
+                        required => false,
+                        example => <<"2023-10-15T00:00:00.820384+08:00">>,
+                        desc => ?DESC(filter_gte_created_at)
+                    })},
+                {lte_created_at,
+                    ?HOCON(emqx_utils_calendar:epoch_millisecond(), #{
+                        in => query,
+                        example => <<"2023-10-16T00:00:00.820384+08:00">>,
+                        required => false,
+                        desc => ?DESC(filter_lte_created_at)
+                    })},
+                ref(emqx_dashboard_swagger, page),
+                ref(emqx_dashboard_swagger, limit)
+            ],
+            summary => <<"List audit logs">>,
+            responses => #{
+                200 =>
+                    emqx_dashboard_swagger:schema_with_example(
+                        array(?REF(audit_list)),
+                        audit_log_list_example()
+                    )
+            }
+        }
+    }.
+
+fields(audit_list) ->
+    [
+        {data, mk(array(?REF(audit)), #{desc => ?DESC("audit_resp")})},
+        {meta, mk(ref(emqx_dashboard_swagger, meta), #{})}
+    ];
+fields(audit) ->
+    [
+        {created_at,
+            ?HOCON(
+                emqx_utils_calendar:epoch_millisecond(),
+                #{
+                    desc => "The time when the log is created"
+                }
+            )},
+        {node,
+            ?HOCON(binary(), #{
+                desc => "The node name to which the log is created"
+            })},
+        {from,
+            ?HOCON(?ENUM([dashboard, rest_api, cli, erlang_console, event]), #{
+                desc => "The source type of the log"
+            })},
+        {source,
+            ?HOCON(binary(), #{
+                desc => "The source of the log"
+            })},
+        {source_ip,
+            ?HOCON(binary(), #{
+                desc => "The source ip of the log"
+            })},
+        {operation_id,
+            ?HOCON(binary(), #{
+                desc => "The operation id of the log"
+            })},
+        {operation_type,
+            ?HOCON(binary(), #{
+                desc => "The operation type of the log"
+            })},
+        {operation_result,
+            ?HOCON(?ENUM([success, failure]), #{
+                desc => "The operation result of the log"
+            })},
+        {http_status_code,
+            ?HOCON(integer(), #{
+                desc => "The http status code of the log"
+            })},
+        {http_method,
+            ?HOCON(?ENUM([post, put, delete]), #{
+                desc => "The http method of the log"
+            })},
+        {duration_ms,
+            ?HOCON(integer(), #{
+                desc => "The duration of the log"
+            })},
+        {args,
+            ?HOCON(?ARRAY(binary()), #{
+                desc => "The args of the log"
+            })},
+        {failure,
+            ?HOCON(?ARRAY(binary()), #{
+                desc => "The failure of the log"
+            })},
+        {http_request,
+            ?HOCON(?REF(http_request), #{
+                desc => "The http request of the log"
+            })}
+    ];
+fields(http_request) ->
+    [
+        {bindings, ?HOCON(map(), #{})},
+        {body, ?HOCON(map(), #{})},
+        {headers, ?HOCON(map(), #{})},
+        {method, ?HOCON(?ENUM([post, put, delete]), #{})}
+    ].
+
+audit(get, #{query_string := QueryString}) ->
+    case
+        emqx_mgmt_api:node_query(
+            node(),
+            ?AUDIT,
+            QueryString,
+            ?AUDIT_QS_SCHEMA,
+            fun ?MODULE:qs2ms/2,
+            fun ?MODULE:format/1
+        )
+    of
+        {error, page_limit_invalid} ->
+            {400, #{code => 'BAD_REQUEST', message => <<"page_limit_invalid">>}};
+        {error, Node, Error} ->
+            Message = list_to_binary(io_lib:format("bad rpc call ~p, Reason ~p", [Node, Error])),
+            {500, #{code => <<"NODE_DOWN">>, message => Message}};
+        Result ->
+            {200, Result}
+    end.
+
+qs2ms(_Tab, {Qs, _}) ->
+    #{
+        match_spec => gen_match_spec(Qs, #?AUDIT{_ = '_'}, []),
+        fuzzy_fun => undefined
+    }.
+
+gen_match_spec([], Audit, Conn) ->
+    [{Audit, Conn, ['$_']}];
+gen_match_spec([{node, '=:=', T} | Qs], Audit, Conn) ->
+    gen_match_spec(Qs, Audit#?AUDIT{node = T}, Conn);
+gen_match_spec([{from, '=:=', T} | Qs], Audit, Conn) ->
+    gen_match_spec(Qs, Audit#?AUDIT{from = T}, Conn);
+gen_match_spec([{source, '=:=', T} | Qs], Audit, Conn) ->
+    gen_match_spec(Qs, Audit#?AUDIT{source = T}, Conn);
+gen_match_spec([{source_ip, '=:=', T} | Qs], Audit, Conn) ->
+    gen_match_spec(Qs, Audit#?AUDIT{source_ip = T}, Conn);
+gen_match_spec([{operation_id, '=:=', T} | Qs], Audit, Conn) ->
+    gen_match_spec(Qs, Audit#?AUDIT{operation_id = T}, Conn);
+gen_match_spec([{operation_type, '=:=', T} | Qs], Audit, Conn) ->
+    gen_match_spec(Qs, Audit#?AUDIT{operation_type = T}, Conn);
+gen_match_spec([{operation_result, '=:=', T} | Qs], Audit, Conn) ->
+    gen_match_spec(Qs, Audit#?AUDIT{operation_result = T}, Conn);
+gen_match_spec([{http_status_code, '=:=', T} | Qs], Audit, Conn) ->
+    gen_match_spec(Qs, Audit#?AUDIT{http_status_code = T}, Conn);
+gen_match_spec([{http_method, '=:=', T} | Qs], Audit, Conn) ->
+    gen_match_spec(Qs, Audit#?AUDIT{http_method = T}, Conn);
+gen_match_spec([{created_at, Hold, T} | Qs], Audit, Conn) ->
+    gen_match_spec(Qs, Audit#?AUDIT{created_at = '$1'}, [{'$1', Hold, T} | Conn]);
+gen_match_spec([{created_at, Hold1, T1, Hold2, T2} | Qs], Audit, Conn) ->
+    gen_match_spec(Qs, Audit#?AUDIT{created_at = '$1'}, [
+        {'$1', Hold1, T1}, {'$1', Hold2, T2} | Conn
+    ]);
+gen_match_spec([{duration_ms, Hold, T} | Qs], Audit, Conn) ->
+    gen_match_spec(Qs, Audit#?AUDIT{duration_ms = '$2'}, [{'$2', Hold, T} | Conn]);
+gen_match_spec([{duration_ms, Hold1, T1, Hold2, T2} | Qs], Audit, Conn) ->
+    gen_match_spec(Qs, Audit#?AUDIT{duration_ms = '$2'}, [
+        {'$2', Hold1, T1}, {'$2', Hold2, T2} | Conn
+    ]).
+
+format(Audit) ->
+    #?AUDIT{
+        created_at = CreatedAt,
+        node = Node,
+        from = From,
+        source = Source,
+        source_ip = SourceIp,
+        operation_id = OperationId,
+        operation_type = OperationType,
+        operation_result = OperationResult,
+        http_status_code = HttpStatusCode,
+        http_method = HttpMethod,
+        duration_ms = DurationMs,
+        args = Args,
+        failure = Failure,
+        http_request = HttpRequest
+    } = Audit,
+    #{
+        created_at => emqx_utils_calendar:epoch_to_rfc3339(CreatedAt, microsecond),
+        node => Node,
+        from => From,
+        source => Source,
+        source_ip => SourceIp,
+        operation_id => OperationId,
+        operation_type => OperationType,
+        operation_result => OperationResult,
+        http_status_code => HttpStatusCode,
+        http_method => HttpMethod,
+        duration_ms => DurationMs,
+        args => Args,
+        failure => Failure,
+        http_request => HttpRequest
+    }.
+
+audit_log_list_example() ->
+    #{
+        data => [api_example(), cli_example()],
+        meta => #{
+            <<"count">> => 2,
+            <<"hasnext">> => false,
+            <<"limit">> => 50,
+            <<"page">> => 1
+        }
+    }.
+
+api_example() ->
+    #{
+        <<"args">> => "",
+        <<"created_at">> => "2023-10-17T10:41:20.383993+08:00",
+        <<"duration_ms">> => 0,
+        <<"failure">> => "",
+        <<"from">> => "dashboard",
+        <<"http_method">> => "post",
+        <<"http_request">> => #{
+            <<"bindings">> => #{},
+            <<"body">> => #{
+                <<"password">> => "******",
+                <<"username">> => "admin"
+            },
+            <<"headers">> => #{
+                <<"accept">> => "*/*",
+                <<"authorization">> => "******",
+                <<"connection">> => "keep-alive",
+                <<"content-length">> => "45",
+                <<"content-type">> => "application/json"
+            },
+            <<"method">> => "post"
+        },
+        <<"http_status_code">> => 200,
+        <<"node">> => "emqx@127.0.0.1",
+        <<"operation_id">> => "/login",
+        <<"operation_result">> => "success",
+        <<"operation_type">> => "login",
+        <<"source">> => "admin",
+        <<"source_ip">> => "127.0.0.1"
+    }.
+
+cli_example() ->
+    #{
+        <<"args">> => [<<"show">>, <<"log">>],
+        <<"created_at">> => "2023-10-17T10:45:13.100426+08:00",
+        <<"duration_ms">> => 7,
+        <<"failure">> => "",
+        <<"from">> => "cli",
+        <<"http_method">> => "",
+        <<"http_request">> => "",
+        <<"http_status_code">> => "",
+        <<"node">> => "emqx@127.0.0.1",
+        <<"operation_id">> => "",
+        <<"operation_result">> => "",
+        <<"operation_type">> => "conf",
+        <<"source">> => "",
+        <<"source_ip">> => ""
+    }.
diff --git a/apps/emqx_audit/src/emqx_audit_app.erl b/apps/emqx_audit/src/emqx_audit_app.erl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aa8fa1a39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/emqx_audit/src/emqx_audit_app.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% Copyright (c) 2022-2023 EMQ Technologies Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+-module(emqx_audit_app).
+
+-behaviour(application).
+
+-export([start/2, stop/1]).
+
+start(_StartType, _StartArgs) ->
+    emqx_audit_sup:start_link().
+
+stop(_State) ->
+    ok.
diff --git a/apps/emqx_audit/src/emqx_audit_sup.erl b/apps/emqx_audit/src/emqx_audit_sup.erl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b3a5ca985
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/emqx_audit/src/emqx_audit_sup.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% Copyright (c) 2022-2023 EMQ Technologies Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+-module(emqx_audit_sup).
+
+-behaviour(supervisor).
+
+-export([start_link/0]).
+
+-export([init/1]).
+
+-define(SERVER, ?MODULE).
+
+start_link() ->
+    supervisor:start_link({local, ?SERVER}, ?MODULE, []).
+
+init([]) ->
+    SupFlags = #{
+        strategy => one_for_all,
+        intensity => 10,
+        period => 10
+    },
+    ChildSpecs = [
+        #{
+            id => emqx_audit,
+            start => {emqx_audit, start_link, []},
+            type => worker,
+            restart => transient,
+            shutdown => 1000
+        }
+    ],
+    {ok, {SupFlags, ChildSpecs}}.
diff --git a/apps/emqx_audit/test/emqx_audit_api_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_audit/test/emqx_audit_api_SUITE.erl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6fb860b6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/emqx_audit/test/emqx_audit_api_SUITE.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% Copyright (c) 2023 EMQ Technologies Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
+%%
+%% Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+%% you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+%% You may obtain a copy of the License at
+%%
+%%     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+%%
+%% Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+%% distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+%% WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+%% See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+%% limitations under the License.
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+-module(emqx_audit_api_SUITE).
+-compile(export_all).
+-compile(nowarn_export_all).
+
+-include_lib("eunit/include/eunit.hrl").
+
+-define(CONF_DEFAULT, #{
+    node =>
+        #{
+            name => "emqx1@127.0.0.1",
+            cookie => "emqxsecretcookie",
+            data_dir => "data"
+        },
+    log => #{
+        audit =>
+            #{
+                enable => true,
+                ignore_high_frequency_request => true,
+                level => info,
+                max_filter_size => 15,
+                rotation_count => 2,
+                rotation_size => "10MB",
+                time_offset => "system"
+            }
+    }
+}).
+
+all() ->
+    emqx_common_test_helpers:all(?MODULE).
+
+init_per_suite(Config) ->
+    _ = application:load(emqx_conf),
+    emqx_config:erase_all(),
+    emqx_mgmt_api_test_util:init_suite([emqx_ctl, emqx_conf, emqx_audit]),
+    ok = emqx_common_test_helpers:load_config(emqx_enterprise_schema, ?CONF_DEFAULT),
+    emqx_config:save_schema_mod_and_names(emqx_enterprise_schema),
+    application:set_env(emqx, boot_modules, []),
+    emqx_conf_cli:load(),
+    Config.
+
+end_per_suite(_) ->
+    emqx_mgmt_api_test_util:end_suite([emqx_audit, emqx_conf, emqx_ctl]).
+
+t_http_api(_) ->
+    process_flag(trap_exit, true),
+    AuditPath = emqx_mgmt_api_test_util:api_path(["audit"]),
+    AuthHeader = emqx_mgmt_api_test_util:auth_header_(),
+    {ok, Zones} = emqx_mgmt_api_configs_SUITE:get_global_zone(),
+    NewZones = emqx_utils_maps:deep_put([<<"mqtt">>, <<"max_qos_allowed">>], Zones, 1),
+    {ok, #{<<"mqtt">> := Res}} = emqx_mgmt_api_configs_SUITE:update_global_zone(NewZones),
+    ?assertMatch(#{<<"max_qos_allowed">> := 1}, Res),
+    {ok, Res1} = emqx_mgmt_api_test_util:request_api(get, AuditPath, "limit=1", AuthHeader),
+    ?assertMatch(
+        #{
+            <<"data">> := [
+                #{
+                    <<"from">> := <<"rest_api">>,
+                    <<"operation_id">> := <<"/configs/global_zone">>,
+                    <<"source_ip">> := <<"127.0.0.1">>,
+                    <<"source">> := _,
+                    <<"http_request">> := #{
+                        <<"method">> := <<"put">>,
+                        <<"body">> := #{<<"mqtt">> := #{<<"max_qos_allowed">> := 1}},
+                        <<"bindings">> := _,
+                        <<"headers">> := #{<<"authorization">> := <<"******">>}
+                    },
+                    <<"http_status_code">> := 200,
+                    <<"operation_result">> := <<"success">>,
+                    <<"operation_type">> := <<"configs">>
+                }
+            ]
+        },
+        emqx_utils_json:decode(Res1, [return_maps])
+    ),
+    ok.
+
+t_cli(_Config) ->
+    ok = emqx_ctl:run_command(["conf", "show", "log"]),
+    AuditPath = emqx_mgmt_api_test_util:api_path(["audit"]),
+    AuthHeader = emqx_mgmt_api_test_util:auth_header_(),
+    {ok, Res} = emqx_mgmt_api_test_util:request_api(get, AuditPath, "limit=1", AuthHeader),
+    #{<<"data">> := Data} = emqx_utils_json:decode(Res, [return_maps]),
+    ?assertMatch(
+        [
+            #{
+                <<"from">> := <<"cli">>,
+                <<"operation_id">> := <<"">>,
+                <<"source_ip">> := <<"">>,
+                <<"operation_type">> := <<"conf">>,
+                <<"args">> := [<<"show">>, <<"log">>],
+                <<"node">> := _,
+                <<"source">> := <<"">>,
+                <<"http_request">> := <<"">>
+            }
+        ],
+        Data
+    ),
+
+    %% check filter
+    {ok, Res1} = emqx_mgmt_api_test_util:request_api(get, AuditPath, "from=cli", AuthHeader),
+    #{<<"data">> := Data1} = emqx_utils_json:decode(Res1, [return_maps]),
+    ?assertEqual(Data, Data1),
+    {ok, Res2} = emqx_mgmt_api_test_util:request_api(
+        get, AuditPath, "from=erlang_console", AuthHeader
+    ),
+    ?assertMatch(#{<<"data">> := []}, emqx_utils_json:decode(Res2, [return_maps])),
+    ok.
+
+t_kickout_clients_without_log(_) ->
+    process_flag(trap_exit, true),
+    AuditPath = emqx_mgmt_api_test_util:api_path(["audit"]),
+    {ok, AuditLogs1} = emqx_mgmt_api_test_util:request_api(get, AuditPath),
+    kickout_clients(),
+    {ok, AuditLogs2} = emqx_mgmt_api_test_util:request_api(get, AuditPath),
+    ?assertEqual(AuditLogs1, AuditLogs2),
+    ok.
+
+kickout_clients() ->
+    ClientId1 = <<"client1">>,
+    ClientId2 = <<"client2">>,
+    ClientId3 = <<"client3">>,
+
+    {ok, C1} = emqtt:start_link(#{
+        clientid => ClientId1,
+        proto_ver => v5,
+        properties => #{'Session-Expiry-Interval' => 120}
+    }),
+    {ok, _} = emqtt:connect(C1),
+    {ok, C2} = emqtt:start_link(#{clientid => ClientId2}),
+    {ok, _} = emqtt:connect(C2),
+    {ok, C3} = emqtt:start_link(#{clientid => ClientId3}),
+    {ok, _} = emqtt:connect(C3),
+
+    timer:sleep(300),
+
+    %% get /clients
+    ClientsPath = emqx_mgmt_api_test_util:api_path(["clients"]),
+    {ok, Clients} = emqx_mgmt_api_test_util:request_api(get, ClientsPath),
+    ClientsResponse = emqx_utils_json:decode(Clients, [return_maps]),
+    ClientsMeta = maps:get(<<"meta">>, ClientsResponse),
+    ClientsPage = maps:get(<<"page">>, ClientsMeta),
+    ClientsLimit = maps:get(<<"limit">>, ClientsMeta),
+    ClientsCount = maps:get(<<"count">>, ClientsMeta),
+    ?assertEqual(ClientsPage, 1),
+    ?assertEqual(ClientsLimit, emqx_mgmt:default_row_limit()),
+    ?assertEqual(ClientsCount, 3),
+
+    %% kickout clients
+    KickoutPath = emqx_mgmt_api_test_util:api_path(["clients", "kickout", "bulk"]),
+    KickoutBody = [ClientId1, ClientId2, ClientId3],
+    {ok, 204, _} = emqx_mgmt_api_test_util:request_api_with_body(post, KickoutPath, KickoutBody),
+
+    {ok, Clients2} = emqx_mgmt_api_test_util:request_api(get, ClientsPath),
+    ClientsResponse2 = emqx_utils_json:decode(Clients2, [return_maps]),
+    ?assertMatch(#{<<"meta">> := #{<<"count">> := 0}}, ClientsResponse2).
diff --git a/apps/emqx_conf/src/emqx_conf_cli.erl b/apps/emqx_conf/src/emqx_conf_cli.erl
index ddabdae95..b47d1f961 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_conf/src/emqx_conf_cli.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_conf/src/emqx_conf_cli.erl
@@ -108,15 +108,14 @@ admins(_) ->
     emqx_ctl:usage(usage_sync()).
 
 audit(Level, From, Log) ->
-    Log1 = redact(Log#{time => logger:timestamp()}),
-    ?AUDIT(Level, From, Log1).
+    ?AUDIT(Level, redact(Log#{from => From})).
 
-redact(Logs = #{cmd := admins, args := ["add", Username, _Password | Rest]}) ->
-    Logs#{args => ["add", Username, "******" | Rest]};
-redact(Logs = #{cmd := admins, args := ["passwd", Username, _Password]}) ->
-    Logs#{args => ["passwd", Username, "******"]};
-redact(Logs = #{cmd := license, args := ["update", _License]}) ->
-    Logs#{args => ["update", "******"]};
+redact(Logs = #{cmd := admins, args := [<<"add">>, Username, _Password | Rest]}) ->
+    Logs#{args => [<<"add">>, Username, <<"******">> | Rest]};
+redact(Logs = #{cmd := admins, args := [<<"passwd">>, Username, _Password]}) ->
+    Logs#{args => [<<"passwd">>, Username, <<"******">>]};
+redact(Logs = #{cmd := license, args := [<<"update">>, _License]}) ->
+    Logs#{args => [<<"update">>, "******"]};
 redact(Logs) ->
     Logs.
 
diff --git a/apps/emqx_dashboard/src/emqx_dashboard.erl b/apps/emqx_dashboard/src/emqx_dashboard.erl
index 96ff3e167..cf4330e34 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_dashboard/src/emqx_dashboard.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_dashboard/src/emqx_dashboard.erl
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ start_listeners(Listeners) ->
         base_path => emqx_dashboard_swagger:base_path(),
         modules => minirest_api:find_api_modules(apps()),
         authorization => Authorization,
-        log => fun emqx_dashboard_audit:log/1,
+        log => fun emqx_dashboard_audit:log/2,
         security => [#{'basicAuth' => []}, #{'bearerAuth' => []}],
         swagger_global_spec => GlobalSpec,
         dispatch => dispatch(),
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ authorize(Req) ->
         {bearer, Token} ->
             case emqx_dashboard_admin:verify_token(Req, Token) of
                 {ok, Username} ->
-                    {ok, #{auth_type => jwt_token, username => Username}};
+                    {ok, #{auth_type => jwt_token, source => Username}};
                 {error, token_timeout} ->
                     {401, 'TOKEN_TIME_OUT', <<"Token expired, get new token by POST /login">>};
                 {error, not_found} ->
@@ -253,15 +253,14 @@ api_key_authorize(Req, Key, Secret) ->
     Path = cowboy_req:path(Req),
     case emqx_mgmt_auth:authorize(Path, Req, Key, Secret) of
         ok ->
-            {ok, #{auth_type => api_key, api_key => Key}};
+            {ok, #{auth_type => api_key, source => Key}};
         {error, <<"not_allowed">>} ->
             return_unauthorized(
                 ?BAD_API_KEY_OR_SECRET,
                 <<"Not allowed, Check api_key/api_secret">>
             );
         {error, unauthorized_role} ->
-            {403, 'UNAUTHORIZED_ROLE',
-                <<"This API Key don't have permission to access this resource">>};
+            {403, 'UNAUTHORIZED_ROLE', ?API_KEY_NOT_ALLOW_MSG};
         {error, _} ->
             return_unauthorized(
                 ?BAD_API_KEY_OR_SECRET,
diff --git a/apps/emqx_dashboard/src/emqx_dashboard_audit.erl b/apps/emqx_dashboard/src/emqx_dashboard_audit.erl
index cb5c0f42b..c2ef1a99f 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_dashboard/src/emqx_dashboard_audit.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_dashboard/src/emqx_dashboard_audit.erl
@@ -17,30 +17,101 @@
 -module(emqx_dashboard_audit).
 
 -include_lib("emqx/include/logger.hrl").
+-include_lib("emqx/include/http_api.hrl").
 %% API
--export([log/1]).
+-export([log/2]).
 
-log(Meta0) ->
-    #{req_start := ReqStart, req_end := ReqEnd, code := Code, method := Method} = Meta0,
-    Duration = erlang:convert_time_unit(ReqEnd - ReqStart, native, millisecond),
-    Level = level(Method, Code, Duration),
-    Username = maps:get(username, Meta0, <<"">>),
-    From = from(maps:get(auth_type, Meta0, "")),
-    Meta1 = maps:without([req_start, req_end], Meta0),
-    Meta2 = Meta1#{time => logger:timestamp(), duration_ms => Duration},
-    Meta = emqx_utils:redact(Meta2),
-    ?AUDIT(
-        Level,
-        From,
-        Meta#{username => binary_to_list(Username), node => node()}
-    ),
-    ok.
+%% filter high frequency events
+-define(HIGH_FREQUENCY_REQUESTS, [
+    <<"/publish">>,
+    <<"/clients/:clientid/subscribe">>,
+    <<"/clients/:clientid/unsubscribe">>,
+    <<"/publish/bulk">>,
+    <<"/clients/:clientid/unsubscribe/bulk">>,
+    <<"/clients/:clientid/subscribe/bulk">>,
+    <<"/clients/kickout/bulk">>
+]).
 
-from(jwt_token) -> "dashboard";
-from(_) -> "rest_api".
+log(#{code := Code, method := Method} = Meta, Req) ->
+    %% Keep level/2 and log_meta/1 inside of this ?AUDIT macro
+    ?AUDIT(level(Method, Code), log_meta(Meta, Req)).
 
-level(get, _Code, _) -> debug;
-level(_, Code, _) when Code >= 200 andalso Code < 300 -> info;
-level(_, Code, _) when Code >= 300 andalso Code < 400 -> warning;
-level(_, Code, _) when Code >= 400 andalso Code < 500 -> error;
-level(_, _, _) -> critical.
+log_meta(Meta, Req) ->
+    #{operation_id := OperationId} = Meta,
+    case
+        lists:member(OperationId, ?HIGH_FREQUENCY_REQUESTS) andalso
+            ignore_high_frequency_request()
+    of
+        true ->
+            undefined;
+        false ->
+            Meta1 = #{
+                time => logger:timestamp(),
+                from => from(Meta),
+                source => source(Meta),
+                duration_ms => duration_ms(Meta),
+                source_ip => source_ip(Req),
+                operation_type => operation_type(Meta),
+                %% method for http filter api.
+                http_method => maps:get(method, Meta),
+                http_request => http_request(Meta),
+                http_status_code => maps:get(code, Meta),
+                operation_result => operation_result(Meta),
+                node => node()
+            },
+            Meta2 = maps:without([req_start, req_end, method, headers, body, bindings, code], Meta),
+            emqx_utils:redact(maps:merge(Meta2, Meta1))
+    end.
+
+duration_ms(#{req_start := ReqStart, req_end := ReqEnd}) ->
+    erlang:convert_time_unit(ReqEnd - ReqStart, native, millisecond).
+
+from(#{auth_type := jwt_token}) ->
+    dashboard;
+from(#{auth_type := api_key}) ->
+    rest_api;
+from(#{operation_id := <<"/login">>}) ->
+    dashboard;
+from(#{code := Code} = Meta) when Code =:= 401 orelse Code =:= 403 ->
+    case maps:find(failure, Meta) of
+        {ok, #{code := 'BAD_API_KEY_OR_SECRET'}} -> rest_api;
+        {ok, #{code := 'UNAUTHORIZED_ROLE', message := ?API_KEY_NOT_ALLOW_MSG}} -> rest_api;
+        %% 'TOKEN_TIME_OUT' 'BAD_TOKEN' is dashboard code.
+        _ -> dashboard
+    end.
+
+source(#{source := Source}) -> Source;
+source(#{operation_id := <<"/login">>, body := #{<<"username">> := Username}}) -> Username;
+source(_Meta) -> <<"">>.
+
+source_ip(Req) ->
+    case cowboy_req:header(<<"x-forwarded-for">>, Req, undefined) of
+        undefined ->
+            {RemoteIP, _} = cowboy_req:peer(Req),
+            iolist_to_binary(inet:ntoa(RemoteIP));
+        Addresses ->
+            hd(binary:split(Addresses, <<",">>))
+    end.
+
+operation_type(Meta) ->
+    case maps:find(operation_id, Meta) of
+        {ok, OperationId} ->
+            lists:nth(2, binary:split(OperationId, <<"/">>, [global]));
+        _ ->
+            <<"unknown">>
+    end.
+
+http_request(Meta) ->
+    maps:with([method, headers, bindings, body], Meta).
+
+operation_result(#{failure := _}) -> failure;
+operation_result(_) -> success.
+
+level(get, _Code) -> debug;
+level(_, Code) when Code >= 200 andalso Code < 300 -> info;
+level(_, Code) when Code >= 300 andalso Code < 400 -> warning;
+level(_, Code) when Code >= 400 andalso Code < 500 -> error;
+level(_, _) -> critical.
+
+ignore_high_frequency_request() ->
+    emqx_conf:get([log, audit, ignore_high_frequency_request], true).
diff --git a/apps/emqx_enterprise/src/emqx_enterprise.app.src b/apps/emqx_enterprise/src/emqx_enterprise.app.src
index 37d31c5ec..1a5359db6 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_enterprise/src/emqx_enterprise.app.src
+++ b/apps/emqx_enterprise/src/emqx_enterprise.app.src
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {application, emqx_enterprise, [
     {description, "EMQX Enterprise Edition"},
-    {vsn, "0.1.3"},
+    {vsn, "0.1.4"},
     {registered, []},
     {applications, [
         kernel,
diff --git a/apps/emqx_enterprise/src/emqx_enterprise_schema.erl b/apps/emqx_enterprise/src/emqx_enterprise_schema.erl
index 0cf5850c8..5537c3259 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_enterprise/src/emqx_enterprise_schema.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_enterprise/src/emqx_enterprise_schema.erl
@@ -78,6 +78,24 @@ fields("log_audit_handler") ->
                     desc => ?DESC(emqx_conf_schema, "log_file_handler_max_size"),
                     importance => ?IMPORTANCE_MEDIUM
                 }
+            )},
+        {"max_filter_size",
+            hoconsc:mk(
+                range(10, 30000),
+                #{
+                    default => 5000,
+                    desc => ?DESC(emqx_conf_schema, "audit_log_max_filter_limit"),
+                    importance => ?IMPORTANCE_MEDIUM
+                }
+            )},
+        {"ignore_high_frequency_request",
+            hoconsc:mk(
+                boolean(),
+                #{
+                    default => true,
+                    desc => ?DESC(emqx_conf_schema, "audit_log_ignore_high_frequency_request"),
+                    importance => ?IMPORTANCE_MEDIUM
+                }
             )}
     ] ++ CommonConfs1;
 fields(Name) ->
diff --git a/apps/emqx_enterprise/test/emqx_enterprise_schema_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_enterprise/test/emqx_enterprise_schema_SUITE.erl
index e2aece927..bf1f358ea 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_enterprise/test/emqx_enterprise_schema_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_enterprise/test/emqx_enterprise_schema_SUITE.erl
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ t_audit_log_conf(_Config) ->
                 <<"enable">> => false,
                 <<"level">> => <<"info">>,
                 <<"path">> => <<"log/audit.log">>,
+                <<"ignore_high_frequency_request">> => true,
+                <<"max_filter_size">> => 5000,
                 <<"rotation_count">> => 10,
                 <<"rotation_size">> => <<"50MB">>,
                 <<"time_offset">> => <<"system">>
diff --git a/apps/emqx_gateway/src/emqx_gateway_api_clients.erl b/apps/emqx_gateway/src/emqx_gateway_api_clients.erl
index b698446b9..380ccfa6d 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_gateway/src/emqx_gateway_api_clients.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_gateway/src/emqx_gateway_api_clients.erl
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     ]
 ).
 
-%% minirest/dashbaord_swagger behaviour callbacks
+%% minirest/dashboard_swagger behaviour callbacks
 -export([
     api_spec/0,
     paths/0,
diff --git a/apps/emqx_machine/priv/reboot_lists.eterm b/apps/emqx_machine/priv/reboot_lists.eterm
index 16f901d27..5ea6eee70 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_machine/priv/reboot_lists.eterm
+++ b/apps/emqx_machine/priv/reboot_lists.eterm
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@
             emqx_ft,
             emqx_gcp_device,
             emqx_dashboard_rbac,
-            emqx_dashboard_sso
+            emqx_dashboard_sso,
+            emqx_audit
         ],
     %% must always be of type `load'
     ce_business_apps =>
diff --git a/apps/emqx_machine/src/emqx_machine_boot.erl b/apps/emqx_machine/src/emqx_machine_boot.erl
index 0d847376e..aa6180e23 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_machine/src/emqx_machine_boot.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_machine/src/emqx_machine_boot.erl
@@ -47,7 +47,10 @@ post_boot() ->
     ok = ensure_apps_started(),
     ok = print_vsn(),
     ok = start_autocluster(),
-    ?AUDIT(alert, cli, #{time => logger:timestamp(), event => "emqx_start"}),
+    ?AUDIT(alert, #{
+        event => "emqx_start",
+        from => event
+    }),
     ignore.
 
 -ifdef(TEST).
diff --git a/apps/emqx_machine/src/emqx_machine_terminator.erl b/apps/emqx_machine/src/emqx_machine_terminator.erl
index 4757507b5..d43d5fea9 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_machine/src/emqx_machine_terminator.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_machine/src/emqx_machine_terminator.erl
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ graceful() ->
 
 %% @doc Shutdown the Erlang VM and wait indefinitely.
 graceful_wait() ->
-    ?AUDIT(alert, cli, #{
-        time => logger:timestamp(),
-        event => emqx_gracefully_stop
+    ?AUDIT(alert, #{
+        event => "emqx_gracefully_stop",
+        from => event
     }),
     ok = graceful(),
     exit_loop().
diff --git a/apps/emqx_machine/src/emqx_restricted_shell.erl b/apps/emqx_machine/src/emqx_restricted_shell.erl
index a582a3cb8..4ddc913c0 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_machine/src/emqx_restricted_shell.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_machine/src/emqx_restricted_shell.erl
@@ -112,11 +112,11 @@ max_heap_size_warning(MF, Args) ->
 log(_, {?MODULE, prompt_func}, [[{history, _}]]) ->
     ok;
 log(IsAllow, MF, Args) ->
-    ?AUDIT(warning, erlang_console, #{
-        time => logger:timestamp(),
+    ?AUDIT(warning, #{
         function => MF,
         args => pp_args(Args),
-        permission => IsAllow
+        permission => IsAllow,
+        from => erlang_console
     }),
     to_console(IsAllow, MF, Args).
 
diff --git a/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt_api.erl b/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt_api.erl
index 0acffbe4a..dffa39ae5 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt_api.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt_api.erl
@@ -341,11 +341,11 @@ do_select(
         try
             case maps:get(continuation, QueryState, undefined) of
                 undefined ->
-                    ets:select(Tab, Ms, Limit);
+                    ets:select_reverse(Tab, Ms, Limit);
                 Continuation ->
                     %% XXX: Repair is necessary because we pass Continuation back
                     %% and forth through the nodes in the `do_cluster_query`
-                    ets:select(ets:repair_continuation(Continuation, Ms))
+                    ets:select_reverse(ets:repair_continuation(Continuation, Ms))
             end
         catch
             exit:_ = Exit ->
diff --git a/changes/ee/feat-11773.en.md b/changes/ee/feat-11773.en.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fcc96b1e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/ee/feat-11773.en.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Support audit log filter via dashboard (http api).
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 3817b5121..ed869c414 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ defmodule EMQXUmbrella.MixProject do
       {:ekka, github: "emqx/ekka", tag: "0.15.16", override: true},
       {:gen_rpc, github: "emqx/gen_rpc", tag: "3.2.0", override: true},
       {:grpc, github: "emqx/grpc-erl", tag: "0.6.8", override: true},
-      {:minirest, github: "emqx/minirest", tag: "1.3.13", override: true},
+      {:minirest, github: "emqx/minirest", tag: "1.3.14", override: true},
       {:ecpool, github: "emqx/ecpool", tag: "0.5.4", override: true},
       {:replayq, github: "emqx/replayq", tag: "0.3.7", override: true},
       {:pbkdf2, github: "emqx/erlang-pbkdf2", tag: "2.0.4", override: true},
@@ -214,7 +214,8 @@ defmodule EMQXUmbrella.MixProject do
       :emqx_bridge_azure_event_hub,
       :emqx_gcp_device,
       :emqx_dashboard_rbac,
-      :emqx_dashboard_sso
+      :emqx_dashboard_sso,
+      :emqx_audit
     ])
   end
 
@@ -329,6 +330,8 @@ defmodule EMQXUmbrella.MixProject do
             :emqx_gateway_lwm2m,
             :emqx_gateway_exproto,
             :emqx_dashboard,
+            :emqx_dashboard_sso,
+            :emqx_audit,
             :emqx_resource,
             :emqx_connector,
             :emqx_exhook,
diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index e2e1a7cf0..75dc98556 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
     , {ekka, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/ekka", {tag, "0.15.16"}}}
     , {gen_rpc, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/gen_rpc", {tag, "3.2.0"}}}
     , {grpc, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/grpc-erl", {tag, "0.6.8"}}}
-    , {minirest, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/minirest", {tag, "1.3.13"}}}
+    , {minirest, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/minirest", {tag, "1.3.14"}}}
     , {ecpool, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/ecpool", {tag, "0.5.4"}}}
     , {replayq, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/replayq.git", {tag, "0.3.7"}}}
     , {pbkdf2, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/erlang-pbkdf2.git", {tag, "2.0.4"}}}
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@
   {emqx_schema_parser,decode,3},
   {emqx_schema_parser,encode,3},
   {emqx_schema_registry,add_schema,1},
+  {emqx_audit, log, 2},
   emqx_exhook_pb, % generated code for protobuf
   emqx_exproto_pb % generated code for protobuf
 ]}.
diff --git a/rebar.config.erl b/rebar.config.erl
index dd9bd1b04..d9277d7e8 100644
--- a/rebar.config.erl
+++ b/rebar.config.erl
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ is_community_umbrella_app("apps/emqx_bridge_azure_event_hub") -> false;
 is_community_umbrella_app("apps/emqx_gcp_device") -> false;
 is_community_umbrella_app("apps/emqx_dashboard_rbac") -> false;
 is_community_umbrella_app("apps/emqx_dashboard_sso") -> false;
+is_community_umbrella_app("apps/emqx_audit") -> false;
 is_community_umbrella_app(_) -> true.
 
 is_jq_supported() ->
diff --git a/rel/i18n/emqx_audit_api.hocon b/rel/i18n/emqx_audit_api.hocon
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..37080838b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rel/i18n/emqx_audit_api.hocon
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+emqx_audit_api {
+
+audit_get.desc:
+"""Get audit logs based on filter API, empowers users to efficiently
+access the desired audit trail data and facilitates auditing, compliance,
+troubleshooting, and security analysis"""
+
+audit_get.label:
+"List audit logs"
+
+filter_node.desc:
+"Filter logs based on the node name to which the logs are created."
+
+filter_from.desc:
+""""Filter logs based on source type, valid values include:
+`dashboard`: Dashboard request logs, requiring the use of a jwt_token.
+`rest_api`: API KEY request logs.
+`cli`: The emqx command line logs.
+`erlang_console`: The emqx remote_console run function logs.
+`event`: Logs related to events such as emqx_start, emqx_gracefully_stop, audit_enabled, and audit_disabled."""
+
+filter_source.desc:
+""""Filter logs based on source, Possible values are:
+The login username when logs are generated from the dashboard.
+The API Keys when logs are generated from the REST API.
+empty string when logs are generated from CLI, Erlang console, or an event."""
+
+filter_source_ip.desc:
+"Filter logs based on source ip when logs are generated from dashboard and REST API."
+
+filter_operation_id.desc:
+"Filter log with swagger's operation_id when logs are generated from dashboard and REST API."
+
+filter_operation_type.desc:
+"Filter logs with operation type."
+
+filter_operation_result.desc:
+"Filter logs with operation result."
+
+filter_http_status_code.desc:
+"Filter The HTTP API with response code when logs are generated from dashboard and REST API."
+
+filter_http_method.desc:
+"Filter The HTTP API Request with method when logs are generated from dashboard and REST API."
+
+filter_gte_duration_ms.desc:
+"Filter logs with a duration greater than or equal to given microseconds."
+
+filter_lte_duration_ms.desc:
+"Filter logs with a duration less than or equal to given microseconds."
+
+filter_gte_created_at.desc:
+"Filter logs with a creation time greater than or equal to the given timestamp, rfc3339 or timestamp(millisecond)"
+
+filter_lte_created_at.desc:
+"Filter logs with a creation time less than or equal to the given timestamp, rfc3339 or timestamp(millisecond)"
+
+}
diff --git a/rel/i18n/emqx_conf_schema.hocon b/rel/i18n/emqx_conf_schema.hocon
index fde0f7ff3..ff2c3109a 100644
--- a/rel/i18n/emqx_conf_schema.hocon
+++ b/rel/i18n/emqx_conf_schema.hocon
@@ -725,6 +725,19 @@ audit_handler_level.desc:
 audit_handler_level.label:
 """Log Level"""
 
+audit_log_max_filter_limit.desc:
+"""Store the latest N log entries in a database for allow `/audit` HTTP API to filter and retrieval of log data."""
+
+audit_log_max_filter_limit.label:
+"""Max Filter Limit"""
+
+audit_log_ignore_high_frequency_request.desc:
+"""Ignore high frequency requests to avoid flooding the audit log,
+such as publish/subscribe kick out http api requests are ignored."""
+
+audit_log_ignore_high_frequency_request.label:
+"""Ignore High Frequency Request"""
+
 desc_rpc.desc:
 """EMQX uses a library called <code>gen_rpc</code> for inter-broker communication.<br/>
 Most of the time the default config should work,