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# Geographic Activity Report

The Geographic Activity report lists locations from which your users did any of the following on content in your account:

* Creates
* Downloads
* Edits
* Uploads
* Previews
* Logins

Geographic Activity reports are run from the Insights page.

**To run a Geographic Activity report:**

1. Go to **Admin Console > Insights**.
2. At the upper-right of the Geographic Activity map, click ![button-down-arrow-outline-png](https://docs.box.com/images/box-admin-tools/button-down-arrow-outline.png).
3. Click **Run**.

## Geographic Activity report details

* **File format**: comma-separated value (.csv) file and contains the last 90 days of data
* **Filename format**: `geographic_activity_run_on_YYYY-MM-DD-HH-MM-SS_Page_#.csv`
* **Folder name format** (each report run is placed in its own folder): `SGeographic Activity run on YYYY-MM-DD HH-MM-SS`
* **Filename and folder name time zone**: the local [date and time](https://docs.box.com/en/box-admin-tools/reporting-and-insights/dates-and-times-in-report-data.md) of the admin who ran the report or who set up the report [schedule](https://docs.box.com/en/box-admin-tools/reporting-and-insights/scheduling-reports.md).

### Geographic activity report data columns

This section describes the data columns that are generated in Geographic Activity reports.

<table border="1">
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Data Column</th>
      <th>Description</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>

  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>Date</td>
      <td>The [date and time](https://docs.box.com/en/box-admin-tools/reporting-and-insights/dates-and-times-in-report-data.md), in the local time of the admin who ran the report or who set up the report [schedule](https://docs.box.com/en/box-admin-tools/reporting-and-insights/scheduling-reports.md), of the event.</td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td>User Name</td>

      <td>
        The value in the *Name* field in User Account Details of the owner of the item.
      </td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td>User Email</td>

      <td>
        The value in the *Email* field in User Account Details of the owner of the item.
      </td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td>IP Address</td>

      <td>
        The IP address of the computer or device from which the action was initiated.Box reports "Unknown IP" in the Geographic Activity report when you

        <ul>
          <li>Spoof an IP address</li>
          <li>Use a VPN proxy</li>
          <li>Use Box's internal IP address</li>
        </ul>
      </td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td>Location</td>

      <td>
        The location of the computer or device from which the action was initiated if it can be determined from the IP address.Box reports "Unknown location" in the Geographic Activity report when "Unknown IP" is reported in the IP Address column.
      </td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td>Action</td>

      <td>
        The action that the user took. Values can be:

        <ul>
          <li>Created</li>
          <li>Downloaded</li>
          <li>Edited</li>
          <li>Login</li>
          <li>Previewed</li>
          <li>Uploaded</li>
        </ul>
      </td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td>Affected</td>
      <td>The name given to the file or folder.</td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td>Affected Id</td>
      <td>A number that uniquely identifies the file or folder.</td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td>Details</td>
      <td>If there are any additional details to report on the user action, they are included here.</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>