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title: Log Trace Message workflow activity
description: The Log Trace Message activity writes a trace message to the workflow log.
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product: Workflow Activities
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topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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# Log Trace Message workflow activity

The **Log Trace Message** activity writes a trace message to the workflow log.

The trace message includes the activity name, the event that invoked the workflow, and the table of the current record. There are no variables or conditions. To log other data, use the [Log Message workflow activity](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/servicenow-platform/r_LogMessageActivity.md) activity.