Discord audit log botDiscord forgets after 45 days. Quark doesn't.

Discord stores audit log entries for 45 days. After that they are removed and cannot be recovered. A mod log channel run by a bot like Quark keeps the record for as long as the channel exists.

The audit log is Discord's built-in record of administrative actions in a server, such as bans, kicks, role changes and channel edits. It lives in Server Settings and can be read by members with the View Audit Log permission. Entries are kept for 45 days.

Invite Quark, run /logging and choose a channel for moderation logs. From then on every ban, kick and timeout is posted there with the moderator and the reason.

The audit log is Discord's built-in list of administrative actions, kept in Server Settings for 45 days. A mod log is a channel in your own server where a bot posts each action as a message, so it lasts, can be read by anyone you allow, and can include things the audit log leaves out, like deleted message content.

Yes. Each category of log can have its own channel. Many servers keep bans, kicks and timeouts in one staff channel and everything else in another.

Quark does not need the Administrator permission. It needs to see the channels you want logged, post in your log channels, and read the audit log so it can name the moderator behind an action.

Yes. Quark has a generous free plan that covers everyday logging. Quark Pro adds 30 days of searchable log history on the web, CSV export, logs for messages up to 4 weeks old, and voice mute and deafen tracking.