# Reviewing historical requests with Backstage

If you're responsible for approving access requests, visibility into your past decisions is essential for accountability and compliance.

The **History** tab in Backstage shows all of the access requests you have handled. This enables you to audit your own decision history and streamline follow-up actions.

From this tab, you can:

* Review details of previously handled access requests
* Understand request context, justification, and duration
* Track trends in the access requests you have handled

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If you need to audit requests across your entire organization, you should use the **Activity** and **Reports** pages in the Admin UI. Read the [Activity Overview](/docs/audits-and-reports/activity-overview.md) to learn more.
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### Review handled requests

<figure><img src="/files/m1mkQQQfMB0wZsfF3NBq" alt=""><figcaption><p>History tab and request details panel</p></figcaption></figure>

Follow these steps to review access requests you have approved or rejected:

1. On the **My Tasks** page, click the **History** tab. A list of all requests you have approved or rejected appears.
2. (Optional) From the **Status** dropdown menu, select one or several request statuses to filter the list of access requests.
3. Click the row of an access request. The request details panel opens.
4. Under **Access to**, click **View access units**. The resources and permissions of the request are displayed.
5. Click **X** to close the panel.

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