Audit usage for REST API in SharePoint 2013

Hi,
Is there any OOB way for SharePoint to log access in REST API so that it will track which application/user uses the REST API?
Thanks,
Kenny

Hi,
According to your post, my understanding is that you wanted to audit usage for REST API in SharePoint 2013.
Per my knowleadge, there is no out of the box way to accomplish this with SharePoint.
SharePoint 2013 introduces a Representational State Transfer (REST) service that is comparable to the existing SharePoint
client object models.
This means that developers can perform Create,
Read, Update, and Delete (CRUD) operations from their apps for SharePoint, solutions, and client applications, using REST web technologies and standard Open Data Protocol (OData) syntax.
More information:
REST API reference and samples
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