diff --git a/alerting/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/alerting/MonitorRunnerService.kt b/alerting/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/alerting/MonitorRunnerService.kt
index 15ccf482e..ca223f7a0 100644
--- a/alerting/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/alerting/MonitorRunnerService.kt
+++ b/alerting/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/alerting/MonitorRunnerService.kt
@@ -288,10 +288,15 @@ object MonitorRunnerService : JobRunner, CoroutineScope, AbstractLifecycleCompon
         }
 
         if (job is Workflow) {
+            logger.info("Executing scheduled workflow - id: ${job.id}, periodStart: $periodStart, periodEnd: $periodEnd, dryrun: $dryrun")
             CompositeWorkflowRunner.runWorkflow(workflow = job, monitorCtx, periodStart, periodEnd, dryrun)
         }
         val monitor = job as Monitor
         val executionId = "${monitor.id}_${LocalDateTime.now(ZoneOffset.UTC)}_${UUID.randomUUID()}"
+        logger.info(
+            "Executing scheduled monitor - id: ${monitor.id}, type: ${monitor.monitorType.name}, periodStart: $periodStart, " +
+                "periodEnd: $periodEnd, dryrun: $dryrun, executionId: $executionId"
+        )
         val runResult = if (monitor.isBucketLevelMonitor()) {
             BucketLevelMonitorRunner.runMonitor(monitor, monitorCtx, periodStart, periodEnd, dryrun, executionId = executionId)
         } else if (monitor.isDocLevelMonitor()) {
diff --git a/alerting/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/alerting/transport/TransportExecuteMonitorAction.kt b/alerting/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/alerting/transport/TransportExecuteMonitorAction.kt
index a5f7f25c5..9a814bb90 100644
--- a/alerting/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/alerting/transport/TransportExecuteMonitorAction.kt
+++ b/alerting/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/alerting/transport/TransportExecuteMonitorAction.kt
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ class TransportExecuteMonitorAction @Inject constructor(
                     val (periodStart, periodEnd) =
                         monitor.schedule.getPeriodEndingAt(Instant.ofEpochMilli(execMonitorRequest.requestEnd.millis))
                     try {
+                        log.info(
+                            "Executing monitor from API - id: ${monitor.id}, type: ${monitor.monitorType.name}, " +
+                                "periodStart: $periodStart, periodEnd: $periodEnd, dryrun: ${execMonitorRequest.dryrun}"
+                        )
                         val monitorRunResult = runner.runJob(monitor, periodStart, periodEnd, execMonitorRequest.dryrun)
                         withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
                             actionListener.onResponse(ExecuteMonitorResponse(monitorRunResult))
diff --git a/alerting/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/alerting/transport/TransportExecuteWorkflowAction.kt b/alerting/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/alerting/transport/TransportExecuteWorkflowAction.kt
index b0f4f36bc..b29171f65 100644
--- a/alerting/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/alerting/transport/TransportExecuteWorkflowAction.kt
+++ b/alerting/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/alerting/transport/TransportExecuteWorkflowAction.kt
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ class TransportExecuteWorkflowAction @Inject constructor(
                     val (periodStart, periodEnd) =
                         workflow.schedule.getPeriodEndingAt(Instant.ofEpochMilli(execWorkflowRequest.requestEnd.millis))
                     try {
+                        log.info(
+                            "Executing workflow from API - id: ${workflow.id}, periodStart: $periodStart, periodEnd: $periodEnd, " +
+                                "dryrun: ${execWorkflowRequest.dryrun}"
+                        )
                         val workflowRunResult =
                             MonitorRunnerService.runJob(workflow, periodStart, periodEnd, execWorkflowRequest.dryrun)
                         withContext(Dispatchers.IO, {
diff --git a/alerting/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/alerting/transport/TransportIndexMonitorAction.kt b/alerting/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/alerting/transport/TransportIndexMonitorAction.kt
index 986809ea2..2100c0593 100644
--- a/alerting/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/alerting/transport/TransportIndexMonitorAction.kt
+++ b/alerting/src/main/kotlin/org/opensearch/alerting/transport/TransportIndexMonitorAction.kt
@@ -497,6 +497,13 @@ class TransportIndexMonitorAction @Inject constructor(
                 .setIfPrimaryTerm(request.primaryTerm)
                 .timeout(indexTimeout)
 
+            log.info(
+                "Creating new monitor: ${request.monitor.toXContentWithUser(
+                    jsonBuilder(),
+                    ToXContent.MapParams(mapOf("with_type" to "true"))
+                )}"
+            )
+
             try {
                 val indexResponse: IndexResponse = client.suspendUntil { client.index(indexRequest, it) }
                 val failureReasons = checkShardsFailure(indexResponse)
@@ -665,6 +672,13 @@ class TransportIndexMonitorAction @Inject constructor(
                 .setIfPrimaryTerm(request.primaryTerm)
                 .timeout(indexTimeout)
 
+            log.info(
+                "Updating monitor, ${currentMonitor.id}, from: ${currentMonitor.toXContentWithUser(
+                    jsonBuilder(),
+                    ToXContent.MapParams(mapOf("with_type" to "true"))
+                )} \n to: ${request.monitor.toXContentWithUser(jsonBuilder(), ToXContent.MapParams(mapOf("with_type" to "true")))}"
+            )
+
             try {
                 val indexResponse: IndexResponse = client.suspendUntil { client.index(indexRequest, it) }
                 val failureReasons = checkShardsFailure(indexResponse)