> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://documentation.ardoq.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://documentation.ardoq.com/data-model/provenance.md).

# Provenance

Ardoq keeps track of where your data comes from and how it changes over time.

Ardoq components can be created, updated, and deleted through a variety of sources, including scheduled integrations, changes in the user interface, and many others.

As the Ardoq data model is extended with new data coming in from surveys, integrations, AI agents, referring to provenance information helps ground your understanding and trust in the data.

Every component in Ardoq has two metadata fields that store provenance details:

* **Origin**: the original source that created a component.
* **Updated via**: the latest source that updated the component.

Currently, Ardoq has two views into provenance information: the **Origin** and **Updated via** columns in the Data Inventory, and the **Fields** tab in the Component overview page.

<figure><img src="https://2484004798-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FnlnB7uZ29iLVLzqGbCym%2Fuploads%2FdkdPI5z83hgY9VpszV92%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=e335223a-9f2f-40fa-ba1e-ae4c5605b400" alt=""><figcaption><p>The Data Inventory view with Origin and Update provenance columns.</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="https://2484004798-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FnlnB7uZ29iLVLzqGbCym%2Fuploads%2FjIMLCEkDYmmnKIcFtDyP%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=fd2d3695-1028-40f2-bce0-274d7a6f08f5" alt=""><figcaption><p>Provenance data in the Fields tab of the Component Overview page.</p></figcaption></figure>

## Limitations

* If you have components in Ardoq created before October 22, 2026, when provenance was released, their origin will appear as unknown. Additional changes to components will be recorded as normal.
* Provenance details are not available through Gremlin.