diff --git a/backend/src/services/auth/auth-type.ts b/backend/src/services/auth/auth-type.ts
index 9210093ab..87522a803 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/auth/auth-type.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/auth/auth-type.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export enum AuthMode {
 }
 
 export enum ActorType { // would extend to AWS, Azure, ...
+  PLATFORM = "platform", // Useful for when we want to perform logging on automated actions such as integration syncs.
   USER = "user", // userIdentity
   SERVICE = "service",
   IDENTITY = "identity",