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Nandhini S 3Nandhini S 3 

Is there any workaround to track history for long text area field?

AnkaiahAnkaiah (Salesforce Developers) 
Hi Nandhini,

Currently its not possible in salesforce. Refer the below idea and upvote.
https://ideas.salesforce.com/s/idea/a0B8W00000Gdi3YUAR/capture-oldnew-values-for-long-text-field-in-history-tracking

Alternative solution available in the app exchange.

Refer the below app exchange product will help to track the fields which you need.
https://appexchange.salesforce.com/listingDetail?listingId=a0N3A00000DrzkrUAB&tab=e&_ga=2.220449370.37055242.1675065154-1331128928.1665370745

If this information helps, Please mark it as best answer.

Thanks!!
Shri RajShri Raj
Yes, there are a few ways to track history for a long text area field:
Custom objects and fields: Create a custom object with fields to store previous versions of the long text area field and track changes over time.
Salesforce Chatter: Use Salesforce Chatter to track changes to the long text area field. You can enable Chatter feed tracking on the field and track updates and changes made to the field in the Chatter feed.
Custom history tracking: Write custom code to track the changes made to the long text area field and store the information in a custom object or in the record's field history.