# View Events

You can view the various events generating for audit purpose by OpenStack Ceilometer.

You can search for events based on advanced search criteria such as event types and/or a date range that can be entered in the from and to fields.

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**Note**

You must be an administrator to perform this operation.
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To view OpenStack events, follow the steps given below.

1. Log in to Clarity.
2. Click Events and Alarms in the left pane.
3. Click the Events tab to view the Events. 
Click Advanced Search options and enter the one or more search criteria to filter the required events.
4. Click the column, for example Event Type, to sort event data on the column.

You can navigate between pages to view the events. The events are listed in a chronological order starting with the most recent events.

Refer to [OpenStack Ceilometer documentation](https://docs.openstack.org/ceilometer/pike/admin/telemetry-events.html) for further details on events.


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