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title: "sys.events (Transact-SQL)"
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# sys.events (Transact-SQL)
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  Contains a row for each event for which a trigger or event notification fires. These events represent the event types that are specified when the trigger or event notification is created by using [CREATE TRIGGER](../../t-sql/statements/create-trigger-transact-sql.md) or [CREATE EVENT NOTIFICATION](../../t-sql/statements/create-event-notification-transact-sql.md).  
  
|Column name|Data type|Description|  
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|  
|**object_id**|**int**|ID of the trigger or event notification. This value, together with **type**, uniquely identifies the row.|  
|**type**|**int**|Event that causes the trigger to fire.|  
|**type_desc**|**nvarchar(60)**|Description of the event that causes the trigger to fire.|  
|**is_trigger_event**|**bit**|1 = Trigger event.<br /><br /> 0 = Notification event.|  
|**event_group_type**|**int**|Event group on which the trigger or event notification is created, or null if not created on an event group.|  
|**event_group_type_desc**|**nvarchar(60)**|Description of the event group on which the trigger or event notification is created, or null if not created on an event group.|  
  
## See Also  
 [Object Catalog Views &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../relational-databases/system-catalog-views/object-catalog-views-transact-sql.md)   
 [Catalog Views &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../relational-databases/system-catalog-views/catalog-views-transact-sql.md)