---
name: cloud-logs-cl-events-for-en
title: Event types for alerts
description: 'The following tables lists the event types and subtypes that IBM Cloud Logs sends to Event Notifications:'
last-updated: 2025-10-17
---

> ## Documentation Index
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> Use these files to discover more information as needed.

# Event types for alerts
{: #cl-events-for-en}


The following tables lists the event types and subtypes that IBM Cloud Logs sends to Event Notifications:

## Event types
{: #cl-events-for-en-types}

The following table lists the event types that IBM Cloud Logs send to Event Notifications:

| Event type                                  | Description |
|------------------------------------------|---------|
| `com.ibm.cloud.logs.test_event`  | Test event. |
| `com.ibm.cloud.logs.StandardImmediateAlertEvent` | Standard Immediate Alert |
| `com.ibm.cloud.logs.StandardLessThanAlertEvent` | Standard Less Than Alert |
| `com.ibm.cloud.logs.StandardMoreThanAlertEvent` | Standard More Than Alert |
| `com.ibm.cloud.logs.StandardMoreThanUsualAlertEvent` | Standard More Than Usual Alert |
| `com.ibm.cloud.logs.RatioLessThanAlertEvent` | Ratio Less Than Alert |
| `com.ibm.cloud.logs.RatioMoreThanAlertEvent` | Ratio More Than Alert |
| `com.ibm.cloud.logs.NewValueAlertEvent` | New Value Alert |
| `com.ibm.cloud.logs.UniqueCountAlertEvent` | Unique Count Alert |
| `com.ibm.cloud.logs.TimeRelativeLessThanAlertEvent` | Time Relative Less Than Alert |
| `com.ibm.cloud.logs.TimeRelativeMoreThanAlertEvent` | Time Relative More Than Alert |
| `com.ibm.cloud.logs.MetricMoreThanAlertEvent` | Metric More Than Alert |
| `com.ibm.cloud.logs.MetricMoreThanOrEqualAlertEvent` | Metric More Than or Equal Alert |
| `com.ibm.cloud.logs.MetricMoreThanUsualAlertEvent` | Metric More Than Usual Alert |
| `com.ibm.cloud.logs.MetricLessThanAlertEvent` | Metric Less Than Alert |
| `com.ibm.cloud.logs.MetricLessThanOrEqualAlertEvent` | Metric Less Than or Equal Alert |
| `com.ibm.cloud.logs.MetricLessThanUsualAlertEvent` | Metric Less Than Usual Alert |
| `com.ibm.cloud.logs.TracingImmediateAlertEvent` | Tracing Immediate Alert |
| `com.ibm.cloud.logs.TracingMoreThanAlertEvent` | Tracing More Than Alert |
| `com.ibm.cloud.logs.FlowAlertEvent` | Flow Alert Alert |
| `com.ibm.cloud.logs.FlowAnomaly` | Flow Anomaly event|
| `com.ibm.cloud.logs.SpikeAnomaly` | Spike Anomaly event |
| `com.ibm.cloud.logs.DailyReport` | Daily Report event|
| `com.ibm.cloud.logs.DataUsage` | Data Usage event |
{: caption="Actions that generate event notifications" caption-side="bottom"}

## Event subtypes
{: #cl-events-for-en-subtypes}

The following table lists the IBM Cloud Logs subtypes per event type related to alerts:

|Subtype                      | Description |
|-----------------------------|---------|
| `AlertTriggered`  | The alert is triggered. |
| `AlertResolved` | The alert is resolved. |
{: caption="Subtypes for actions that generate event notifications" caption-side="bottom"}