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name: event-notifications-en-route-create-topic
title: Create a topic
description: Create a topic to organize incoming events from sources. After you create the topic, you can add event filters and subscriptions to route notifications to destinations.
last-updated: 2026-06-09
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# Create a topic
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Create a topic to organize incoming events from sources. After you create the topic, you can add event filters and subscriptions to route notifications to destinations.
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## Creating a topic
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1. Enter the **Topic name** and **Description** (optional).

1. Click **Next** to create the topic and proceed to the **Event filters** screen.

## Next steps
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[Create event filters](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/event-notifications?topic=event-notifications-en-route-create-filters&format=markdown) to define which events from your sources are routed to this topic.