---
title: "addEvents"
slug: "cloud-sdk-events-server-addevents"
abstract: "The addEvents function initializes the Cloud SDK events package on the server side."
---
# addEvents

|     |     |
| --- | --- |
| Type | Function |
| Import path | `@sitecore-cloudsdk/events/server` |

Used as a method by the [`CloudSDK`](https://doc.sitecore.com/sdk/en/developers/005/cloud-sdk/cloud-sdk-reference/cloud-sdk-core/cloud-sdk-core-server/functions/cloud-sdk-core-server-cloudsdk.html "CloudSDK") function to initialize the `events` package.

## Signature

```typescript
export function addEvents(): CloudSDKServerInitializer
```

## Return value

Initializes the `events` package and returns an instance of `CloudSDKServerInitializer`.

## Examples

See code examples in [`CloudSDK`](https://doc.sitecore.com/sdk/en/developers/005/cloud-sdk/cloud-sdk-reference/cloud-sdk-core/cloud-sdk-core-server/functions/cloud-sdk-core-server-cloudsdk.html "CloudSDK").