---
title: "widgetView"
slug: "cloud-sdk-search-server-widgetview"
abstract: "The widgetView function sends a widget view event from the server side."
---
# widgetView

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

Sends a [widget view event](https://doc.sitecore.com/sdk/en/developers/005/cloud-sdk/cloud-sdk-concepts/concepts-tracking/events/sitecore-search-events.html "Sitecore Search events").

## Signature

```typescript
export async function widgetView(
  widgetViewEventParams: WidgetViewEventParams
): Promise<void>
```

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `widgetViewEventParams` | [`WidgetViewEventParams`](https://doc.sitecore.com/sdk/en/developers/005/cloud-sdk/cloud-sdk-reference/cloud-sdk-search/cloud-sdk-search-browser/interfaces/cloud-sdk-search-widgetvieweventparams.html "WidgetViewEventParams") | Data for [widget view events](https://doc.sitecore.com/sdk/en/developers/005/cloud-sdk/cloud-sdk-concepts/concepts-tracking/events/sitecore-search-events.html "Sitecore Search events"). |

## Return value

Returns a promise.

## Examples

:::tab{title="Next.js"}

Example 75. Running the widgetView function

:::tab{title="Next.js"}
> [!note]
> To run this function, you have to first [initialize](https://doc.sitecore.com/sdk/en/developers/005/cloud-sdk/cloud-sdk-reference/cloud-sdk-search/cloud-sdk-search-server/functions/cloud-sdk-core-server-cloudsdk.html "CloudSDK") the Cloud SDK.
>
> See [more examples](https://doc.sitecore.com/sdk/en/developers/005/cloud-sdk/cloud-sdk-reference/cloud-sdk-search/cloud-sdk-search-server/functions/sitecore-search-events.html "Sitecore Search events") and [other data](https://doc.sitecore.com/sdk/en/developers/005/cloud-sdk/cloud-sdk-reference/cloud-sdk-search/cloud-sdk-search-server/functions/cloud-sdk-search-widgetvieweventparams.html "WidgetViewEventParams") you can include in the event.

Here's an example of how to use the `widgetView` function:

```typescript
import type { NextRequest } from "next/server";
import { NextResponse } from "next/server";
import { CloudSDK } from "@sitecore-cloudsdk/core/server";
import { widgetView } from "@sitecore-cloudsdk/search/server";
import type { WidgetViewEventParams } from "@sitecore-cloudsdk/search/server";

export default async function middleware(request: NextRequest) {
  const response = NextResponse.next();

  // Initialize the SDK and the package...

  // Send event:
  const eventData: WidgetViewEventParams = {
    request: {
      keyword: "green",
      numResults: 3,
      totalResults: 3,
      numRequested: 10
    },
    entities: [
      {
        entity: "product",
        id: "1"
      },
      {
        entity: "product",
        id: "2"
      },
      {
        entity: "product",
        id: "3"
      }
    ],
    pathname: "/page",
    widgetId: "rfkid_7"
  };

  const widgetViewResponse = await widgetView(request, eventData);
  console.log("Sent widget view event.", widgetViewResponse);

  return response;
}
```

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