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title: "Widget events"
slug: "widget-events"
abstract: "Lists widget events you can track using the Sitecore Search Events API."
---
# Widget events

When a visitor interacts with a Sitecore Search widget, that interaction is used to generate analytics and create personalized search experiences. In order for Search to work as intended, you must send a widget event whenever a visitor [views](https://doc.sitecore.com/search/en/developers/search-developer-guide/integrating-using-rest-apis/using-the-events-api-to-track-events/widget-events/creating-a-widget-view-event.html "Creating a widget view event") or [clicks on](https://doc.sitecore.com/search/en/developers/search-developer-guide/integrating-using-rest-apis/using-the-events-api-to-track-events/widget-events/creating-a-widget-click-event.html "Creating a widget click event") a Sitecore Search widget.