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layout: api_prebidjs
title: pbjs.getEvents()
description: getEvents API
sidebarType: 1
---

The `getEvents` method returns a copy of all emitted events since the page loaded.

**Kind**: static method of `pbjs`

**Args**: none

**Returns**: `array of objects`

**Returned Object Params**:

* eventType (see table below)
* args (varies for each event type)
* id (only for bidWon, set to adUnit.code)
* elapsedTime

The available events are:

{: .table .table-bordered .table-striped }
| Event | Description | Event argument |
| --- | --- | --- |
| auctionInit | The auction has started | Object containing auction details |
| auctionEnd | The auction has ended | Object containing auction details |
| auctionTimeout | The auction has timed out. In case of an auction timeout, you receive this event first, followed by `bidTimeout` and then `auctionEnd` | Object containing auction details |
| beforeRequestBids | Bids are about to be requested from adapters (added in 3.x) | Array of adunits in the auction |
| beforeBidderHttp | bidder network request is about be triggered | Array of Bid request objects |
| bidRequested | A bid was requested from a specific bidder | Bid request object |
| bidResponse | A bid response has been added to an auction | Bid response object |
| pbsAnalytics | Prebid Server has returned extra information for analytics adapters. | { [seatnonbid](/prebid-server/endpoints/openrtb2/pbs-endpoint-auction.html#seat-non-bid), auctionId, [atag](/prebid-server/developers/module-atags.html) } |
| seatNonBid | Removed in 11.0 - use `pbsAnalytics` instead. Prebid Server has returned nonbid information. Must be enabled in s2sConfig.extPrebid | None |
| bidRejected | A bid was rejected | Bid response object |
| bidAdjustment | A bid was adjusted | Bid response object |
| bidWon | A bid has won | Bid response object |
| bidTimeout | A bid timed out | Array of objects with timed out bids |
| setTargeting | Targeting has been set | Hash of targeting values |
| requestBids | Bids have been requested from adapters (i.e. pbjs.requestBids() was called) | The argument passed to [`requestBids`](https://docs.prebid.org/dev-docs/publisher-api-reference/requestBids.html), except that `adUnits` and `adUnitCodes` are always set and reflect the ad units involved in the auction. Event handlers may not modify `adUnitCodes`. |
| addAdUnits | Removed in 11.0 - use `auctionInit` instead. Ad units have been added to the auction. Removed in 11.0. | None |
| adRenderFailed | Ad rendering failed | Object containing 'reason' and 'message' |
| adRenderSucceeded | Ad rendering succeeded | Object containing 'doc', 'bid', and 'adId'. 'doc' is the DOM root containing the ad and may be `null` if it was rendered in a cross-origin iframe. This event indicates that the render function did not generate an error, it does not guarantee that tracking for this event has occurred yet. |
| auctionDebug | An error was logged to the console | Object containing 'type' and 'arguments' |
| bidderDone | A bidder has signaled they are done responding | Bid request object |
| bidderError | A bidder responded with an error | Object with the XMLHttpRequest error and the bid request object `{ error, bidderRequest }` |
| tcf2Enforcement | There was a TCF2 enforcement action taken | `{ storageBlocked: ['moduleA', 'moduleB'], biddersBlocked: ['moduleB'], analyticsBlocked: ['moduleC'] }` |
| bidAccepted | A bid was accepted and is about to be added to the auction. Fired once per accepted bid, after bid adjustment and before `bidResponse`; for video and audio bids, before VAST caching. Removed in 11.0 and restored in 11.7. | Bid response object |
| browserIntervention | The browser reported an intervention affecting a rendered creative (e.g., heavy-ad unload). | `{ bid, adId, intervention }` |

The example below shows how these events can be used.

```javascript
pbjs.getEvents().forEach(event => {
  console.log("event: "+event.eventType)
});
```

## See Also

* [onEvent](/dev-docs/publisher-api-reference/onEvent.html)
* [offEvent](/dev-docs/publisher-api-reference/offEvent.html)