# Event
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This data type is used as a response element in the [DescribeEvents](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeEvents.html) action.

## Contents
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**Note**  
In the following list, the required parameters are described first.

 ** Date **   
Specifies the date and time of the event.  
Type: Timestamp  
Required: No

 ** EventCategories.EventCategory.N **   
Specifies the category for the event.  
Type: Array of strings  
Required: No

 ** Message **   
Provides the text of this event.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** SourceArn **   
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) for the event.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** SourceIdentifier **   
Provides the identifier for the source of the event.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** SourceType **   
Specifies the source type for this event.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `db-instance | db-parameter-group | db-security-group | db-snapshot | db-cluster | db-cluster-snapshot | custom-engine-version | db-proxy | blue-green-deployment | db-shard-group | zero-etl`   
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/rds-2014-10-31/Event) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/rds-2014-10-31/Event) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/rds-2014-10-31/Event)