Event Type | Description | Example Action Logged |
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SEARCH | Metadata about user search actions, including queries, filters, and surfaces. | A user types a search query in the Glean New Tab Page. |
SEARCH_CLICK | Captures clicks on search results. | A user clicks the second result on the full-page web app. |
SEARCH_FEEDBACK | User-submitted feedback on the quality or helpfulness of search results. | A user rates search results as 3/5 and leaves a comment. |
AUTOCOMPLETE | Logs interactions with autocomplete suggestions while typing. | Autocomplete suggestions appear as a user types “onboard…”. |
CHAT | Represents a message sent to the Glean Assistant. | A user sends a question on New Tab Page. |
CHAT_CITATIONS | Lists source documents referenced in the AI response to a chat. | AI cites a Google Doc and a Confluence page in response. |
CHAT_CITATION_CLICK | Logs when a user clicks on a cited source in a chat response. | A user clicks on the linked Google Doc cited by the AI. |
CHAT_FEEDBACK | Captures feedback left by users on a chat message or assistant response. | A user downvotes an Assistant reply and adds a comment. |
AI_ANSWER | Logs the AI-generated response returned for a search query. Note: Starting July 2025, AI Answers are now available in Workflow runs instead. See the AI Answer Analysis query for how to query both event types. | The AI generates a short answer summarizing multiple docs. |
AI_ANSWER_VOTE | Tracks upvotes/downvotes on AI-generated answers. | A user upvotes an AI answer in a search result panel. |
AI_SUMMARY | Records when an AI summary is generated. | A user requests a summary of a long Slack thread. |
AI_SUMMARY_VOTE | Captures user votes on AI-generated summaries. | A user clicks thumbs-down on a doc summary. |
SHORTCUT | Logs use of Glean shortcuts (e.g., go/alias). | A user visits go/standups which redirects to a calendar. |
CLIENT_EVENT | Frontend interactions like button clicks, page loads, and other UI activity. | A user clicks “See more” on a suggested docs carousel. |
WORKFLOW_RUN | A single invocation of a Workflow, the underlying execution unit for Agent and Assistant requests. | A user runs an Agent. |
WORKFLOW | Detailed logs providing execution details for a Workflow. DEPRECATED as of 2025-06-13: use WORKFLOW_RUN events instead. | A user initiates a content review workflow. |
GLEAN_BOT_ACTIVITY | Background actions or proactive behaviors by the Glean bot, such as reminders or nudges. | The Gleanbot nudges a user to follow up on an unread file. |
PRODUCT_SNAPSHOT | This event type contains once-daily snapshots (not event logs) of entities in Glean, across three types: USER, WORKFLOW, and WORKFLOW_STEP. Each snapshot captures the state of the object at a point in time and is useful for understanding historical configuration and metadata for users and workflows. | Captures the attributes of users, eg: departmentID, startdate, etc. |