# Subscribing to Amazon DocumentDB events
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You can use the Amazon DocumentDB console to subscribe to event subscriptions, as follows:

1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/docdb](https://console.aws.amazon.com/docdb).

1. In the navigation pane, choose **Event subscriptions**.  
![\[Amazon DocumentDB console navigation pane with Event Subscriptions option highlighted.\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/documentdb/latest/developerguide/images/event-subs/subscribe-event-subs.png)

1. In the **Event subscriptions** pane, choose **Create event subscription**.  
![\[Event Subscriptions pane highlighting the Create event subscription button in the upper-right corner.\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/documentdb/latest/developerguide/images/event-subs/subscribe-create.png)

1. In the **Create event subscription** dialog box, do the following:
   + For **Name**, enter a name for the event notification subscription.   
![\[The Create event subscription form showing the Details section and the Name input field.\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/documentdb/latest/developerguide/images/event-subs/subscribe-name.png)
   + For **Target**, choose where you want to send notifications to. You can choose an existing **ARN** or choose **New Email Topic** to enter the name of a topic and a list of recipients.   
![\[The Target section with options to specify where to send notifications to.\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/documentdb/latest/developerguide/images/event-subs/subscribe-target.png)
   + For **Source**, choose a source type. Depending on the source type you selected, choose the event categories and the sources that you want to receive event notifications from.  
![\[The Source section to select a source type to receive event notifications from.\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/documentdb/latest/developerguide/images/event-subs/subscribe-source.png)
   + Choose **Create**.  
![\[The Source section with the Create button in the lower-right corner.\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/documentdb/latest/developerguide/images/event-subs/subscribe-create-2.png)