# Events

Events can be used to get notifications when something interesting has happened. For example, the creation of a new successful charge will result in a `CHARGE_SUCCEEDED` event. We provide API methods to retrieve a single event and to list events. It is also possible to get notifications about new events by using webhooks.

 - [GET /events](https://matterhorn-api.redocly.app/docs/api/shift4-gateway/events/listevents.md): List event objects. Results are sorted by creation date, with the most recent objects first.
 - [GET /events/{eventId}](https://matterhorn-api.redocly.app/docs/api/shift4-gateway/events/getevent.md): Retrieves an existing event object.