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Filter events by camera, date, and tag

Filter events by camera, date, and tag

Use the filter bar on the Events page to narrow the list by camera, site, date range, trigger type, severity, tags, and acknowledgement state. Filters combine with AND — every filter you add shrinks the result set.

Procedure

  1. Click Events in the left nav.
  1. Pick a date range from the preset buttons (Today, 24 h, 7 d, 30 d) or set a custom range.
  1. Add filters one at a time:
    • Camera or Site — scope to a location.
    • Trigger type — motion, ai_person, ai_vehicle, camera_offline, manual.
    • Severity — low, medium, high.
    • Tag — pick from the typeahead list.
    • Acknowledged / Unacknowledged / Starred.
  1. The list updates as you add each filter. The count on the right shows the match total.
  1. Click a row to open the event, or sort by timestamp, severity, or confidence using the column headers.

Common variations

  • Clear all filters: click the Clear button at the right of the filter bar.
  • Exclude a tag: hold Alt and click a tag in the typeahead to add it as a negative filter (NOT tag:vehicle).
  • Export filtered set: click the download icon to get the current filtered list as CSV (max 10,000 rows).

If this didn’t work

  • No results but you expected some — the date range may be too narrow, or AI tags have not been generated yet for very recent events (allow 30 seconds).
  • Tag typeahead is empty — AI analysis is disabled for your org. See Events without AI analysis.