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# Events and properties
Events trigger workflows[^1].
## Event properties
Events have different properties depending on the type of event. An event is always the top element in a workflow. When you select the event, the property editor appears in the panel on the left.
Select an event or action to display the property editor and manage properties.
The **Properties** section lists all events associated with the selected element. In the **Only when** section, you can add conditional expressions that determine whether the event runs.
General event and action properties are described in the article below:
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[The workflow property editor](/core-resources/bubble-workflows/the-workflow-property-editor.md)
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## Frontend events
Frontend events are events that are triggered from a page or view, often as the result of a user action.
| Category | Description | Link |
| -------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| General events | General events are triggered upon specific conditions not necessarily initiated by the user interacting with an element, such as when the page loads, a user logs in/out or a specific condition is true. | [General events](/core-resources/bubble-workflows/bubble-events/frontend-event-properties/general-event-properties.md) |
| Element events | Element events are events that are triggered by an element, such as when an element is clicked or its value changes. | [Element events](/core-resources/bubble-workflows/bubble-events/frontend-event-properties/element-event-properties.md) |
| Custom events | Custom events can be triggered by other workflows and reused in multiple places. | [Custom events](/core-resources/bubble-workflows/bubble-events/frontend-event-properties/custom-event-properties.md) |
## Backend events
Backend events are events that are triggered server-side (in the backend). They can run independently of pages and views.
| Event | Description | Link |
| ------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| API workflow | API workflows are workflows that run on the server rather than in the browser. Unlike regular workflows, they aren't tied to a page or a user session, which means they can run in the background, be scheduled for a future time, or be triggered from outside your app entirely. |
|
| A thing is modified | Triggers when a change happens in the database, regardless of source. | [A thing is modified](/core-resources/bubble-workflows/bubble-events/backend-event-properties/trigger-event-a-thing-is-modified.md) |
| Recurring event | Recurring events can be triggered or scheduled and will then run at a specified interval. | [Recurring event](/core-resources/bubble-workflows/bubble-events/backend-event-properties/recurring-event-properties.md) |
## Bubble-made plugin events (web)
| Event category | Description | Link |
| ------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Bubble-made plugin events | Events related to plugins made by Bubble. | [Bubble-made plugin events](/core-resources/bubble-workflows/bubble-events/bubble-made-plugin-events.md) |
[^1]: A *workflow* is the combination of an event and one or more actions.
Article: [Workflows](/help-guides/logic/workflows.md)\
Reference: [Workflows](/core-resources/workflows.md)