The Event Streams manager is where you view, create, and manage every event stream in your workspace. An event stream is a named channel that automations publish events to and subscribe from — you define its message schema, and the platform buffers events durably so producers and consumers stay decoupled. This page walks through the list view, creating a stream, the actions available on each row, and the Insights tab.

Overview

Open Event Streams to land on a screen with two tabs — Event Streams and Insights — and a New Event Stream button in the top right. The Event Streams tab lists every stream you have access to, while Insights gives you an aggregated view of stream activity across your workspace.

Viewing your event streams

The list is searchable using the Search event streams field and loads 30 rows at a time. Each row shows the Event Stream Name, Stream Description, Tags, Owner, and Last Updated. If you're viewing streams across all workspaces, a Workspace column also appears.

Last Updated shows a dash for any stream that hasn't been edited since it was created — hover over the column to see the full audit details for a given row. Use the columns menu to show or hide the Created On and Last Updated By columns, which are hidden by default; your choice is remembered the next time you visit the screen.

Click any row to open that stream's detail view, where you can inspect its schema, settings, and activity.

If you haven't created any streams yet, or don't have view access to existing ones, the list shows an empty state: "You haven't created any event streams yet." with a New Event Stream button. If you expect to see streams that aren't appearing, ask your workspace admin for view access.

Creating an event stream

Click New Event Stream and fill in the following:

Stream Name (required) — a short, descriptive name for the stream.
About this Stream — an optional description that helps others understand what the stream is for.
Tags — pick from existing tags or create new ones to help with search and organization.

Once the stream is created, open it to define its schema, tune its settings — including retention period and partition count — and start publishing events to it from your automations.

Open the row menu next to any stream to see the actions available to you. Which actions you can take depend on your permissions:

Edit Schema — jump directly to the stream's schema editor to add or change fields.
Edit Details — rename the stream, or update its description or tags.
Share — grant other users access to the stream.
Delete — permanently removes the stream. You'll see a confirmation first: "Are you sure you want to delete the event stream '…'? This action cannot be undone." Deleting a stream requires delete permission on it.

Why you can't delete some streams

Dead-letter-queue (DLQ) streams are companion streams that get created automatically when you enable a DLQ on another stream to catch events that fail processing. Because they're tied to a parent stream, DLQ streams can't be deleted directly from the list. To manage or remove one, go to its parent stream's settings instead.

Using the Insights tab

Switch to the Insights tab for an aggregated metrics dashboard covering your event streams. Use it to get a workspace-wide view of stream activity without having to open each stream individually — helpful when you're checking overall health or spotting a stream that needs attention.

Notes

Row actions are permission-gated — if you don't see Edit, Share, or Delete on a stream, you likely lack the corresponding permission.
Deleting a stream cannot be undone, so double-check the confirmation dialog before proceeding.
DLQ streams are managed from their parent stream, not from the main list.
Column visibility choices (Created On, Last Updated By) are saved per user.

Event Streams Manager