# How to listen for index change events

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-listen-for-index-change-events/281893
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [August 19, 2021, 2:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-listen-for-index-change-events/281893 "2021-08-19T02:25:01Z")
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### Author: ![zhyp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/91b2a8/32.png) [@zhyp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zhyp)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2021, 2:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-listen-for-index-change-events/281893/1 "2021-08-19T02:25:01Z")

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Hi  
My demand is real-time statistics. Can I listen for changes in an index? For example, if the value of a field changes, I can monitor it and make statistics again. 🙂

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### Author: ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2021, 2:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-listen-for-index-change-events/281893/2 "2021-08-19T02:47:59Z")

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> [@zhyp](#):
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> I can monitor it and make statistics again

Can you clarify what you mean by this part please.

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### Author: ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2021, 2:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-listen-for-index-change-events/281893/3 "2021-09-16T02:48:40Z")

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