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# Get events
 Receives bot events in Polling mode



`Function GetEvents(Val Token, Val LastID, Val Timeout = 0) Export`

 | Parameter | CLI option | Type | Destination |
 |-|-|-|-|
 | Token | --token | String | Bot token |
 | LastID | --last | String, Number | ID of the last event processed before this event |
 | Timeout | --timeout | String, Number | Connection hold time for Long Polling |

 
 Returns: Map Of KeyAndValue - Serialized JSON response from VK Teams

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:::tip
Method at API documentation: [GET /events/get](https://teams.vk.com/botapi/#/events/get_events_get)
:::
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```bsl title="Code example"
 Token = "001.3501506236.091...";
 LastID = 0;
 
 For N = 1 To 5 Do // In real work - endless loop
 
 Result = OPI_VKTeams.GetEvents(Token, LastID, 3);
 
 Events = Result["events"];
 
 // Event handling...
 
 If Not Events.Count() = 0 Then
 LastID = Events[Events.UBound()]["eventId"];
 EndIf;
 
 EndDo;
```
	


```sh title="CLI command example"
 
 oint vkteams GetEvents --token %token% --last %last% --timeout %timeout%

```

```json title="Result"
{
 "events": [],
 "ok": true
}
```