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title: Group two or more events together as a single step in the Events module
description: Combine two or more events into a single custom event with an OR clause so any of them counts as one step in an Amplitude chart's Events module.
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last_updated: 2026-10-27
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# Group two or more events together as a single step in the Events module

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Sometimes you need to create an analysis where a particular step of the process can be any of several specific events. By default, Amplitude doesn't let you select multiple steps directly through the Events Module, and there's no `OR` clause for you to use here. However, you can create a custom event made up of two separate events joined by an `OR` clause, then use this new custom event in your flow.

For example, `Play or Search Song` is a custom event consisting of the `Play Song` event, the `Search Song` event, and an `OR` clause to connect the two. Any user who triggers either the `Play Song` event or the `Search Song` event has converted that second step.

Another method is conditioning an added event with an [event property or user property](https://amplitude.com/docs/data/user-properties-and-events). This is the primary method for analyzing whether a user performed one of many events.

## Before you begin

- Only admins, managers, and members can create custom events.
- Custom events are available only in the Event Segmentation, Funnel Analysis, Retention Analysis, Lifecycle, Stickiness, Impact Analysis, Pathfinder, and Compass charts.
- You can't query custom events in Redshift.
- All custom events have the prefix `[Custom]` before the event name in your charts.
- You can rename a custom event's display name at any time. Charts that use the custom event keep working and show the new name, so you don't need to update them.
- Querying event properties on custom events is _only_ possible if the property applies to all events. If you're trying to create a custom event with five different events and you want to see the location values from all of them, instrument the location event property on all the individual events that make up the custom event.

## Group two existing events into a single custom event

To do this, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to _Data_, then choose the project you want to create the custom event for in the dropdown. From _Events_, click **Create Custom Event**.
2. In the modal that appears, select the events you want to analyze as a single event. You can set different filters on these events, in case the analysis requires a more granular view of the selected events.

At this point, this event is available for further analyses in Amplitude. To use it, select the newly-created event in the _Custom_ category in the appropriate chart dropdown menus.