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description: Enabling Contact Events in Marketing Cloud Engagement requires admin permissions. It’s scheduled for feature retirement, and we recommend that you filter or query activities in Automation Studio.
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# Enable Contact Events in Contact Builder

Enabling Contact Events in Marketing Cloud Engagement requires admin permissions. It’s scheduled for feature retirement, and we recommend that you filter or query activities in Automation Studio.

1. In Contact Builder, click **Contacts Configuration**.
2. In the Contact Events section, click **Enabled**.