The Event object

Attributes

idstring
Unique identifier for the event.

objectstring, value is "v2.core.event"
String representing the object’s type. Objects of the same type share the same value of the object field.

contextnullable string
Authentication context needed to fetch the event or related object.

createdtimestamp
Time at which the object was created.

datanullable object
Additional data about the event.

livemodeboolean
Has the value true if the object exists in live mode or the value false if the object exists in test mode.

reasonnullable object
Reason for the event.

related_objectnullable object
Object containing the reference to API resource relevant to the event.

typestring
The type of the event.

The Event object

{
  "id": "evt_test_65RCjj4EqW1sabcjs2Z16RCMoNQdSQkOWvfL6L5uU2K40u",
  "object": "v2.core.event",
  "context": null,
  "created": "2024-09-26T17:46:22.134Z",
  "data": {
    "developer_message_summary": "There is 1 invalid event",
    "reason": {
      "error_count": 1,
      "error_types": [
        {
          "code": "meter_event_no_customer_defined",
          "error_count": 1,
          "sample_errors": [
            {
              "error_message": "Customer mapping key stripe_customer_id not found in payload.",
              "request": {
                "identifier": "cb447754-6880-45c2-8f2f-ef19b6ce81e9"
              }
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    "validation_end": "2024-09-26T17:46:20.000Z",
    "validation_start": "2024-09-26T17:46:10.000Z"
  },
  "livemode": false,
  "reason": null,
  "related_object": {
    "id": "mtr_test_61RCjiqdTDC91zgip41IqPCzPnxqqSVc",
    "type": "billing.meter",
    "url": "/v1/billing/meters/mtr_test_61RCjiqdTDC91zgip41IqPCzPnxqqSVc"
  },
  "type": "v1.billing.meter.error_report_triggered"
}

Retrieve an Event object v2

Learn more about calling API v2 endpoints.

Retrieves the details of an event.

Parameters

idstringRequired
Unique identifier for the object.

Returns

Response attributes

idstring
Unique identifier for the event.

objectstring, value is "v2.core.event"
String representing the object’s type. Objects of the same type share the same value of the object field.

contextnullable string
Authentication context needed to fetch the event or related object.

createdtimestamp
Time at which the object was created.

datanullable object
Additional data about the event.

livemodeboolean
Has the value true if the object exists in live mode or the value false if the object exists in test mode.

reasonnullable object
Reason for the event.

related_objectnullable object
Object containing the reference to API resource relevant to the event.

typestring
The type of the event.

Error Codes

404not_found

The resource wasn’t found.

GET /v2/core/events/:id

Server-side language

curl https://api.stripe.com/v2/core/events/evt_test_65RCjj4EqW1sabcjs2Z16RCMoNQdSQkOWvfL6L5uU2K40u \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_test_BQokikJ...2HlWgH4olfQ2sk_test_BQokikJOvBiI2HlWgH4olfQ2" \
  -H "Stripe-Version: 2025-06-30.preview"

Response

{
  "id": "evt_test_65RCjj4EqW1sabcjs2Z16RCMoNQdSQkOWvfL6L5uU2K40u",
  "object": "v2.core.event",
  "context": null,
  "created": "2024-09-26T17:46:22.134Z",
  "data": {
    "developer_message_summary": "There is 1 invalid event",
    "reason": {
      "error_count": 1,
      "error_types": [
        {
          "code": "meter_event_no_customer_defined",
          "error_count": 1,
          "sample_errors": [
            {
              "error_message": "Customer mapping key stripe_customer_id not found in payload.",
              "request": {
                "identifier": "cb447754-6880-45c2-8f2f-ef19b6ce81e9"
              }
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    "validation_end": "2024-09-26T17:46:20.000Z",
    "validation_start": "2024-09-26T17:46:10.000Z"
  },
  "livemode": false,
  "reason": null,
  "related_object": {
    "id": "mtr_test_61RCjiqdTDC91zgip41IqPCzPnxqqSVc",
    "type": "billing.meter",
    "url": "/v1/billing/meters/mtr_test_61RCjiqdTDC91zgip41IqPCzPnxqqSVc"
  },
  "type": "v1.billing.meter.error_report_triggered"
}

List all Event objects v2

Learn more about calling API v2 endpoints.

List events, going back up to 30 days.

Parameters

object_idstringRequired
Primary object ID used to retrieve related events.

limitinteger
The page size.

pagestring
The requested page.

Returns

Response attributes

dataarray of objects
List of events.

next_page_urlnullable string
The next page url.

previous_page_urlnullable string
The previous page url.

GET /v2/core/events

Server-side language

curl -G https://api.stripe.com/v2/core/events \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_test_BQokikJ...2HlWgH4olfQ2sk_test_BQokikJOvBiI2HlWgH4olfQ2" \
  -H "Stripe-Version: 2025-06-30.preview" \
  -d object_id=mtr_test_61RCjiqdTDC91zgip41IqPCzPnxqqSVc

Response

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "evt_test_65RCjj4EqW1sabcjs2Z16RCMoNQdSQkOWvfL6L5uU2K40u",
      "object": "v2.core.event",
      "context": null,
      "created": "2024-09-26T17:46:22.134Z",
      "data": {
        "developer_message_summary": "There is 1 invalid event",
        "reason": {
          "error_count": 1,
          "error_types": [
            {
              "code": "meter_event_no_customer_defined",
              "error_count": 1,
              "sample_errors": [
                {
                  "error_message": "Customer mapping key stripe_customer_id not found in payload.",
                  "request": {
                    "identifier": "cb447754-6880-45c2-8f2f-ef19b6ce81e9"
                  }
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        "validation_end": "2024-09-26T17:46:20.000Z",
        "validation_start": "2024-09-26T17:46:10.000Z"
      },
      "livemode": false,
      "reason": null,
      "related_object": {
        "id": "mtr_test_61RCjiqdTDC91zgip41IqPCzPnxqqSVc",
        "type": "billing.meter",
        "url": "/v1/billing/meters/mtr_test_61RCjiqdTDC91zgip41IqPCzPnxqqSVc"
      },
      "type": "v1.billing.meter.error_report_triggered"
    }
  ],
  "next_page_url": null,
  "previous_page_url": null
}

Ping an event destination v2

Learn more about calling API v2 endpoints.

Send a ping event to an event destination.

Parameters

idstringRequired
Identifier for the event destination to ping.

Returns

Response attributes

idstring
Unique identifier for the event.

objectstring, value is "v2.core.event"
String representing the object’s type. Objects of the same type share the same value of the object field.

contextnullable string
Authentication context needed to fetch the event or related object.

createdtimestamp
Time at which the object was created.

datanullable object
Additional data about the event.

livemodeboolean
Has the value true if the object exists in live mode or the value false if the object exists in test mode.

reasonnullable object
Reason for the event.

related_objectnullable object
Object containing the reference to API resource relevant to the event.

typestring
The type of the event.

Error Codes

404not_found

The resource wasn’t found.

POST /v2/core/event_destinations/:id/ping

Server-side language

curl -X POST https://api.stripe.com/v2/core/event_destinations/evt_test_65RM8sQH2oXnebF5Rpc16RJyfa2xSQLHJJh1sxm7H0KI92/ping \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_test_BQokikJ...2HlWgH4olfQ2sk_test_BQokikJOvBiI2HlWgH4olfQ2" \
  -H "Stripe-Version: 2025-06-30.preview"

Response

{
  "id": "evt_test_65RM8sQH2oXnebF5Rpc16RJyfa2xSQLHJJh1sxm7H0KI92",
  "object": "v2.core.event",
  "context": null,
  "created": "2024-10-22T16:26:54.063Z",
  "data": null,
  "livemode": false,
  "reason": null,
  "related_object": {
    "id": "ed_test_61RM8ltWcTW4mbsxf16RJyfa2xSQLHJJh1sxm7H0KVT6",
    "type": "event_destination",
    "url": "/v2/core/event_destinations/ed_test_61RM8ltWcTW4mbsxf16RJyfa2xSQLHJJh1sxm7H0KVT6"
  },
  "type": "v2.core.event_destination.ping"
}

Types of events v2

Learn more about calling API v2 endpoints.

This is a list of all public thin events we currently send for /v1 and /v2 resources, which are continually evolving and expanding. The payload of thin events is unversioned. During processing, you must fetch the versioned event from the API or fetch the resource’s current state.

Event types

Type

Filter events by type

Type

Related object: EventDestination

v1.billing.meter.error_report_triggered

Occurs when a Meter has invalid async usage events.

Attributes

idstring
Unique identifier for the event.

objectstring, value is "v2.core.event"
String representing the object’s type. Objects of the same type share the same value of the object field.

contextnullable string
Authentication context needed to fetch the event or related object.

createdtimestamp
Time at which the object was created.

livemodeboolean
Has the value true if the object exists in live mode or the value false if the object exists in test mode.

reasonnullable object
Reason for the event.

related_objectnullable object
Object containing the reference to API resource relevant to the event.

typestring, value is "v1.billing.meter.error_report_triggered"
The type of the event.

Fetched attributes

dataobject
Additional data about the event.

Event handler

Server-side language

# Select a client library to see examples of
# parsing and retrieving event details.

v1.billing.meter.no_meter_found

Occurs when a Meter's id is missing or invalid in async usage events.

Attributes

idstring
Unique identifier for the event.

objectstring, value is "v2.core.event"
String representing the object’s type. Objects of the same type share the same value of the object field.

contextnullable string
Authentication context needed to fetch the event or related object.

createdtimestamp
Time at which the object was created.

livemodeboolean
Has the value true if the object exists in live mode or the value false if the object exists in test mode.

reasonnullable object
Reason for the event.

related_objectnullable object
Object containing the reference to API resource relevant to the event.

typestring, value is "v1.billing.meter.no_meter_found"
The type of the event.

Fetched attributes

dataobject
Additional data about the event.

Event handler

Server-side language

# Select a client library to see examples of
# parsing and retrieving event details.

v2.core.event_destination.ping

A ping event used to test the connection to an event destination.

Attributes

idstring
Unique identifier for the event.

objectstring, value is "v2.core.event"
String representing the object’s type. Objects of the same type share the same value of the object field.

contextnullable string
Authentication context needed to fetch the event or related object.

createdtimestamp
Time at which the object was created.

livemodeboolean
Has the value true if the object exists in live mode or the value false if the object exists in test mode.

reasonnullable object
Reason for the event.

related_objectnullable object
Object containing the reference to API resource relevant to the event.

typestring, value is "v2.core.event_destination.ping"
The type of the event.

Fetched attributes

dataobject
Additional data about the event.

Event payload

{
  "context": null,
  "created": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
  "id": "evt_65RCjj4EqW1sabcjs2Z16RCMoNQdSQkOWvfL6L5uU2K40u",
  "object": "v2.core.event",
  "reason": {
    "type": "request",
    "request": {
      "id": "req_v24sUK2aV6o01RdVU",
      "idempotency_key": "fe21992d-e123-3f8c-bc90-fec93712bcb2"
    }
  },
  "related_object": {
    "id": "ed_65SDS7HTasdQYsDClFT16CGd2aE2kBpeAvvRnBUcS2me",
    "type": "v2.core.event_destination",
    "url": "/v2/core/event_destinations/ed_65SDS7HTasdQYsDClFT16CGd2aE2kBpeAvvRnBUcS2me"
  },
  "type": "v2.core.event_destination.ping",
  "livemode": true
}

Event handler

Server-side language

# Select a client library to see examples of
# parsing and retrieving event details.

Fetched payload

{
  "context": null,
  "created": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
  "id": "evt_65RCjj4EqW1sabcjs2Z16RCMoNQdSQkOWvfL6L5uU2K40u",
  "object": "v2.core.event",
  "reason": {
    "type": "request",
    "request": {
      "id": "req_v24sUK2aV6o01RdVU",
      "idempotency_key": "fe21992d-e123-3f8c-bc90-fec93712bcb2"
    }
  },
  "related_object": {
    "id": "ed_65SDS7HTasdQYsDClFT16CGd2aE2kBpeAvvRnBUcS2me",
    "type": "v2.core.event_destination",
    "url": "/v2/core/event_destinations/ed_65SDS7HTasdQYsDClFT16CGd2aE2kBpeAvvRnBUcS2me"
  },
  "type": "v2.core.event_destination.ping",
  "livemode": true,
  "changes": {},
  "data": {}
}

The Event object

Attributes

idstring

objectstring, value is "v2.core.event"

contextnullable string

createdtimestamp

datanullable object

livemodeboolean

reasonnullable object

related_objectnullable object

typestring

Retrieve an Event object v2

Parameters

idstringRequired

Returns

Response attributes

idstring

objectstring, value is "v2.core.event"

contextnullable string

createdtimestamp

datanullable object

livemodeboolean

reasonnullable object

related_objectnullable object

typestring

List all Event objects v2

Parameters

object_idstringRequired

limitinteger

pagestring

Returns

Response attributes

dataarray of objects

next_page_urlnullable string

previous_page_urlnullable string

Ping an event destination v2

Parameters

idstringRequired

Returns

Response attributes

idstring

objectstring, value is "v2.core.event"

contextnullable string

createdtimestamp

datanullable object

livemodeboolean

reasonnullable object

related_objectnullable object

typestring

Types of events v2

Event types

Attributes

idstring

objectstring, value is "v2.core.event"

contextnullable string

createdtimestamp

livemodeboolean

reasonnullable object

related_objectnullable object

typestring, value is "v1.billing.meter.error_report_triggered"

Fetched attributes

dataobject

Attributes

idstring

objectstring, value is "v2.core.event"

contextnullable string

createdtimestamp

livemodeboolean

reasonnullable object

related_objectnullable object

typestring, value is "v1.billing.meter.no_meter_found"

Fetched attributes

dataobject

Attributes

idstring

objectstring, value is "v2.core.event"

contextnullable string

createdtimestamp

livemodeboolean

reasonnullable object