View events and event object payloads
View events triggered by your account and their event object payload in the Developers Dashboard.
Note
Workbench replaces the Developers Dashboard, and we automatically enable it for all new Stripe accounts by default. Configure this setting from the Developers settings in the Dashboard.
Read about how to view event activity in Workbench.
When you send an API request, Stripe logs one or more events for your account. This page describes how to view events triggered by your account and their event object payload in the Developers Dashboard.
How events are logged
This table describes the different ways Stripe logs an Event for your account.
| Source | Trigger | Events |
|---|---|---|
| API | When user actions in your app or website result in an API call. | Logs one or more events on the Events page. |
| Dashboard | When you call an API by modifying your Stripe resources in the Stripe Dashboard. | Logs one or more events on the Events page. |
| API | When you manually trigger an event with the Stripe CLI. | Logs one or more events on the Events page. |
| API | When you call an API directly with the Stripe CLI. | Logs one or more events on the Events page. |
Filter events
Use these steps to view events and their event object payload.
- Open the Events page.
- To filter by event, click Filter, Type:
- Enter an event name. For example,
payment_.intent. created - Enter an event with the wild card character. For example,
payment_.intent. *
- Enter an event name. For example,