GetResponse Custom Events API

openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: GetResponse APIv3 Custom Events
  version: 3.2026-07-28T07:58:55+00:00
  description: The Custom Events operations of the GetResponse APIv3, split by tag from the provider-published
    OpenAPI at https://apireference.getresponse.com/open-api.json
  contact:
    name: API Support - DevZone
    url: https://app.getresponse.com/feedback.html?devzone=yes
    email: getresponse-devzone@cs.getresponse.com
servers:
- url: https://api.getresponse.com/v3
  description: GetResponse
- url: https://api3.getresponse360.com/v3
  description: GetResponse MAX US
- url: https://api3.getresponse360.pl/v3
  description: GetResponse MAX PL
tags:
- name: Custom Events
  description: Custom Events API documentation
paths:
  /custom-events/{customEventId}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Custom Events
      summary: Get custom events by custom event ID
      operationId: getCustomEventById
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Fields'
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/CustomEventDetails'
        '404':
          description: Resource not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
              examples:
                example:
                  value:
                    httpStatus: 404
                    code: 1013
                    codeDescription: The requested resource was not found
                    message: Resource not found
                    moreInfo: https://apidocs.getresponse.com/en/v3/errors/1013
                    context:
                      contactId: pVyRW
                    uuid: 87b90a96-5ee5-4ca4-8180-ac00adcf62c7
        '400':
          description: Request validation error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
              examples:
                example:
                  value:
                    httpStatus: 400
                    code: 1000
                    codeDescription: General error of validation process, more details should be in context
                      section
                    message: Validation error, see context section for more information
                    moreInfo: https://apidocs.getresponse.com/en/v3/errors/1000
                    context:
                      validationType: searchFilter[query]
                      fieldName: name
                      originalName: lorem-ipsum
                      errorDescription: Not allowed search field
                    uuid: 77dabfd1-1fa7-4f9f-8d3f-487b4403e3aa
        '401':
          description: Authentication error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
              examples:
                example:
                  value:
                    httpStatus: 401
                    code: 1014
                    codeDescription: Problem during authentication process, check headers!
                    message: Unable to authenticate request. Check credentials or authentication method
                      details
                    moreInfo: https://apidocs.getresponse.com/en/v3/errors/1014
                    context:
                      authenticationType: auth_token
                    uuid: 62417847-4f12-4c25-9b3a-0b619a187efe
        '429':
          description: The throttling limit has been reached
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
              examples:
                example:
                  value:
                    httpStatus: 429
                    code: 1015
                    codeDescription: Too many request to API, quota reached, please wait till next quota
                      window
                    message: You have reached your requests limit for this time window, please wait...
                    moreInfo: https://apidocs.getresponse.com/en/v3/errors/1015
                    context:
                      currentLimit: 30000
                      timeToReset: 100 seconds
                    uuid: 510c6726-7f65-46b7-a798-ca403133924f
      security:
      - api-key: []
      - oauth2:
        - all
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/customEventId'
    post:
      tags:
      - Custom Events
      summary: Update custom event details
      operationId: updateCustomEvent
      requestBody:
        $ref: '#/components/requestBodies/UpdateCustomEvent'
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/CustomEventDetails'
        '404':
          description: Resource not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
              examples:
                example:
                  value:
                    httpStatus: 404
                    code: 1013
                    codeDescription: The requested resource was not found
                    message: Resource not found
                    moreInfo: https://apidocs.getresponse.com/en/v3/errors/1013
                    context:
                      contactId: pVyRW
                    uuid: 87b90a96-5ee5-4ca4-8180-ac00adcf62c7
        '400':
          description: Request validation error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
              examples:
                example:
                  value:
                    httpStatus: 400
                    code: 1000
                    codeDescription: General error of validation process, more details should be in context
                      section
                    message: Validation error, see context section for more information
                    moreInfo: https://apidocs.getresponse.com/en/v3/errors/1000
                    context:
                      validationType: searchFilter[query]
                      fieldName: name
                      originalName: lorem-ipsum
                      errorDescription: Not allowed search field
                    uuid: 77dabfd1-1fa7-4f9f-8d3f-487b4403e3aa
        '401':
          description: Authentication error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
              examples:
                example:
                  value:
                    httpStatus: 401
                    code: 1014
                    codeDescription: Problem during authentication process, check headers!
                    message: Unable to authenticate request. Check credentials or authentication method
                      details
                    moreInfo: https://apidocs.getresponse.com/en/v3/errors/1014
                    context:
                      authenticationType: auth_token
                    uuid: 62417847-4f12-4c25-9b3a-0b619a187efe
        '429':
          description: The throttling limit has been reached
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
              examples:
                example:
                  value:
                    httpStatus: 429
                    code: 1015
                    codeDescription: Too many request to API, quota reached, please wait till next quota
                      window
                    message: You have reached your requests limit for this time window, please wait...
                    moreInfo: https://apidocs.getresponse.com/en/v3/errors/1015
                    context:
                      currentLimit: 30000
                      timeToReset: 100 seconds
                    uuid: 510c6726-7f65-46b7-a798-ca403133924f
      security:
      - api-key: []
      - oauth2:
        - all
    delete:
      tags:
      - Custom Events
      summary: Delete a custom event by custom event ID
      operationId: deleteCustomEvent
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Delete custom event
          headers:
            X-RateLimit-Limit:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimitLimit'
            X-RateLimit-Remaining:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimitRemaining'
            X-RateLimit-Reset:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimitReset'
        '404':
          description: Resource not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
              examples:
                example:
                  value:
                    httpStatus: 404
                    code: 1013
                    codeDescription: The requested resource was not found
                    message: Resource not found
                    moreInfo: https://apidocs.getresponse.com/en/v3/errors/1013
                    context:
                      contactId: pVyRW
                    uuid: 87b90a96-5ee5-4ca4-8180-ac00adcf62c7
        '400':
          description: Request validation error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
              examples:
                example:
                  value:
                    httpStatus: 400
                    code: 1000
                    codeDescription: General error of validation process, more details should be in context
                      section
                    message: Validation error, see context section for more information
                    moreInfo: https://apidocs.getresponse.com/en/v3/errors/1000
                    context:
                      validationType: searchFilter[query]
                      fieldName: name
                      originalName: lorem-ipsum
                      errorDescription: Not allowed search field
                    uuid: 77dabfd1-1fa7-4f9f-8d3f-487b4403e3aa
        '401':
          description: Authentication error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
              examples:
                example:
                  value:
                    httpStatus: 401
                    code: 1014
                    codeDescription: Problem during authentication process, check headers!
                    message: Unable to authenticate request. Check credentials or authentication method
                      details
                    moreInfo: https://apidocs.getresponse.com/en/v3/errors/1014
                    context:
                      authenticationType: auth_token
                    uuid: 62417847-4f12-4c25-9b3a-0b619a187efe
        '429':
          description: The throttling limit has been reached
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
              examples:
                example:
                  value:
                    httpStatus: 429
                    code: 1015
                    codeDescription: Too many request to API, quota reached, please wait till next quota
                      window
                    message: You have reached your requests limit for this time window, please wait...
                    moreInfo: https://apidocs.getresponse.com/en/v3/errors/1015
                    context:
                      currentLimit: 30000
                      timeToReset: 100 seconds
                    uuid: 510c6726-7f65-46b7-a798-ca403133924f
      security:
      - api-key: []
      - oauth2:
        - all
  /custom-events:
    get:
      tags:
      - Custom Events
      summary: Get a list of custom events
      description: You can filter the resource using criteria specified as `query[*]`. You can provide
        multiple criteria, to use AND logic. You can sort the resource using parameters specified as `sort[*]`.
        You can specify multiple fields to sort by.
      operationId: getCustomEventsList
      parameters:
      - name: query[name]
        in: query
        description: Search custom events by name
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: query[hasAttributes]
        in: query
        description: Search custom events with or without attributes
        required: false
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/StringBooleanEnum'
      - name: sort[name]
        in: query
        description: Sort by name
        required: false
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/SortOrderEnum'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Fields'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PerPage'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Page'
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/CustomEventsList'
        '400':
          description: Request validation error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
              examples:
                example:
                  value:
                    httpStatus: 400
                    code: 1000
                    codeDescription: General error of validation process, more details should be in context
                      section
                    message: Validation error, see context section for more information
                    moreInfo: https://apidocs.getresponse.com/en/v3/errors/1000
                    context:
                      validationType: searchFilter[query]
                      fieldName: name
                      originalName: lorem-ipsum
                      errorDescription: Not allowed search field
                    uuid: 77dabfd1-1fa7-4f9f-8d3f-487b4403e3aa
        '401':
          description: Authentication error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
              examples:
                example:
                  value:
                    httpStatus: 401
                    code: 1014
                    codeDescription: Problem during authentication process, check headers!
                    message: Unable to authenticate request. Check credentials or authentication method
                      details
                    moreInfo: https://apidocs.getresponse.com/en/v3/errors/1014
                    context:
                      authenticationType: auth_token
                    uuid: 62417847-4f12-4c25-9b3a-0b619a187efe
        '429':
          description: The throttling limit has been reached
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
              examples:
                example:
                  value:
                    httpStatus: 429
                    code: 1015
                    codeDescription: Too many request to API, quota reached, please wait till next quota
                      window
                    message: You have reached your requests limit for this time window, please wait...
                    moreInfo: https://apidocs.getresponse.com/en/v3/errors/1015
                    context:
                      currentLimit: 30000
                      timeToReset: 100 seconds
                    uuid: 510c6726-7f65-46b7-a798-ca403133924f
      security:
      - api-key: []
      - oauth2:
        - all
    post:
      tags:
      - Custom Events
      summary: Create custom event
      operationId: createCustomEvent
      requestBody:
        $ref: '#/components/requestBodies/NewCustomEvent'
      responses:
        '201':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/CustomEventDetails'
        '400':
          description: Request validation error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
              examples:
                example:
                  value:
                    httpStatus: 400
                    code: 1000
                    codeDescription: General error of validation process, more details should be in context
                      section
                    message: Validation error, see context section for more information
                    moreInfo: https://apidocs.getresponse.com/en/v3/errors/1000
                    context:
                      validationType: searchFilter[query]
                      fieldName: name
                      originalName: lorem-ipsum
                      errorDescription: Not allowed search field
                    uuid: 77dabfd1-1fa7-4f9f-8d3f-487b4403e3aa
        '401':
          description: Authentication error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
              examples:
                example:
                  value:
                    httpStatus: 401
                    code: 1014
                    codeDescription: Problem during authentication process, check headers!
                    message: Unable to authenticate request. Check credentials or authentication method
                      details
                    moreInfo: https://apidocs.getresponse.com/en/v3/errors/1014
                    context:
                      authenticationType: auth_token
                    uuid: 62417847-4f12-4c25-9b3a-0b619a187efe
        '429':
          description: The throttling limit has been reached
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
              examples:
                example:
                  value:
                    httpStatus: 429
                    code: 1015
                    codeDescription: Too many request to API, quota reached, please wait till next quota
                      window
                    message: You have reached your requests limit for this time window, please wait...
                    moreInfo: https://apidocs.getresponse.com/en/v3/errors/1015
                    context:
                      currentLimit: 30000
                      timeToReset: 100 seconds
                    uuid: 510c6726-7f65-46b7-a798-ca403133924f
      security:
      - api-key: []
      - oauth2:
        - all
  /custom-events/trigger:
    post:
      tags:
      - Custom Events
      summary: Trigger a custom event
      operationId: triggerCustomEvent
      requestBody:
        $ref: '#/components/requestBodies/TriggerCustomEvent'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Empty response
          headers:
            X-RateLimit-Limit:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimitLimit'
            X-RateLimit-Remaining:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimitRemaining'
            X-RateLimit-Reset:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimitReset'
        '404':
          description: Resource not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
              examples:
                example:
                  value:
                    httpStatus: 404
                    code: 1013
                    codeDescription: The requested resource was not found
                    message: Resource not found
                    moreInfo: https://apidocs.getresponse.com/en/v3/errors/1013
                    context:
                      contactId: pVyRW
                    uuid: 87b90a96-5ee5-4ca4-8180-ac00adcf62c7
        '400':
          description: Request validation error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
              examples:
                example:
                  value:
                    httpStatus: 400
                    code: 1000
                    codeDescription: General error of validation process, more details should be in context
                      section
                    message: Validation error, see context section for more information
                    moreInfo: https://apidocs.getresponse.com/en/v3/errors/1000
                    context:
                      validationType: searchFilter[query]
                      fieldName: name
                      originalName: lorem-ipsum
                      errorDescription: Not allowed search field
                    uuid: 77dabfd1-1fa7-4f9f-8d3f-487b4403e3aa
        '401':
          description: Authentication error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
              examples:
                example:
                  value:
                    httpStatus: 401
                    code: 1014
                    codeDescription: Problem during authentication process, check headers!
                    message: Unable to authenticate request. Check credentials or authentication method
                      details
                    moreInfo: https://apidocs.getresponse.com/en/v3/errors/1014
                    context:
                      authenticationType: auth_token
                    uuid: 62417847-4f12-4c25-9b3a-0b619a187efe
        '429':
          description: The throttling limit has been reached
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
              examples:
                example:
                  value:
                    httpStatus: 429
                    code: 1015
                    codeDescription: Too many request to API, quota reached, please wait till next quota
                      window
                    message: You have reached your requests limit for this time window, please wait...
                    moreInfo: https://apidocs.getresponse.com/en/v3/errors/1015
                    context:
                      currentLimit: 30000
                      timeToReset: 100 seconds
                    uuid: 510c6726-7f65-46b7-a798-ca403133924f
      security:
      - api-key: []
      - oauth2:
        - all
      x-operation-class-name: TriggerCustomEvent
components:
  headers:
    CurrentPage:
      description: The current page number
      schema:
        type: integer
        format: int32
    RateLimitLimit:
      description: The total number of requests available per time frame
      schema:
        type: integer
        format: int32
    RateLimitRemaining:
      description: The number of requests left in the current time frame
      schema:
        type: integer
        format: int32
    RateLimitReset:
      description: Seconds left in the current time frame, e.g. "432 seconds"
      schema:
        type: string
    TotalCount:
      description: The total number of resources found for the specified conditions
      schema:
        type: integer
        format: int32
    TotalPages:
      description: The total number of pages
      schema:
        type: integer
        format: int32
  parameters:
    Fields:
      name: fields
      in: query
      description: List of fields that should be returned. Id is always returned. Fields should be separated
        by comma
      required: false
      schema:
        type: string
    Page:
      name: page
      in: query
      description: Page number
      required: false
      schema:
        type: integer
        format: int32
        default: 1
        minimum: 1
    PerPage:
      name: perPage
      in: query
      description: Requested number of results per page
      required: false
      schema:
        type: integer
        format: int32
        default: 100
        maximum: 1000
        minimum: 1
    customEventId:
      name: customEventId
      in: path
      description: The custom event ID
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      example: hp2
  requestBodies:
    NewCustomEvent:
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/NewCustomEvent'
    TriggerCustomEvent:
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/TriggerCustomEvent'
    UpdateCustomEvent:
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/UpdateCustomEvent'
  responses:
    CustomEventDetails:
      description: The custom event details
      headers:
        X-RateLimit-Limit:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimitLimit'
        X-RateLimit-Remaining:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimitRemaining'
        X-RateLimit-Reset:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimitReset'
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/CustomEventDetails'
    CustomEventsList:
      description: The list of custom events
      headers:
        X-RateLimit-Limit:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimitLimit'
        X-RateLimit-Remaining:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimitRemaining'
        X-RateLimit-Reset:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimitReset'
        CurrentPage:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/CurrentPage'
        TotalPages:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/TotalPages'
        TotalCount:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/TotalCount'
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: array
            items:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CustomEventDetails'
  schemas:
    CustomEvent:
      required:
      - name
      - attributes
      properties:
        name:
          description: Unique name of custom event
          type: string
          pattern: ^[a-z0-9_]{3,64}$
          example: sample_custom_event
        attributes:
          description: Optional collection of attributes
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/CustomEventAttributeDetails'
      type: object
    CustomEventAttribute:
      required:
      - name
      - type
      properties:
        name:
          description: Unique name of attribute
          type: string
          pattern: ^[a-z0-9_]{3,64}$
          example: sample_attribute
        type:
          description: Type of attribute
          enum:
          - string
          - number
          - datetime
          - boolean
          example: string
      type: object
    CustomEventAttributeDetails:
      required:
      - customEventAttributeId
      type: object
      allOf:
      - properties:
          customEventAttributeId:
            type: string
            readOnly: true
            example: gt7
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/CustomEventAttribute'
    CustomEventDetails:
      required:
      - customEventId
      - createdOn
      type: object
      allOf:
      - properties:
          customEventId:
            description: The custom event ID
            type: string
            readOnly: true
            example: hy7
          createdOn:
            description: Date of creation custom event definition
            type: string
            format: date-time
            readOnly: true
            example: 2019-08-19T11:32:34+0000
          href:
            description: Direct hyperlink to a resource
            type: string
            format: url
            readOnly: true
            example: https://api.getresponse.com/v3/custom-events/vBd5
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/CustomEvent'
    ErrorResponse:
      required:
      - httpStatus
      - code
      - codeDescription
      - message
      - moreInfo
      - context
      - uuid
      properties:
        httpStatus:
          description: HTTP response code
          type: integer
          format: int32
        code:
          description: API error code
          type: integer
          format: int32
        codeDescription:
          description: API error code description
          type: string
        message:
          description: Error message
          type: string
        moreInfo:
          description: URL to error description in the API Docs
          type: string
        context:
          type: object
        uuid:
          description: UUID of the error response
          type: string
      type: object
    NewCustomEvent:
      type: object
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/CustomEvent'
    SortOrderEnum:
      type: string
      enum:
      - ASC
      - DESC
    StringBooleanEnum:
      type: string
      enum:
      - 'true'
      - 'false'
    TriggerCustomEvent:
      required:
      - name
      - contactId
      properties:
        name:
          description: The name of custom event. Custom event with this name must already exist
          type: string
          maxLength: 64
          minLength: 3
          pattern: ^[a-z0-9_]{3,64}$
          example: lesson_finished
        contactId:
          description: The contact ID
          type: string
          example: lTgH5
        attributes:
          description: The attributes for the trigger
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/TriggerCustomEventAttribute'
      type: object
    TriggerCustomEventAttribute:
      required:
      - name
      - value
      properties:
        name:
          description: The name of the attribute. It must be already defined for the custom event
          type: string
          maxLength: 64
          minLength: 3
          example: lesson_name
        value:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/TriggerCustomEventAttributeValue'
      type: object
    TriggerCustomEventAttributeValue:
      description: The value of the attribute. Value type depends on the attribute definition
      oneOf:
      - type: string
        maxLength: 255
        minLength: 1
        example: lesson_3
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/StringBooleanEnum'
      - type: boolean
      - description: 'Date in extended ISO 8601 datetime format: *2019-01-01T08:00:00+00*'
        type: string
        format: date-time
        example: 2019-01-01T08:00:00+0000
      - type: integer
        format: int64
        example: 1500
    UpdateCustomEvent:
      type: object
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/CustomEvent'
  securitySchemes:
    api-key:
      type: apiKey
      description: Header value must be prefixed with api-key
      name: X-Auth-Token
      in: header
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        implicit:
          authorizationUrl: https://app.getresponse.com/oauth2_authorize.html
          scopes:
            all: all data access
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://app.getresponse.com/oauth2_authorize.html
          tokenUrl: https://api.getresponse.com/v3/token
          scopes:
            all: all data access
        clientCredentials:
          tokenUrl: https://api.getresponse.com/v3/token
          scopes:
            all: all data access