Omnisend Events API

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  contact: {}
  title: Events API
  version: '2026'
  x-api-evangelist:
    harvested: '2026-08-13'
    method: searched
    source: https://dash.readme.com/api/v1/api-registry/9c1ckrq8msfxrbme
    source-note: Published by Omnisend on its own docs host api-docs.omnisend.com (ReadMe project @omnisend, branch v2026-03-15); registry document referenced by the reference page as oasPublicUrl.
servers:
- url: https://api.omnisend.com/api
tags:
- name: Events
paths:
  /events:
    post:
      description: 'With this endpoint you can send customer events to Omnisend. Customer events are used to track customer behavior and trigger automations based on that behavior.

        You can either format and send custom customer events or use predefined events.


        **Scopes:**

        `events.write`


        **Rate Limiting:**

        This endpoint is rate limited to 400 requests per minute.


        <br><a href="https://www.postman.com/omnisend-api/workspace/omnisend/overview" target="_blank">Open Postman collection</a>

        '
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/APIVersionHeader'
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/EventRequest'
        description: event information
        required: true
      responses:
        '202':
          description: Accepted
        '400':
          description: Validation failed
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationProblem'
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Problem'
      security:
      - Bearer:
        - events.write
      - ApiKeyAuth: []
      summary: Send Customer event
      tags:
      - Events
components:
  schemas:
    EventRequest:
      properties:
        contact:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/contactDto.Contact'
          description: Contact information, contact will be created or updated based on the data provided here.
        eventID:
          description: UUID of the event (v4, v5, v6, v7). Along with 'eventTime' used for historical event deduplication (not working on real-time events used for automations). If not provided, it will be generated automatically.
          example: 9afca57b-d157-478b-adde-b9506322b16f
          type: string
        eventName:
          description: Check event documentation to find what event names you need to specify for each event.
          example: my custom event
          type: string
        eventTime:
          description: ISO 8601 timestamp. Accepts RFC 3339 (e.g. "2021-07-01T00:00:00Z") and the space-separated form "YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS±HH:MM" (e.g. "2021-07-01 00:00:00+02:00"). Optional; defaults to current time.
          example: '2021-07-01T00:00:00Z'
          type: string
        eventVersion:
          description: Required ONLY for recommended events. Check event documentation to find what version you need to specify for each event. For custom events you should leave it empty.
          example: ''
          type: string
        origin:
          description: It should be based on the source of event API. If you are building platform or app integration it should have dedicated origin. Otherwise it should be "api".
          example: api
          type: string
        properties:
          additionalProperties: true
          description: Event properties, you can check events guides section to see what recommended properties you should provide for each event. Not providing recommending properties can result some of the features not working properly.
          type: object
      type: object
    contactDto.OptOut:
      properties:
        channel:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/contactDto.Channel'
          enum:
          - email
          - sms
        createdAt:
          type: string
        reason:
          maxLength: 100
          type: string
        source:
          maxLength: 100
          type: string
      type: object
    contactDto.Channel:
      enum:
      - email
      - sms
      type: string
      x-enum-varnames:
      - ChannelTypeEmail
      - ChannelTypeSms
    Problem:
      description: Standard error response returned by all API endpoints on failure.
      properties:
        detail:
          description: Human-readable explanation of this specific error occurrence
          example: A human-readable explanation of the error.
          type: string
        instance:
          description: Request trace identifier for support and debugging
          example: urn:omnisend:request:00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001
          type: string
        status:
          description: HTTP status code
          example: 0
          type: integer
        title:
          description: Short description of the error type
          example: Problem
          type: string
        type:
          description: URI that identifies the error type
          example: https://problems.omnisend.com/problem
          type: string
      type: object
    contactDto.Consent:
      properties:
        channel:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/contactDto.Channel'
          enum:
          - email
          - sms
        createdAt:
          description: RFC3339 format
          type: string
        ip:
          description: IP address of the user
          type: string
        source:
          maxLength: 100
          type: string
        userAgent:
          description: User agent of the device that user used to give consent
          maxLength: 200
          type: string
      type: object
    ValidationProblem:
      description: Error response returned when the request contains invalid input. The errors array lists every field that failed validation.
      properties:
        detail:
          description: Human-readable explanation of this specific error occurrence
          example: A human-readable explanation of the error.
          type: string
        errors:
          description: List of fields that failed validation
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/FieldError'
          type: array
        instance:
          description: Request trace identifier for support and debugging
          example: urn:omnisend:request:00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001
          type: string
        status:
          description: HTTP status code
          example: 0
          type: integer
        title:
          description: Short description of the error type
          example: Problem
          type: string
        type:
          description: URI that identifies the error type
          example: https://problems.omnisend.com/problem
          type: string
      type: object
    contactDto.OptIn:
      properties:
        channel:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/contactDto.Channel'
          enum:
          - email
          - sms
        createdAt:
          type: string
        source:
          maxLength: 100
          type: string
      type: object
    FieldError:
      description: A single field validation failure within a validation error response.
      properties:
        code:
          description: Error code indicating the type of failure
          example: invalid_format
          type: string
        field:
          description: Dot-separated path to the field that failed validation
          example: content.email.subject
          type: string
        message:
          description: Human-readable explanation of what is wrong with the field value
          example: Must be a valid email address
          type: string
      type: object
    contactDto.Contact:
      properties:
        address:
          description: Street, house number, apartment
          example: 123 Main St.
          maxLength: 500
          type: string
        birthdate:
          description: 'Format: YYYY-MM-DD. Example: 1990-01-01'
          example: '1990-01-01'
          format: date
          type: string
        city:
          example: New York
          maxLength: 100
          type: string
        consents:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/contactDto.Consent'
          maxItems: 100
          type: array
        country:
          example: United States
          maxLength: 100
          type: string
        countryCode:
          description: ISO Country code. You can find all country codes in Guides part.
          example: US
          maxLength: 3
          type: string
        customProperties:
          additionalProperties: true
          description: You can add your own custom properties. Read more in https://api-docs.omnisend.com/reference/contacts#custom-properties
          type: object
        email:
          example: john.smoth@example.com
          type: string
        firstName:
          example: John
          maxLength: 50
          type: string
        gender:
          enum:
          - m
          - f
          type: string
        id:
          type: string
        lastName:
          example: Doe
          maxLength: 50
          type: string
        optIns:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/contactDto.OptIn'
          maxItems: 10
          type: array
        optOuts:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/contactDto.OptOut'
          maxItems: 10
          type: array
        phone:
          example: '+1234567890'
          maxLength: 15
          type: string
        postalCode:
          example: '10001'
          maxLength: 20
          type: string
        state:
          example: NY
          maxLength: 100
          type: string
        tags:
          description: Tags are labels you create to organize and manage your audience.
          example:
          - tag1
          - tag2
          items:
            type: string
          maxItems: 100
          type: array
      type: object
  parameters:
    APIVersionHeader:
      description: API version that specifies the response format and behaviour
      in: header
      name: Omnisend-Version
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
        default: '2026-03-15'
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      type: apiKey
    Bearer:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        clientCredentials:
          tokenUrl: https://app.omnisend.com/oauth2/token
          scopes: {}