Outline Events API

`Events` represent an artifact of an action. Whether it is creating a user, editing a document, changing permissions, or any other action – an event is created that can be used as an audit trail or activity stream.

Operations 1

POST /events.list List all events #

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OpenAPI Specification

outline-events-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Outline Events API
  description: '# Introduction


    The Outline API is structured in an RPC style.'
  version: 0.1.0
  contact:
    email: hello@getoutline.com
  license:
    name: BSD-3-Clause
    url: https://github.com/outline/openapi/blob/main/LICENSE
servers:
- url: https://app.getoutline.com/api
  description: Cloud hosted
- url: https://{domain}/api
  description: Self-hosted on your own server
  variables:
    domain:
      default: example.com
security:
- BearerAuth: []
- OAuth2:
  - read
  - write
tags:
- name: Events
  description: '`Events` represent an artifact of an action. Whether it is creating a user,

    editing a document, changing permissions, or any other action – an event

    is created that can be used as an audit trail or activity stream.'
paths:
  /events.list:
    post:
      tags:
      - Events
      summary: List all events
      description: Events are an audit trail of important events that happen in the knowledge base.
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              allOf:
              - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Pagination'
              - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Sorting'
              - type: object
                properties:
                  name:
                    type: string
                    description: Filter to a specific event, e.g. "collections.create". Event names are in the format "objects.verb"
                  actorId:
                    type: string
                    format: uuid
                    description: Filter to events performed by the selected user
                  documentId:
                    type: string
                    format: uuid
                    description: Filter to events performed in the selected document
                  collectionId:
                    type: string
                    format: uuid
                    description: Filter to events performed in the selected collection
                  auditLog:
                    type: boolean
                    description: Whether to return detailed events suitable for an audit log. Without this flag less detailed event types will be returned.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Event'
                  pagination:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Pagination'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthenticated'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
      operationId: eventsList
components:
  schemas:
    Pagination:
      type: object
      properties:
        offset:
          type: number
          example: 0
        limit:
          type: number
          example: 25
    Event:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Unique identifier for the object.
          readOnly: true
          format: uuid
        name:
          type: string
          example: documents.create
          readOnly: true
        modelId:
          type: string
          description: Identifier for the object this event is associated with when it is not one of document, collection, or user.
          format: uuid
          readOnly: true
        userId:
          type: string
          description: Identifier for the user associated with the event, if any.
          format: uuid
          readOnly: true
        actorId:
          type: string
          description: The user that performed the action.
          format: uuid
          readOnly: true
        actorIpAddress:
          type: string
          description: The ip address the action was performed from. This field is only returned when the `auditLog` boolean is true.
          example: 60.169.88.100
          readOnly: true
        collectionId:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: Identifier for the associated collection, if any
          readOnly: true
        documentId:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: Identifier for the associated document, if any
          readOnly: true
        createdAt:
          type: string
          description: The date and time that this event was created
          readOnly: true
          format: date-time
        data:
          type: object
          example:
            name: Equipment list
          description: Additional unstructured data associated with the event
          readOnly: true
        changes:
          type:
          - object
          - 'null'
          description: The set of changes made by this event. This field is only returned when the `auditLog` boolean is true.
          readOnly: true
        actor:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
    Sorting:
      type: object
      properties:
        sort:
          type: string
          example: updatedAt
        direction:
          type: string
          example: DESC
          enum:
          - ASC
          - DESC
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        ok:
          type: boolean
          example: false
        error:
          type: string
        message:
          type: string
        status:
          type: number
        data:
          type: object
    UserRole:
      type: string
      enum:
      - admin
      - member
      - viewer
      - guest
    User:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Unique identifier for the object.
          readOnly: true
          format: uuid
        name:
          type: string
          description: The name of this user, it is migrated from Slack or Google Workspace when the SSO connection is made but can be changed if necessary.
          example: Jane Doe
        avatarUrl:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: The URL for the image associated with this user, it will be displayed in the application UI and email notifications.
        color:
          type: string
          description: A color representing the user, used in the UI for avatars without an image.
          readOnly: true
        email:
          type: string
          description: The email associated with this user, it is migrated from Slack or Google Workspace when the SSO connection is made but can be changed if necessary.
          format: email
          readOnly: true
        role:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserRole'
        isSuspended:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether this user has been suspended.
          readOnly: true
        lastActiveAt:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The last time this user made an API request, this value is updated at most every 5 minutes.
          readOnly: true
          format: date-time
        timezone:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The timezone this user has registered.
        createdAt:
          type: string
          description: The date and time that this user first signed in or was invited as a guest.
          readOnly: true
          format: date-time
        updatedAt:
          type: string
          description: The date and time that this user was last updated.
          readOnly: true
          format: date-time
        deletedAt:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The date and time that this user was deleted, if applicable.
          readOnly: true
          format: date-time
  responses:
    RateLimited:
      description: The request was rate limited.
      headers:
        Retry-After:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/Retry-After'
        RateLimit-Limit:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Limit'
        RateLimit-Remaining:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Remaining'
        RateLimit-Reset:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimit-Reset'
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              ok:
                type: boolean
                example: false
              error:
                type: string
                example: rate_limit_exceeded
              status:
                type: number
                example: 429
    Unauthenticated:
      description: The API key is missing or otherwise invalid.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Unauthorized:
      description: The current API key is not authorized to perform this action.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  headers:
    RateLimit-Limit:
      schema:
        type: integer
      description: The maximum requests available in the current duration.
    Retry-After:
      schema:
        type: integer
      description: Seconds in the future to retry the request, if rate limited.
    RateLimit-Reset:
      schema:
        type: string
      description: Timestamp in the future the duration will reset.
    RateLimit-Remaining:
      schema:
        type: integer
      description: How many requests are left in the current duration.
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
    OAuth2:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://app.getoutline.com/oauth/authorize
          tokenUrl: https://app.getoutline.com/oauth/token
          refreshUrl: https://app.getoutline.com/oauth/token
          scopes:
            read: Read access
            write: Write access