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Http V2 Api Event Structure

Event schema from Amplitude HTTP V2 API

Type: object Properties: 36 Required: 1
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Event is a JSON Structure definition published by Amplitude, describing 36 properties, of which 1 is required. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.

Properties

user_id device_id event_type time event_properties user_properties groups group_properties app_version platform os_name os_version device_brand device_manufacturer device_model carrier country region city dma language price quantity revenue productId revenueType location_lat location_lng ip idfa idfv adid android_id event_id session_id insert_id

Meta-schema: https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#

JSON Structure

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{
  "$schema": "https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amplitude/refs/heads/main/json-structure/http-v2-api-event-structure.json",
  "name": "Event",
  "description": "Event schema from Amplitude HTTP V2 API",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "user_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "A readable ID specified by you. Must have a minimum length of 5 characters unless overridden. Required unless device_id is present."
    },
    "device_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "A device-specific identifier. Required unless user_id is present."
    },
    "event_type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The name of the event being tracked."
    },
    "time": {
      "type": "int64",
      "description": "The timestamp of the event in milliseconds since epoch. If not provided, Amplitude uses the upload time."
    },
    "event_properties": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "A dictionary of key-value pairs representing properties of the event.",
      "additionalProperties": true
    },
    "user_properties": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "A dictionary of key-value pairs representing properties of the user. Supports set, setOnce, add, append, prepend, unset, and remove operations.",
      "additionalProperties": true
    },
    "groups": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "A dictionary of group type to group name mappings for this event.",
      "additionalProperties": true
    },
    "group_properties": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "A dictionary of key-value pairs representing properties of the group.",
      "additionalProperties": true
    },
    "app_version": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The version of the application sending the event."
    },
    "platform": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The platform of the device sending the event."
    },
    "os_name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The name of the operating system of the device."
    },
    "os_version": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The version of the operating system of the device."
    },
    "device_brand": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The brand of the device."
    },
    "device_manufacturer": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The manufacturer of the device."
    },
    "device_model": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The model of the device."
    },
    "carrier": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The carrier of the device."
    },
    "country": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The country of the user."
    },
    "region": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The region or state of the user."
    },
    "city": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The city of the user."
    },
    "dma": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The designated market area of the user."
    },
    "language": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The language setting of the user."
    },
    "price": {
      "type": "double",
      "description": "The price of the item purchased in a revenue event."
    },
    "quantity": {
      "type": "int32",
      "description": "The quantity of the item purchased in a revenue event."
    },
    "revenue": {
      "type": "double",
      "description": "The revenue generated by the event. Use negative values for refunds."
    },
    "productId": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The identifier for the product in a revenue event."
    },
    "revenueType": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The type of revenue for the event, such as purchase or refund."
    },
    "location_lat": {
      "type": "double",
      "description": "The latitude of the user's location."
    },
    "location_lng": {
      "type": "double",
      "description": "The longitude of the user's location."
    },
    "ip": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The IP address of the user. Use $remote to use the IP address from the upload request."
    },
    "idfa": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The Identifier for Advertiser (iOS)."
    },
    "idfv": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The Identifier for Vendor (iOS)."
    },
    "adid": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The Google Play Services advertising ID (Android)."
    },
    "android_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The Android ID (Android)."
    },
    "event_id": {
      "type": "int32",
      "description": "An incrementing counter to distinguish events with identical user_id and timestamps."
    },
    "session_id": {
      "type": "int64",
      "description": "The start time of the session in milliseconds since epoch. Use -1 for events outside a session."
    },
    "insert_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "A unique identifier for the event used for deduplication. Amplitude deduplicates subsequent events sent with the same insert_id and device_id or user_id within the past 7 days."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "event_type"
  ]
}