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Fortellis Event Structure

Structure of an event delivered by Fortellis Event Relay to a sink webhook (POST /event/{channel}).

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Fortellis Event is a JSON Structure definition published by CDK Global.

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{
  "name": "Fortellis Event",
  "description": "Structure of an event delivered by Fortellis Event Relay to a sink webhook (POST /event/{channel}).",
  "version": "1.0",
  "created": "2026-05-23",
  "fields": [
    {
      "name": "fortellisEventId",
      "type": "string (uuid)",
      "required": true,
      "transport": "header (Fortellis-Event-Id)",
      "description": "Unique event id assigned by Fortellis; idempotency key for the sink."
    },
    {
      "name": "xRequestId",
      "type": "string (uuid)",
      "required": false,
      "transport": "header (X-Request-Id)",
      "description": "Correlation id propagated from the event source's request."
    },
    {
      "name": "authorization",
      "type": "string",
      "required": true,
      "transport": "header (Authorization)",
      "description": "Credentials proving caller identity to the sink, per RFC 7235 / 7617."
    },
    {
      "name": "dataOwnerId",
      "type": "string (uuid)",
      "required": false,
      "transport": "header (Data-Owner-Id)",
      "description": "Fortellis organization id identifying the dealer the event concerns."
    },
    {
      "name": "channel",
      "type": "integer",
      "required": true,
      "transport": "path",
      "description": "Channel/path used when the event was published by the source."
    },
    {
      "name": "payload",
      "type": "object",
      "required": true,
      "transport": "body (application/json)",
      "description": "Event payload conforming to the corresponding AsyncAPI specification."
    }
  ]
}