An event sent to the Inngest platform via the /e/{eventKey} endpoint. Events trigger Inngest functions via name-based subscriptions and are de-duplicated using the optional id field.
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Properties
Name
Type
Description
id
string
Optional deduplication ID. If two events share the same id within the deduplication window, only the first triggers function runs.
name
string
Event name. Convention is `domain/subject.action` (e.g. `app/user.created`).
data
object
Arbitrary JSON payload carried by the event.
user
object
Optional user context attached to the event (e.g. external_id, email).
ts
integer
Unix timestamp in milliseconds at which the event occurred.
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/inngest/main/json-schema/inngest-event-schema.json",
"title": "InngestEvent",
"description": "An event sent to the Inngest platform via the /e/{eventKey} endpoint. Events trigger Inngest functions via name-based subscriptions and are de-duplicated using the optional id field.",
"type": "object",
"required": ["name", "data"],
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional deduplication ID. If two events share the same id within the deduplication window, only the first triggers function runs."
},
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Event name. Convention is `domain/subject.action` (e.g. `app/user.created`).",
"pattern": "^[a-zA-Z0-9._/:-]+$"
},
"data": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Arbitrary JSON payload carried by the event.",
"additionalProperties": true
},
"user": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Optional user context attached to the event (e.g. external_id, email).",
"additionalProperties": true
},
"ts": {
"type": "integer",
"format": "int64",
"description": "Unix timestamp in milliseconds at which the event occurred."
},
"v": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional event schema version."
}
}
}
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