Inngest · Schema

InngestEvent

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.
v string Optional event schema version.
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JSON Schema

inngest-event-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$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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