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Metadata refers to information about data. This API retrieves metadata for a specified event by using the event name. It fetches the details of the event's schema or structure as defined during its creation, detailing the various fields and their attributes.

Example request

curl --location 'https://eu.api.capillarytech.com/v2/events/meta?event_name=Event_Rutuja' \
--header 'Authorization: Basic bWFkaHjU2YQ==' \
--header 'Cookie: _cfuvid=RY6QOmEmXhlkpkYzUT5aGlkDXWcSpLGwMXEa7suetWY-1719207183918-0.0.1.1-604800000; _cfuvid=yWiDF4a0reOBPItfUk9t6CNMWJz3YZCMhRE5lfMrHXQ-1758800023218-0.0.1.1-604800000'

Prerequisites

Authentication: Basic or OAuth credentials
Access group resource: Read access on Behavioural Events resource

Resource information


URI	/events/meta
HTTP method	GET
Pagination supported?	NA
Rate limit	NA
Batch support	NA

Query parameter

Parameter (Parameters marked with * are mandatory)	Description
event_name*	Name of the event for which the metadata is retrieved.

Example response

{
    "clickEventsMeta": {
        "eventId": "dbfca3b86bd501fa6fa92b0c682b8f58",
        "eventName": "Event_Rutuja",
        "actions": [
            "EIConsumer"
        ],
        "fields": [
            {
                "name": "customer",
                "type": "CUSTOMER",
                "attributes": {
                    "accountId": {
                        "valueType": "ENUM"
                    },
                    "addCustomerIfNotExists": {
                        "value": "false",
                        "valueType": "Boolean"
                    },
                    "identifierType": {
                        "value": "mobile",
                        "valueType": "ENUM"
                    },
                    "isRequired": {
                        "value": "true",
                        "valueType": "BOOLEAN"
                    },
                    "source": {
                        "value": "INSTORE",
                        "valueType": "ENUM"
                    }
                }
            },
            {
                "name": "String",
                "type": "TILLCODE",
                "attributes": {
                    "isRequired": {
                        "value": "false",
                        "valueType": "Boolean"
                    },
                    "isUniqueKeyField": {
                        "value": "false",
                        "valueType": "BOOLEAN"
                    }
                }
            }
        ],
        "orgId": 100737,
        "status": "PUBLISHED",
        "testStatus": "VERIFIED",
        "connectedOrgContext": {
            "orgType": "STANDARD_ORG"
        },
        "date": 1758800023162,
        "standardEvent": false
    },
    "transformerMappings": {
        "defaultTransformerMapping": null,
        "webEngageTransformerMapping": null
    },
    "warnings": []
}

Response parameters

Parameter	Datatype	Description
clickEventsMeta	Object	Object containing metadata related to the event.
-eventId	String	Unique identifier generated for the event at the time of its creation.
-eventName	String	Name of the event.
-eventType	String	Specifies what the event is related to. Values: `USEREVENT`, `PRODUCTEVENT`, `COUPONEVENT`
-actions	Object	Object containing a list of event handlers that process the event.
-fields	Object	Object containing the details of the fields of the event.
-- name	String	Name of the field.
-- type	String	Data type or data related to the field. Example: `STRING`, `DOUBLE`, `CUSTOMER`
-- attributes	Object	Attributes associated with the field.
--- accountId	Object	Object containing customer account-related information for the field.
---- valueType	String	Data type of the accountId field value. For example, `Boolean`, `Enum`, `String`.
--- addCustomerIfNotExists	Object	Object containing information for adding customers if they do not exist.
---- value	Boolean	Specifies if customers should be added if they do not exist. Values: `True` - If customers do not exist, they are created. `False` - If customers do not exist, they are not created.
---- valueType	String	Data type of the `addCustomerIfNotExists` field value. For example, `Boolean`, `Enum`, `String`.
--- identifierType	Object	Contains information on customer identifier type.
---- value	String	Customer identifier name.
---- valueType	String	Data type of the `identifierType` field value. For example, `Boolean`, `Enum`, `String`.
--- isRequired	Object	Object containing information on whether the field is mandatory.
---- value	Boolean	Indicates if the field is mandatory. Values: `True` - Required, `False` - Not required.
---- valueType	String	Data type of the `isRequired` field value. For example, `Boolean`, `Enum`, `String`.
--- source	Object	Contains information on the source of customer creation.
---- value	String	Source of customer creation.
---- valueType	String	Data type of the source field value. For example, `Boolean`, `Enum`, `String`.
--- isPsiData	Object	Object indicating if the field contains Protected Sensitive Information. For more information refer, Classify Potentially Sensitive Information (PSI)
---- value	Boolean	Indicates if PSI is present. Values: `True` - PSI present, `False` - No PSI.
---- valueType	String	Value indicating if Protected Sensitive Information is present. Values: `True` - PSI present, `False` - No PSI.
--- isUniqueKeyField	Object	Object containing information on isUniqueKeyField attribute. Enable to make the attribute a part of a unique key. By default, the event name and customer identifier are included in the unique key. When the isuniquekeyfield attribute is enabled, it is added to the unique key with the event name and customer identifier. This ensures that the combination of these elements remains unique and consistent. Refer Enabling uniqueness check for more details.
---- value	Boolean	Value indicating if the field is a unique key field. Values: `True` - Part of unique key, `False` - Not part of unique key.
---- valueType	String	Data type of the isUniqueKeyField field value. For example, `Boolean`, `Enum`, `String`.
--- regex	Object	Object containing information for regex.
---- valueType	String	Data type of the regex field value. For example, `Boolean`, `Enum`, `String`.
--- possibleValues	Object	Object containing the possible values for the field.
---- valueType	String	Data type of the possibleValues field value. For example, `Boolean`, `Enum`, `String`.
---- values	Enum	List of possible values.
-orgId	Integer	Organisation ID for which the events are created.
-status	String	Indicates if the event is published.
-testStatus	String	Indicates if the event is verified for data flow.
-label	String	Display name of the event.
-description	String	Description of the event.
-date	Long	Timestamp for the event in UNIX epoch format.
-standardEvent	Boolean	Indicates if the event is standard or custom. `True` - Standard event, `False` - Custom event. For more information refer, Types of Behavioral Events
transformerMappings	Object	Object containing information on field mapping. For more information, refer to Transformer
-defaultTransformerMapping	Object	Object containing information on default field mapping.
-webEngageTransformerMapping	Object	Object containing information on mapping for WebEngage. For more information see, WebEngage .
warnings	Object	Object containing a list of warning messages, if any.

Error codes

Error code	Description
404	Not found. The api endpoint url is incorrect.