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Event

The description of an event that happened within Box

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Properties

Name Type Description
type string `event`
created_at string When the event object was created
recorded_at string When the event object was recorded in database
event_id string The ID of the event object. You can use this to detect duplicate events
created_by object
event_type object
session_id string The session of the user that performed the action. Not all events will populate this attribute.
source object
additional_details object This object provides additional information about the event if available. This can include how a user performed an event as well as additional information to correlate an event to external KeySafe log
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JSON Schema

box-event-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "#/components/schemas/Event",
  "title": "Event",
  "type": "object",
  "x-box-resource-id": "event",
  "x-box-tag": "events",
  "description": "The description of an event that happened within Box",
  "properties": {
    "type": {
      "description": "`event`",
      "type": "string",
      "example": "event"
    },
    "created_at": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "When the event object was created",
      "example": "2022-12-12T10:53:43-08:00"
    },
    "recorded_at": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "When the event object was recorded in database",
      "example": "2022-12-12T10:54:43-08:00"
    },
    "event_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "example": "f82c3ba03e41f7e8a7608363cc6c0390183c3f83",
      "description": "The ID of the event object. You can use this to detect duplicate events"
    },
    "created_by": {
      "allOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/User--Mini"
        },
        {
          "description": "The user that performed the action represented by the event.\nSome events may be performed by users not logged into Box.\nIn that case, not all attributes of the object are populated and the\nevent is attributed to a unknown user (`user_id = 2`)"
        }
      ]
    },
    "event_type": {
      "allOf": [
        {
          "title": "Event Type",
          "example": "FILE_MARKED_MALICIOUS",
          "type": "string",
          "description": "An event type that can trigger an event",
          "enum": [
            "ACCESS_GRANTED",
            "ACCESS_REVOKED",
            "ADD_DEVICE_ASSOCIATION",
            "ADD_LOGIN_ACTIVITY_DEVICE",
            "ADMIN_LOGIN",
            "APPLICATION_CREATED",
            "APPLICATION_PUBLIC_KEY_ADDED",
            "APPLICATION_PUBLIC_KEY_DELETED",
            "CHANGE_ADMIN_ROLE",
            "CHANGE_FOLDER_PERMISSION",
            "COLLABORATION_ACCEPT",
            "COLLABORATION_EXPIRATION",
            "COLLABORATION_INVITE",
            "COLLABORATION_REMOVE",
            "COLLABORATION_ROLE_CHANGE",
            "COLLAB_ADD_COLLABORATOR",
            "COLLAB_INVITE_COLLABORATOR",
            "COLLAB_REMOVE_COLLABORATOR",
            "COLLAB_ROLE_CHANGE",
            "COMMENT_CREATE",
            "COMMENT_DELETE",
            "CONTENT_ACCESS",
            "CONTENT_WORKFLOW_ABNORMAL_DOWNLOAD_ACTIVITY",
            "CONTENT_WORKFLOW_AUTOMATION_ADD",
            "CONTENT_WORKFLOW_AUTOMATION_DELETE",
            "CONTENT_WORKFLOW_POLICY_ADD",
            "CONTENT_WORKFLOW_SHARING_POLICY_VIOLATION",
            "CONTENT_WORKFLOW_UPLOAD_POLICY_VIOLATION",
            "COPY",
            "DATA_RETENTION_CREATE_RETENTION",
            "DATA_RETENTION_REMOVE_RETENTION",
            "DELETE",
            "DELETE_USER",
            "DEVICE_TRUST_CHECK_FAILED",
            "DOWNLOAD",
            "EDIT",
            "EDIT_USER",
            "EMAIL_ALIAS_CONFIRM",
            "EMAIL_ALIAS_REMOVE",
            "ENABLE_TWO_FACTOR_AUTH",
            "ENTERPRISE_APP_AUTHORIZATION_UPDATE",
            "FAILED_LOGIN",
            "FILE_MARKED_MALICIOUS",
            "FILE_WATERMARKED_DOWNLOAD",
            "GROUP_ADD_ITEM",
            "GROUP_ADD_USER",
            "GROUP_CREATION",
            "GROUP_DELETION",
            "GROUP_EDITED",
            "GROUP_REMOVE_ITEM",
            "GROUP_REMOVE_USER",
            "ITEM_COPY",
            "ITEM_CREATE",
            "ITEM_DOWNLOAD",
            "ITEM_MAKE_CURRENT_VERSION",
            "ITEM_MODIFY",
            "ITEM_MOVE",
            "ITEM_OPEN",
            "ITEM_PREVIEW",
            "ITEM_RENAME",
            "ITEM_SHARED",
            "ITEM_SHARED_CREATE",
            "ITEM_SHARED_UNSHARE",
            "ITEM_SHARED_UPDATE",
            "ITEM_SYNC",
            "ITEM_TRASH",
            "ITEM_UNDELETE_VIA_TRASH",
            "ITEM_UNSYNC",
            "ITEM_UPLOAD",
            "LEGAL_HOLD_ASSIGNMENT_CREATE",
            "LEGAL_HOLD_ASSIGNMENT_DELETE",
            "LEGAL_HOLD_POLICY_CREATE",
            "LEGAL_HOLD_POLICY_DELETE",
            "LEGAL_HOLD_POLICY_UPDATE",
            "LOCK",
            "LOCK_CREATE",
            "LOCK_DESTROY",
            "LOGIN",
            "MASTER_INVITE_ACCEPT",
            "MASTER_INVITE_REJECT",
            "METADATA_INSTANCE_CREATE",
            "METADATA_INSTANCE_DELETE",
            "METADATA_INSTANCE_UPDATE",
            "METADATA_TEMPLATE_CREATE",
            "METADATA_TEMPLATE_DELETE",
            "METADATA_TEMPLATE_UPDATE",
            "MOVE",
            "NEW_USER",
            "PREVIEW",
            "REMOVE_DEVICE_ASSOCIATION",
            "REMOVE_LOGIN_ACTIVITY_DEVICE",
            "RENAME",
            "RETENTION_POLICY_ASSIGNMENT_ADD",
            "SHARE",
            "SHARE_EXPIRATION",
            "SHIELD_ALERT",
            "SHIELD_EXTERNAL_COLLAB_ACCESS_BLOCKED",
            "SHIELD_EXTERNAL_COLLAB_ACCESS_BLOCKED_MISSING_JUSTIFICATION",
            "SHIELD_EXTERNAL_COLLAB_INVITE_BLOCKED",
            "SHIELD_EXTERNAL_COLLAB_INVITE_BLOCKED_MISSING_JUSTIFICATION",
            "SHIELD_JUSTIFICATION_APPROVAL",
            "SHIELD_SHARED_LINK_ACCESS_BLOCKED",
            "SHIELD_SHARED_LINK_STATUS_RESTRICTED_ON_CREATE",
            "SHIELD_SHARED_LINK_STATUS_RESTRICTED_ON_UPDATE",
            "SIGN_DOCUMENT_ASSIGNED",
            "SIGN_DOCUMENT_CANCELLED",
            "SIGN_DOCUMENT_COMPLETED",
            "SIGN_DOCUMENT_CONVERTED",
            "SIGN_DOCUMENT_CREATED",
            "SIGN_DOCUMENT_DECLINED",
            "SIGN_DOCUMENT_EXPIRED",
            "SIGN_DOCUMENT_SIGNED",
            "SIGN_DOCUMENT_VIEWED_BY_SIGNED",
            "SIGNER_DOWNLOADED",
            "SIGNER_FORWARDED",
            "STORAGE_EXPIRATION",
            "TAG_ITEM_CREATE",
            "TASK_ASSIGNMENT_CREATE",
            "TASK_ASSIGNMENT_DELETE",
            "TASK_ASSIGNMENT_UPDATE",
            "TASK_CREATE",
            "TASK_UPDATE",
            "TERMS_OF_SERVICE_ACCEPT",
            "TERMS_OF_SERVICE_REJECT",
            "UNDELETE",
            "UNLOCK",
            "UNSHARE",
            "UPDATE_COLLABORATION_EXPIRATION",
            "UPDATE_SHARE_EXPIRATION",
            "UPLOAD",
            "USER_AUTHENTICATE_OAUTH2_ACCESS_TOKEN_CREATE",
            "WATERMARK_LABEL_CREATE",
            "WATERMARK_LABEL_DELETE"
          ]
        },
        {
          "description": "The event type that triggered this event"
        }
      ]
    },
    "session_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "example": "70090280850c8d2a1933c1",
      "description": "The session of the user that performed the action. Not all events will\npopulate this attribute."
    },
    "source": {
      "allOf": [
        {
          "oneOf": [
            {
              "$ref": "#/components/schemas/User"
            },
            {
              "$ref": "#/components/schemas/EventSource"
            },
            {
              "$ref": "#/components/schemas/File"
            },
            {
              "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Folder"
            },
            {
              "$ref": "#/components/schemas/GenericSource"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "description": "The resource that triggered this event. For more information,\ncheck out the guide on event triggers."
        }
      ]
    },
    "additional_details": {
      "type": "object",
      "example": {
        "key": "value"
      },
      "description": "This object provides additional information about the event if available.\n\nThis can include how a user performed an event as well as additional\ninformation to correlate an event to external KeySafe logs. Not all events\nhave an `additional_details` object.  This object is only available in the\nEnterprise Events."
    }
  }
}