Datadog · Schema
EventAttributes
The attributes of an event returned from the Events Explorer
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Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| title | string | The event title as displayed in the Events Explorer |
| message | string | The event body text containing details about the event |
| timestamp | string | ISO 8601 timestamp when the event was recorded |
| priority | string | The event priority level |
| host | string | The hostname associated with this event |
| tags | array | List of tags associated with the event in key:value format |
| alert_type | string | The alert type category for visual display |
| aggregation_key | string | The arbitrary string used to group related events into a rollup |
| source_type_name | string | The source technology or integration that generated this event |
| status | string | The event status (active or expired) |
| attributes | object | Custom key-value attributes associated with the event |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/datadog/refs/heads/main/json-schema/datadog-events-event-attributes-schema.json",
"title": "EventAttributes",
"description": "The attributes of an event returned from the Events Explorer",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"title": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The event title as displayed in the Events Explorer",
"example": "Example Monitor"
},
"message": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The event body text containing details about the event",
"example": "CPU usage is high on {{host.name}}"
},
"timestamp": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"description": "ISO 8601 timestamp when the event was recorded",
"example": "2026-04-17T12:00:00Z"
},
"priority": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The event priority level",
"enum": [
"normal",
"low"
],
"example": "normal"
},
"host": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The hostname associated with this event",
"example": "example_value"
},
"tags": {
"type": "array",
"description": "List of tags associated with the event in key:value format",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"alert_type": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The alert type category for visual display",
"enum": [
"error",
"warning",
"info",
"success",
"user_update",
"recommendation",
"snapshot"
],
"example": "error"
},
"aggregation_key": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The arbitrary string used to group related events into a rollup",
"example": "example_value"
},
"source_type_name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The source technology or integration that generated this event",
"example": "Example Monitor"
},
"status": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The event status (active or expired)",
"example": "OK"
},
"attributes": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Custom key-value attributes associated with the event",
"additionalProperties": true
}
}
}