FullStory · Schema

FullStory Event

A custom event in FullStory representing a server-side or client-side action. Events can be associated with sessions and users, and include custom properties for behavioral analysis.

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Properties

Name Type Description
name string The name of the custom event
timestamp string ISO 8601 timestamp for when the event occurred
session object Session association for the event
user object User association for the event. Not accepted if session.id is provided.
properties object Custom key-value properties for the event. Supports string, real, integer, boolean, array, and object types. Type suffixes are not required in v2.
schema object Optional explicit type declarations for custom event properties
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JSON Schema

fullstory-event-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://fullstory.com/schemas/fullstory/event.json",
  "title": "FullStory Event",
  "description": "A custom event in FullStory representing a server-side or client-side action. Events can be associated with sessions and users, and include custom properties for behavioral analysis.",
  "type": "object",
  "required": ["name"],
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The name of the custom event"
    },
    "timestamp": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "ISO 8601 timestamp for when the event occurred"
    },
    "session": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/SessionReference",
      "description": "Session association for the event"
    },
    "user": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/UserReference",
      "description": "User association for the event. Not accepted if session.id is provided."
    },
    "properties": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Custom key-value properties for the event. Supports string, real, integer, boolean, array, and object types. Type suffixes are not required in v2.",
      "additionalProperties": true
    },
    "schema": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Optional explicit type declarations for custom event properties",
      "additionalProperties": true
    }
  },
  "$defs": {
    "SessionReference": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Reference to a session for associating the event with a recorded session",
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The session identifier to associate the event with"
        },
        "use_most_recent": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "If true, the most recent session within 30 minutes will be used. If no recent session is found and no id is provided, the event is created without a session."
        }
      }
    },
    "UserReference": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Reference to a user for associating the event with a specific user",
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The FullStory-assigned user ID"
        },
        "uid": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The external user identifier"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}