Sentry · Schema

Sentry Event

Represents an individual error or transaction event in Sentry. Events are individual occurrences that get grouped into issues based on fingerprinting rules.

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Properties

Name	Type	Description
eventID	string	The unique identifier of the event.
context	object	Additional context data attached to the event.
dateCreated	string	When the event was created.
dateReceived	string	When the event was received by Sentry.
entries	array	The structured data entries of the event (exception, request, breadcrumbs, etc.).
message	string	The event message.
title	string	The title of the event.
platform	string	The platform that generated the event.
tags	array	Tags associated with the event.
type	string	The type of event (e.g., error, default, transaction).
groupID	string	The issue ID this event belongs to.
sdk	object	Information about the SDK that captured the event.
user	object	Information about the user who triggered the event.
contexts	object	Structured context data (device, os, browser, runtime, etc.).

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JSON Schema

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://sentry.io/schemas/event.json",
  "title": "Sentry Event",
  "description": "Represents an individual error or transaction event in Sentry. Events are individual occurrences that get grouped into issues based on fingerprinting rules.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "eventID": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The unique identifier of the event."
    },
    "context": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Additional context data attached to the event."
    },
    "dateCreated": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "When the event was created."
    },
    "dateReceived": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "When the event was received by Sentry."
    },
    "entries": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "The structured data entries of the event (exception, request, breadcrumbs, etc.).",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "type": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The type of entry (e.g., exception, request, breadcrumbs, message)."
          },
          "data": {
            "type": "object",
            "description": "The entry data, structure varies by type."
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "message": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The event message."
    },
    "title": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The title of the event."
    },
    "platform": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The platform that generated the event."
    },
    "tags": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Tags associated with the event.",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "key": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "value": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The type of event (e.g., error, default, transaction)."
    },
    "groupID": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The issue ID this event belongs to."
    },
    "sdk": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Information about the SDK that captured the event.",
      "properties": {
        "name": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "version": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      }
    },
    "user": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Information about the user who triggered the event.",
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "email": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "email"
        },
        "username": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "ip_address": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      }
    },
    "contexts": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Structured context data (device, os, browser, runtime, etc.).",
      "properties": {
        "device": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "name": { "type": "string" },
            "family": { "type": "string" },
            "model": { "type": "string" },
            "arch": { "type": "string" }
          }
        },
        "os": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "name": { "type": "string" },
            "version": { "type": "string" }
          }
        },
        "browser": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "name": { "type": "string" },
            "version": { "type": "string" }
          }
        },
        "runtime": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "name": { "type": "string" },
            "version": { "type": "string" }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "required": ["eventID", "dateCreated"]
}