Event Audit API v1

Ensure compliance with your data governance policies.

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RudderStack’s Event Audit API gives you full access to your event metadata. This data includes event payload schemas, data types, and event payload versions.

This document describes the available calls in the Event Audit API, as well as request parameters and returned object properties.

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This API is deprecated. See Event Audit API v2 for the latest version.

Authentication

To authenticate with the Event Audit API, you will need your RUDDER_ADMIN_USER and RUDDER_ADMIN_PASSWORD. If you are using the RudderStack-managed hosting service, contact support for the necessary credentials.

Use HTTP Basic authentication with your Rudder admin username and password to authenticate requests.

Authorization: Basic <RUDDER_ADMIN_USER>:<RUDDER_ADMIN_PASSWORD>

Anyone with these credentials can use the same Event Audit API. In case it is compromised, please restart your data plane with different credentials.

Base URL

Use the data plane URLThe data plane URL is the location where events are routed and sent to the RudderStack backend for processing. You can find this URL in the home page of your RudderStack dashboard. as the base URL for your API requests.

List event models

Get the event models for your data plane.

GET
/schemas/event-models

Query parameters

WriteKey
optional
string
Optionally include your write key as a query parameter to get event models for only one source.

Example Request:

GET /schemas/event-models HTTP/1.1
Host: <YOUR_DATA_PLANE_URL>
Authorization: Basic UlVEREVSX0FETUlOX1VTRVI6UlVEREVSX0FETUlOX1BBU1M=

curl -u <RUDDER_ADMIN_USER>:<RUDDER_ADMIN_PASSWORD> https://<DATA_PLANE_URL>/schemas/event-models

Example Response:

[
  {
    "ID": 40,
    "EventID": "1b02d5ec-83b9-405e-ba86-7693d0a2b52b",
    "WriteKey": "1Xbp2IIhsZcwqENLgSEJusU70GH",
    "EventType": "track",
    "EventIdentifier": "Product Purchased",
    "CreatedAt": "2020-12-07T22:10:13.945156Z",
    "Schema": {
      "type": "string",
      "event": "string",
      "sentAt": "string",
      "userId": "string",
      "rudderId": "string",
      "messageId": "string",
      "timestamp": "string",
      "context.ip": "string",
      "anonymousId": "string",
      "properties.name": "string",
      "originalTimestamp": "string",
      "properties.revenue": "float64",
      "context.library.name": "string"
    },
    "LastSeen": "2020-12-07T22:10:09.247534Z",
    "TotalCount": 5
  },
  {
    "ID": 41,
    "EventID": "96f10d53-3a94-47a2-95e7-6cca99daed1e",
    "WriteKey": "1cUFbgdRJj8LYpA6zGV3O5dGpAq",
    "EventType": "page",
    "EventIdentifier": "Product Viewed",
    "CreatedAt": "2020-12-06T20:17:43.945156Z",
    "Schema": {
      "type": "string",
      "name": "string",
      "sentAt": "string",
      "userId": "string",
      "rudderId": "string",
      "messageId": "string",
      "timestamp": "string",
      "context.ip": "string",
      "anonymousId": "string",
      "properties.name": "string",
      "originalTimestamp": "string",
      "context.library.name": "string"
    },
    "LastSeen": "2020-12-07T22:10:09.247534Z",
    "TotalCount": 20
  }
]

Get event models for a specific source

If you want only event models for a specific source, pass the write keyThe write key (or source write key) is a unique identifier for your source. RudderStack uses this key to send events from a source to the specified destination. as a query parameter.

Example Request:

GET /schemas/event-models?WriteKey=1Xbp2IIhsZcwqENLgSEJusU70GH HTTP/1.1
Host: https://<DATA_PLANE_URL>
Authorization: Basic UlVEREVSX0FETUlOX1VTRVI6UlVEREVSX0FETUlOX1BBU1M=

curl -u <RUDDER_ADMIN_USER>:<RUDDER_ADMIN_PASSWORD> https://<DATA_PLANE_URL>/schemas/event-models?WriteKey=1Xbp2IIhsZcwqENLgSEJusU70GH

Example Response:

[
  {
    "ID": 40,
    "EventID": "1b02d5ec-83b9-405e-ba86-7693d0a2b52b",
    "WriteKey": "1Xbp2IIhsZcwqENLgSEJusU70GH",
    "EventType": "track",
    "EventIdentifier": "Product Purchased",
    "CreatedAt": "2020-12-07T22:10:13.945156Z",
    "Schema": {
      "type": "string",
      "event": "string",
      "sentAt": "string",
      "userId": "string",
      "rudderId": "string",
      "messageId": "string",
      "timestamp": "string",
      "context.ip": "string",
      "anonymousId": "string",
      "properties.name": "string",
      "originalTimestamp": "string",
      "properties.revenue": "float64",
      "context.library.name": "string"
    },
    "LastSeen": "2020-12-07T22:10:09.247534Z",
    "TotalCount": 5
  }
]

List event versions

Get the schema versions for an event type.

GET
/schemas/event-versions

Query parameters

EventID
required
string
Mandatory parameter to get the schema versions for an event model. Obtain the EventID from GET /schemas/event-models.

Example Request:

GET /schemas/event-versions?EventID=1b02d5ec-83b9-405e-ba86-7693d0a2b52b HTTP/1.1
Host: https://<DATA_PLANE_URL>
Authorization: Basic UlVEREVSX0FETUlOX1VTRVI6UlVEREVSX0FETUlOX1BBU1M=

curl -u <RUDDER_ADMIN_USER>:<RUDDER_ADMIN_PASSWORD> https://<DATA_PLANE_URL>/schemas/event-versions?EventID=1b02d5ec-83b9-405e-ba86-7693d0a2b52b

Example Response:

[
  {
    "ID": 39,
    "VersionID": "9e9e6da4-24b7-4cf9-a194-8acb040d7422",
    "EventModelID": "1b02d5ec-83b9-405e-ba86-7693d0a2b52b",
    "Schema": {
      "type": "string",
      "event": "string",
      "sentAt": "string",
      "userId": "string",
      "rudderId": "string",
      "messageId": "string",
      "context.ip": "string",
      "anonymousId": "string",
      "properties.name": "string",
      "originalTimestamp": "string",
      "properties.revenue": "float64",
      "context.library.name": "string"
    },
    "FirstSeen": "2020-12-07T22:00:38.437051Z",
    "LastSeen": "2020-12-07T22:08:04.036091Z",
    "TotalCount": 4
  },
  {
    "ID": 40,
    "VersionID": "b39800d9-55d5-4163-b859-1bca04c4003b",
    "EventModelID": "1b02d5ec-83b9-405e-ba86-7693d0a2b52b",
    "Schema": {
      "type": "string",
      "event": "string",
      "userId": "string",
      "rudderId": "string",
      "messageId": "string",
      "timestamp": "string",
      "context.ip": "string",
      "anonymousId": "string",
      "properties.name": "string",
      "properties.revenue": "float64",
      "context.library.name": "string"
    },
    "FirstSeen": "2020-12-07T22:10:09.247629Z",
    "LastSeen": "2020-12-07T22:10:09.247698Z",
    "TotalCount": 1
  }
]

Get metadata for an event model

Retrieve metadata for an event model.

GET
/schemas/event-model/{EventID}/metadata

Path parameters

EventID
required
string
Mandatory path parameter to get metadata for an event model. Obtain the EventID from GET /schemas/event-models.

Response object parameters:

SampledEvents
array
The sample events belonging to the event model.
TotalCount
number
The number of events collected for the event model.
FrequentValues
object
This is a list of all values that frequently appear for each key in the master-schema along with their frequencies. By default, we consider any value that is seen once every hundred samples as a frequent value.

Example Request:

GET /schemas/event-model/96f10d53-3a94-47a2-95e7-6cca99daed1e/metadata HTTP/1.1
Host: https://<DATA_PLANE_URL>
Authorization: Basic UlVEREVSX0FETUlOX1VTRVI6UlVEREVSX0FETUlOX1BBU1M=

curl -u <RUDDER_ADMIN_USER>:<RUDDER_ADMIN_PASSWORD> https://<DATA_PLANE_URL>/schemas/event-model/96f10d53-3a94-47a2-95e7-6cca99daed1e/metadata

Example Response:

{
  "SampledEvents": [
    {
      "anonymousId": "1hg89d6hvskmygt83nst",
      "context": {
        "ip": "1.2.3.4",
        "library": {
          "name": "http"
        }
      },
      "event": "Product Purchased",
      "messageId": "messageID",
      "originalTimestamp": "2020-02-02T00:23:09.544Z",
      "properties": {
        "name": "Shirt",
        "revenue": 14.99
      },
      "rudderId": "d2c78239-ffb7-46b9-9bf9-e995465873b1",
      "sentAt": "2020-02-02T00:23:09.544Z",
      "type": "track",
      "userId": "user12345"
    },
    {
      "anonymousId": "1hg89d6hvskmygt83nst",
      "context": {
        "ip": "1.2.3.4",
        "library": {
          "name": "http"
        }
      },
      "event": "Product Purchased",
      "messageId": "messageID",
      "properties": {
        "name": "Shirt",
        "revenue": 14.99
      },
      "rudderId": "d2c78239-ffb7-46b9-9bf9-e995465873b1",
      "timestamp": "2020-02-02T00:23:09.544Z",
      "type": "track",
      "userId": "user12345"
    }
  ],
  "TotalCount": 5,
  "FrequentValues": {
    "anonymousId": [
      {
        "Value": "1hg89d6hvskmygt83nst",
        "Frequency": 1
      }
    ],
    "context.ip": [
      {
        "Value": "1.2.3.4",
        "Frequency": 1
      }
    ],
    "context.library.name": [
      {
        "Value": "http",
        "Frequency": 1
      }
    ],
    "event": [
      {
        "Value": "Product Purchased",
        "Frequency": 1
      }
    ],
    "messageId": [
      {
        "Value": "messageID",
        "Frequency": 1
      }
    ],
    "originalTimestamp": [
      {
        "Value": "2020-02-02T00:23:09.544Z",
        "Frequency": 1
      }
    ],
    "properties.name": [
      {
        "Value": "Shirt",
        "Frequency": 1
      }
    ],
    "properties.revenue": [
      {
        "Value": "14.99",
        "Frequency": 1
      }
    ],
    "rudderId": [
      {
        "Value": "d2c78239-ffb7-46b9-9bf9-e995465873b1",
        "Frequency": 1
      }
    ],
    "sentAt": [
      {
        "Value": "2020-02-02T00:23:09.544Z",
        "Frequency": 1
      }
    ],
    "timestamp": [
      {
        "Value": "2020-02-02T00:23:09.544Z",
        "Frequency": 1
      }
    ],
    "type": [
      {
        "Value": "track",
        "Frequency": 1
      }
    ],
    "userId": [
      {
        "Value": "user12345",
        "Frequency": 1
      }
    ]
  }
}

Get metadata for a schema version

Retrieve a listing of the metadata for a specific schema version.

GET
/schemas/event-version/{VersionID}/metadata

Path parameters

VersionID
required
string
Mandatory path parameter to get metadata for a schema version. Obtain the VersionID from GET /schemas/event-models.

Response object parameters:

SampledEvents
array
The sample events belonging to the given schema version.
TotalCount
number
The number of events collected for the given schema version.
FrequentValues
object
A list of all values that frequently appear for each key in the master-schema along with their frequencies. By default, we consider any value that is seen once every hundred samples as a frequent value.

Example Request:

GET /schemas/event-version/96f10d53-3a94-47a2-95e7-6cca99daed1e/metadata HTTP/1.1
Host: https://<DATA_PLANE_URL>
Authorization: Basic UlVEREVSX0FETUlOX1VTRVI6UlVEREVSX0FETUlOX1BBU1M=

curl -u <RUDDER_ADMIN_USER>:<RUDDER_ADMIN_PASSWORD> https://<DATA_PLANE_URL>/schemas/event-version/96f10d53-3a94-47a2-95e7-6cca99daed1e/metadata

Example Response:

{
  "SampledEvents": [
    {
      "anonymousId": "1hg89d6hvskmygt83nst",
      "context": {
        "ip": "1.2.3.4",
        "library": {
          "name": "http"
        }
      },
      "event": "Product Purchased",
      "messageId": "messageID",
      "originalTimestamp": "2020-02-02T00:23:09.544Z",
      "properties": {
        "name": "Shirt",
        "revenue": 14.99
      },
      "rudderId": "d2c78239-ffb7-46b9-9bf9-e995465873b1",
      "sentAt": "2020-02-02T00:23:09.544Z",
      "type": "track",
      "userId": "user12345"
    }
  ],
  "TotalCount": 4,
  "FrequentValues": {
    "anonymousId": [
      {
        "Value": "1hg89d6hvskmygt83nst",
        "Frequency": 1
      }
    ],
    "context.ip": [
      {
        "Value": "1.2.3.4",
        "Frequency": 1
      }
    ],
    "context.library.name": [
      {
        "Value": "http",
        "Frequency": 1
      }
    ],
    "event": [
      {
        "Value": "Product Purchased",
        "Frequency": 1
      }
    ],
    "messageId": [
      {
        "Value": "messageID",
        "Frequency": 1
      }
    ],
    "originalTimestamp": [
      {
        "Value": "2020-02-02T00:23:09.544Z",
        "Frequency": 1
      }
    ],
    "properties.name": [
      {
        "Value": "Shirt",
        "Frequency": 1
      }
    ],
    "properties.revenue": [
      {
        "Value": "14.99",
        "Frequency": 1
      }
    ],
    "rudderId": [
      {
        "Value": "d2c78239-ffb7-46b9-9bf9-e995465873b1",
        "Frequency": 1
      }
    ],
    "sentAt": [
      {
        "Value": "2020-02-02T00:23:09.544Z",
        "Frequency": 1
      }
    ],
    "type": [
      {
        "Value": "track",
        "Frequency": 1
      }
    ],
    "userId": [
      {
        "Value": "user12345",
        "Frequency": 1
      }
    ]
  }
}

Get key counts for an event model

Gets the key-wise counts for an event model.

GET
/schemas/event-model/{EventID}/key-counts

Path parameters

EventID
required
string
Mandatory path parameter to get key counts for the given event model. Obtain the EventID from GET /schemas/event-models.

Example Request:

GET /schemas/event-model/ad00285b-f49f-4d4f-88e0-8ec293bbd5c7/key-counts HTTP/1.1
Host: https://<DATA_PLANE_URL>
Authorization: Basic UlVEREVSX0FETUlOX1VTRVI6UlVEREVSX0FETUlOX1BBU1M=

curl -u <RUDDER_ADMIN_USER>:<DATA_PLANE_URL> https://<your-data-plane-url>/schemas/event-model/ad00285b-f49f-4d4f-88e0-8ec293bbd5c7/key-counts

Example Response:

{
  "anonymousId": 1234,
  "channel": 1372,
  "context.app.build": 607,
  "context.app.name": 607,
  "context.app.namespace": 607,
  "context.app.version": 607,
  "context.device.id": 1372,
  "context.device.manufacturer": 1372,
  "context.device.model": 1372,
  "context.device.name": 1372,
  "context.library.name": 1372,
  "context.locale": 1372,
  "context.network.carrier": 1372,
  "context.screen.density": 1372,
  "context.screen.height": 1372,
  "context.screen.width": 1372,
  "context.traits.anonymousId": 1372,
  "context.user_agent": 1372,
  "event": 1372,
  "integrations.All": 1372,
  "messageId": 1372,
  "originalTimestamp": 1372,
  "properties.category": 607,
  "properties.label": 607,
  "properties.value": 607,
  "sentAt": 1372,
  "type": 1372
}

Get missing keys for a schema version

GET
/schemas/event-version/{VersionID}/missing-keys

Path parameters

VersionID
required
string
Mandatory path parameter to get missing keys for the given schema version. Obtain the VersionID from GET /schemas/event-versions.

Example Request:

GET /schemas/event-version/ad00285b-f49f-4d4f-88e0-8ec293bbd5c7/missing-keys HTTP/1.1
Host: https://<DATA_PLANE_URL>
Authorization: Basic UlVEREVSX0FETUlOX1VTRVI6UlVEREVSX0FETUlOX1BBU1M=

curl -u <RUDDER_ADMIN_USER>:<RUDDER_ADMIN_PASSWORD> https://<DATA_PLANE_URL>/schemas/ad00285b-f49f-4d4f-88e0-8ec293bbd5c7/missing-keys

Example Response:

[
  "properties.testProp222",
  "properties.keyB",
  "properties.keyA",
  "properties.webhookurl",
  "properties.governanceTest"
]

API responses

The API responds with a 200 HTTP status code for all successful requests. If the authentication fails, you will get a 400 HTTP status code with the appropriate error message.


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