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# Events API **(FREE)**
## Filter parameters
### Actions
See [User contribution events](../user/profile/index.md#user-contribution-events) for available types for the `action` parameter.
These options are in lowercase.
### Target Types
Available target types for the `target_type` parameter are:
- `issue`
- `milestone`
- `merge_request`
- `note`
- `project`
- `snippet`
- `user`
These options are in lowercase.
Events associated with epics are not available using the API.
### Date formatting
Dates for the `before` and `after` parameters should be supplied in the following format:
```plaintext
YYYY-MM-DD
```
### Event Time Period Limit
GitLab removes events older than 3 years from the events table for performance reasons.
## List currently authenticated user's events
Get a list of events for the authenticated user. Scope `read_user` or `api` is required.
Events associated with epics are not available using the API.
```plaintext
GET /events
```
Parameters:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `action` | string | no | Include only events of a particular [action type](#actions) |
| `target_type` | string | no | Include only events of a particular [target type](#target-types) |
| `before` | date | no | Include only events created before a particular date. [View how to format dates](#date-formatting). |
| `after` | date | no | Include only events created after a particular date. [View how to format dates](#date-formatting). |
| `scope` | string | no | Include all events across a user's projects. |
| `sort` | string | no | Sort events in `asc` or `desc` order by `created_at`. Default is `desc`. |
Example request:
```shell
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/events?target_type=issue&action=created&after=2017-01-31&before=2017-03-01&scope=all"
```
Example response:
```json
[
{
"id": 1,
"title":null,
"project_id":1,
"action_name":"opened",
"target_id":160,
"target_type":"Issue",
"author_id":25,
"target_title":"Qui natus eos odio tempore et quaerat consequuntur ducimus cupiditate quis.",
"created_at":"2017-02-09T10:43:19.667Z",
"author":{
"name":"User 3",
"username":"user3",
"id":25,
"state":"active",
"avatar_url":"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/97d6d9441ff85fdc730e02a6068d267b?s=80\u0026d=identicon",
"web_url":"https://gitlab.example.com/user3"
},
"author_username":"user3"
},
{
"id": 2,
"title":null,
"project_id":1,
"action_name":"opened",
"target_id":159,
"target_type":"Issue",
"author_id":21,
"target_title":"Nostrum enim non et sed optio illo deleniti non.",
"created_at":"2017-02-09T10:43:19.426Z",
"author":{
"name":"Test User",
"username":"ted",
"id":21,
"state":"active",
"avatar_url":"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/80fb888c9a48b9a3f87477214acaa63f?s=80\u0026d=identicon",
"web_url":"https://gitlab.example.com/ted"
},
"author_username":"ted"
}
]
```
### Get user contribution events
Get the contribution events for the specified user, sorted from newest to oldest. Scope `read_user` or `api` is required.
Events associated with epics are not available using API.
```plaintext
GET /users/:id/events
```
Parameters:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `id` | integer | yes | The ID or Username of the user |
| `action` | string | no | Include only events of a particular [action type](#actions) |
| `target_type` | string | no | Include only events of a particular [target type](#target-types) |
| `before` | date | no | Include only events created before a particular date. [View how to format dates](#date-formatting). |
| `after` | date | no | Include only events created after a particular date. [View how to format dates](#date-formatting). |
| `sort` | string | no | Sort events in `asc` or `desc` order by `created_at`. Default is `desc`. |
| `page` | integer | no | The page of results to return. Defaults to 1. |
| `per_page` | integer | no | The number of results per page. Defaults to 20. |
```shell
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/users/:id/events"
```
Example response:
```json
[
{
"id": 3,
"title": null,
"project_id": 15,
"action_name": "closed",
"target_id": 830,
"target_type": "Issue",
"author_id": 1,
"target_title": "Public project search field",
"author": {
"name": "Dmitriy Zaporozhets",
"username": "root",
"id": 1,
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/1/fox_avatar.png",
"web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root"
},
"author_username": "root"
},
{
"id": 4,
"title": null,
"project_id": 15,
"action_name": "pushed",
"target_id": null,
"target_type": null,
"author_id": 1,
"author": {
"name": "Dmitriy Zaporozhets",
"username": "root",
"id": 1,
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/1/fox_avatar.png",
"web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root"
},
"author_username": "john",
"push_data": {
"commit_count": 1,
"action": "pushed",
"ref_type": "branch",
"commit_from": "50d4420237a9de7be1304607147aec22e4a14af7",
"commit_to": "c5feabde2d8cd023215af4d2ceeb7a64839fc428",
"ref": "master",
"commit_title": "Add simple search to projects in public area"
},
"target_title": null
},
{
"id": 5,
"title": null,
"project_id": 15,
"action_name": "closed",
"target_id": 840,
"target_type": "Issue",
"author_id": 1,
"target_title": "Finish & merge Code search PR",
"author": {
"name": "Dmitriy Zaporozhets",
"username": "root",
"id": 1,
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/1/fox_avatar.png",
"web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root"
},
"author_username": "root"
},
{
"id": 7,
"title": null,
"project_id": 15,
"action_name": "commented on",
"target_id": 1312,
"target_type": "Note",
"author_id": 1,
"target_title": null,
"created_at": "2015-12-04T10:33:58.089Z",
"note": {
"id": 1312,
"body": "What an awesome day!",
"attachment": null,
"author": {
"name": "Dmitriy Zaporozhets",
"username": "root",
"id": 1,
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/1/fox_avatar.png",
"web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root"
},
"created_at": "2015-12-04T10:33:56.698Z",
"system": false,
"noteable_id": 377,
"noteable_type": "Issue"
},
"author": {
"name": "Dmitriy Zaporozhets",
"username": "root",
"id": 1,
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/1/fox_avatar.png",
"web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root"
},
"author_username": "root"
}
]
```
## List a Project's visible events
NOTE:
This endpoint has been around longer than the others. Documentation was formerly located in the [Projects API pages](projects.md).
Get a list of visible events for a particular project.
```plaintext
GET /projects/:project_id/events
```
Parameters:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `project_id` | integer/string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding) |
| `action` | string | no | Include only events of a particular [action type](#actions) |
| `target_type` | string | no | Include only events of a particular [target type](#target-types) |
| `before` | date | no | Include only events created before a particular date. [View how to format dates](#date-formatting). |
| `after` | date | no | Include only events created after a particular date. [View how to format dates](#date-formatting). |
| `sort` | string | no | Sort events in `asc` or `desc` order by `created_at`. Default is `desc`. |
Example request:
```shell
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/:project_id/events?target_type=issue&action=created&after=2017-01-31&before=2017-03-01"
```
Example response:
```json
[
{
"id": 8,
"title":null,
"project_id":1,
"action_name":"opened",
"target_id":160,
"target_iid":160,
"target_type":"Issue",
"author_id":25,
"target_title":"Qui natus eos odio tempore et quaerat consequuntur ducimus cupiditate quis.",
"created_at":"2017-02-09T10:43:19.667Z",
"author":{
"name":"User 3",
"username":"user3",
"id":25,
"state":"active",
"avatar_url":"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/97d6d9441ff85fdc730e02a6068d267b?s=80\u0026d=identicon",
"web_url":"https://gitlab.example.com/user3"
},
"author_username":"user3"
},
{
"id": 9,
"title":null,
"project_id":1,
"action_name":"opened",
"target_id":159,
"target_iid":159,
"target_type":"Issue",
"author_id":21,
"target_title":"Nostrum enim non et sed optio illo deleniti non.",
"created_at":"2017-02-09T10:43:19.426Z",
"author":{
"name":"Test User",
"username":"ted",
"id":21,
"state":"active",
"avatar_url":"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/80fb888c9a48b9a3f87477214acaa63f?s=80\u0026d=identicon",
"web_url":"https://gitlab.example.com/ted"
},
"author_username":"ted"
},
{
"id": 10,
"title": null,
"project_id": 1,
"action_name": "commented on",
"target_id": 1312,
"target_iid": 1312,
"target_type": "Note",
"author_id": 1,
"data": null,
"target_title": null,
"created_at": "2015-12-04T10:33:58.089Z",
"note": {
"id": 1312,
"body": "What an awesome day!",
"attachment": null,
"author": {
"name": "Dmitriy Zaporozhets",
"username": "root",
"id": 1,
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/uploads/user/avatar/1/fox_avatar.png",
"web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/root"
},
"created_at": "2015-12-04T10:33:56.698Z",
"system": false,
"noteable_id": 377,
"noteable_type": "Issue",
"noteable_iid": 377
},
"author": {
"name": "Dmitriy Zaporozhets",
"username": "root",
"id": 1,
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/uploads/user/avatar/1/fox_avatar.png",
"web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/root"
},
"author_username": "root"
}
]
```