Events API
Request and view events that have taken place within a specific timeframe.
With the Events API, you can:
- Get an event based on an ID
- Get a summary of notifications for an event
- Retry notifications for all subscribed active webhooks
- Retry a single event for a specified webhook
To view a list of events you can subscribe to, please see our event types page.
Get an event
Get an event using the event's ID.
The GET request
Use the details below to set up your request.
Endpoints
GEThttps://api.checkout.com/events/{eventId}
GEThttps://api.sandbox.checkout.com/events/{eventId}
Header parameters
Header | Value |
---|---|
REQUIRED |
Use the valid secret key of your Checkout.com account. You can find this in the Hub. |
REQUIRED | application/json
|
Path parameters
Path | Description |
---|---|
REQUIRED | The event ID. |
The GET response
Below is an example of a successful response.
For a full description of what each section means, see our API reference.
{
"id": "evt_az5sblvku4ge3dwpztvyizgcau",
"type": "payment_approved",
"version": "2.0",
"created_on": "2018-10-29T16:59:20Z",
"data": {
"id": "pay_y3oqhf46pyzuxjbcn2giaqnb44",
"action_id": "act_y3oqhf46pyzuxjbcn2giaqnb44",
"amount": 6540,
"currency": "GBP",
"approved": true,
"status": "Authorized",
"auth_code": "643381",
"response_code": "10000",
"response_summary": "Approved",
"3ds": {
"downgraded": true,
"enrolled": "N"
},
"flagged": true,
"source": {
"type": "card",
"id": "src_wmlfc3zyhqzehihu7giusaaawu",
"billing_address": {
"address_line1": "75 York Road",
"address_line2": "Apartment 3",
"city": "Oxford",
"state": "Oxfordshire",
"zip": "OX1 5DJ",
"country": "GB"
},
"phone": {
"country_code": "+44",
"number": "7891 23456"
}
},
"customer": {
"id": "cus_y3oqhf46pyzuxjbcn2giaqnb44",
"email": "jack.brown@ckomail.com",
"name": "Jack Brown"
},
"processed_on": "2018-10-29T16:59:20Z",
"reference": "ORD-5023-4E89",
"destinations": [
{
"id": "vendor-123456",
"amount": 10.5
}
],
"metadata": {
"coupon_code": "LDN2018",
"partner_id": 123989
}
},
"notifications": [
{
"id": "ntf_az5sblvku4ge3dwpztvyizgcau",
"url": "https://example.com/webhooks",
"success": false,
"_links": {
"self": {
"href": "https://api.checkout.com/events/evt_az5sblvku4ge3dwpztvyizgcau/notifications/ntf_az5sblvku4ge3dwpztvyizgcau"
}
}
}
],
"_links": {
"self": {
"href": "https://api.checkout.com/events/evt_az5sblvku4ge3dwpztvyizgcau"
},
"webhooks-retry": {
"href": "https://api.checkout.com/events/evt_az5sblvku4ge3dwpztvyizgcau/webhooks/retry"
}
}
}
Other possible responses:
- 404 - The event was not found
- 500 - Unexpected server error
Get an event's notification summary
View a summary of the notifications for an event.
The GET request
Use the details below to set up your request.
Endpoints
GEThttps://api.checkout.com/events/{eventId}/notifications/{notificationId}
GEThttps://api.sandbox.checkout.com/events/{eventId}/notifications/{notificationId}
Header parameters
Header | Value |
---|---|
REQUIRED |
Use the valid secret key of your Checkout.com account. You can find this in the Hub. |
REQUIRED | application/json
|
Path parameters
Path | Description |
---|---|
REQUIRED | The ID of the event. |
REQUIRED | The ID of the notification. |
The GET response
Below is an example successful response.
{
"id": "ntf_az5sblvku4ge3dwpztvyizgcau",
"url": "https://example.com/webhooks",
"success": false,
"content_type": "json",
"attempts": [
{
"status_code": 400,
"response_body": "Bad Request",
"retry_mode": "Automatic",
"timestamp": "2018-10-29T16:59:20Z"
}
],
"_links": {
"self": {
"href": "https://api.checkout.com/events/evt_az5sblvku4ge3dwpztvyizgcau/notifications/ntf_az5sblvku4ge3dwpztvyizgcau"
},
"retry": {
"href": "https://api.checkout.com/events/evt_az5sblvku4ge3dwpztvyizgcau/webhooks/wh_5nuzkt62ddxuho5rwsvt6pyesi/retry"
}
}
}
Other possible response: 404 - The event or notification was not found.
Retry notifications for all active webhooks
Use this API request to retry notifications for all subscribed active webhooks.
The POST request
Use the details below to set up your request.
Endpoints
POSThttps://api.checkout.com/events/{eventId}/webhooks/retry
POSThttps://api.sandbox.checkout.com/events/{eventId}/webhooks/retry
Header parameters
Header | Value |
---|---|
REQUIRED |
Use the valid secret key of your Checkout.com account. You can find this in the Hub. |
REQUIRED | application/json
|
Path parameters
Path | Description |
---|---|
| The event ID. |
The POST response
Below is a list of example responses:
- 202 - Accepted. Notifications were queued
- 204 - No content. No active webhooks are subscribed to this event
- 404 - The event does not exist
Retry a single event
Retry a single event for a specific webhook.
The POST request
Use the details below to set up your request.
Endpoints
POSThttps://api.checkout.com/events/{eventId}/webhooks/{webhookId}/retry
POSThttps://api.sandbox.checkout.com/events/{eventId}/webhooks/{webhookId}/retry
Header parameters
Header | Value |
---|---|
REQUIRED |
Use the valid secret key of your Checkout.com account. You can find this in the Hub. |
REQUIRED | application/json
|
Path parameters
Path | Description |
---|---|
| The event ID. |
| The webhook ID. |
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