---
title: "List Event Types"
method: GET
path: "/event_types"
tags: ["Events"]
---

# List Event Types

`GET /event_types`

Returns list of event types in the category hierarchy

## Response `200`

List of event types

- EventCategory[] — Array of EventCategory objects
  - `category` string
  - `description` string
  - `subcategories` EventSubcategory[]
    - `name` string
    - `description` string
    - `events` EventDescription[]
      - `name` string — The event type. The last component of the fully-qualified event_type (category.subcategory.event)
      - `type` string — The fully qualified event type as would be seen in the event payload
      - `message` string — The message associated with the event type
      - `resource_type` string — The type of resource this event is generated from

## Changes

> 5 revisions in range; 1 could not be searched.

- **2019-10-02** `75f483ab10a0` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/banzaicloud/apis/anchore-engine-api-server/changes/event_types/get.md)

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