---
title: "Get Event"
method: GET
path: "/events/{eventId}"
tags: ["Events"]
---

# Get Event

`GET /events/{eventId}`

Lookup an event by its event ID

## Path parameters

- `eventId` string, required

## Headers

- `x-anchore-account` string

## Response `200`

Single event record

- EventResponse — A record of occurance of an asynchronous event triggered either by system or by user activity
  - `generated_uuid` string
  - `created_at` string, date-time
  - `event` EventResponseEvent
    - `source` EventResponseEventSource
      - `servicename` string
      - `hostid` string
      - `base_url` string
      - `request_id` string
    - `resource` EventResponseEventResource
      - `user_id` string
      - `id` string
      - `type` string
    - `type` string
    - `category` string
    - `level` string
    - `message` string
    - `details` object
    - `timestamp` string, date-time

## Changes

- **2026-07-17** `38e5705e0b21` — 3 breaking, 1 info
  - the `event` response's property type/format changed from ``/`` to `object`/`` for status `200`
  - the `event/resource` response's property type/format changed from ``/`` to `object`/`` for status `200`
  - the `event/source` response's property type/format changed from ``/`` to `object`/`` for status `200`
  - added the optional property `event/category` to the response with the `200` status
- **2019-10-02** `75f483ab10a0` — 3 breaking, 1 warning
  - the `event` response's property type/format changed from `object`/`` to ``/`` for status `200`
  - the `event/resource` response's property type/format changed from `object`/`` to ``/`` for status `200`
  - the `event/source` response's property type/format changed from `object`/`` to ``/`` for status `200`
  - removed the optional property `event/category` from the response with the `200` status

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

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