---
title: "Create a new transaction event"
method: POST
path: "/transactions/{transaction_id}/events"
tags: ["Transaction Events"]
---

# Create a new transaction event

`POST /transactions/{transaction_id}/events`

Create a new transaction event

## Path parameters

- `transaction_id` string, uuid, required — Unique identifier (GUID) for the subject resource

## Headers

- `Authorization` string, required

## Request body

- TransactionEventRequest — Transaction Event
  - `text` string, required — Event text
  - `type` string, required — Event type
  - `from` string, required — Event sender identifier
  - `comments` string — Event free-form comments
  - `resources` TransactionResource[] — Event resources
    - `name` string, required — Resource name including extension
    - `mimeType` 'text/plain' | 'application/xml' | 'application/json' | 'image/jpeg' | 'image/png' | 'image/bmp' | 'image/gif' | 'application/msword' | 'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document' | 'text/html' | 'application/vnd.ms-xpsdocument' | 'application/emf' | 'application/zip' | 'application/pdf' | 'text/csv', required — Resource MIME type
    - `type` string — Type of resource - must be one of the resource types that the product is entitled to deliver for the subject request type, as defined in its data entitlements
    - `id` string, uuid, required — EPC generated UUID for the subject resource

## Response `201`

A new event resource

- TransactionEvent — Transaction Event
  - `id` string, uuid — EPC generated UUID for the event
  - `text` string — Event text
  - `type` string — Event type URN
  - `from` string — Event sender identifier
  - `sent` string, date-time — Event sent ISO 8601 UTC time-stamp
  - `comments` string — Event free-form comments
  - `resources` TransactionResource[] — Event resources
    - `name` string, required — Resource name including extension
    - `mimeType` 'text/plain' | 'application/xml' | 'application/json' | 'image/jpeg' | 'image/png' | 'image/bmp' | 'image/gif' | 'application/msword' | 'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document' | 'text/html' | 'application/vnd.ms-xpsdocument' | 'application/emf' | 'application/zip' | 'application/pdf' | 'text/csv', required — Resource MIME type
    - `type` string — Type of resource - must be one of the resource types that the product is entitled to deliver for the subject request type, as defined in its data entitlements
    - `id` string, uuid, required — EPC generated UUID for the subject resource

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — Forbidden
- `500` — Internal Server Error

---

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