---
title: "Send an event"
method: POST
path: "/event-registry/event-instances"
tags: ["Inspect", "Event Registry"]
---

# Send an event

`POST /event-registry/event-instances`

## Request

- Base URL: `http://localhost:8090/inspect-api`
- URL: `http://localhost:8090/inspect-api/event-registry/event-instances`
- Auth: HTTP basic
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/flowable/apis/flowable-inspect-rest-api/docs/event-registry/event-instances/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

## Request body

- SendEventRequest: Request that is used for sending an event to a channel
  - `createTestDefinition` boolean: Whether a test definition needs to be created for the request. Only used when triggering for a definition
  - `channelDefinitionKey` string: The optional key for the channel definition on which the event needs to be sent to
  - `eventDefinitionKey` string: The optional event key that should be used for the event.
  - `eventDefinitionPayload` EventPayload[]: The payload for the event definition key.
    - `name` string
    - `type` string
    - `header` boolean
    - `correlationParameter` boolean
    - `metaParameter` boolean
    - `extensionProperties` object
    - `fullPayload` boolean
  - `customPayload` string: The custom payload that needs to be send on the channel.

## Response `204`

Indicates the event was send.

- object

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