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

# Get Event

`GET /events/{event_id}`

Retrieves details for a specific event.

When authenticated with a Tenant JWT, only events belonging to that tenant can be accessed.
When authenticated with Admin API Key, events from any tenant can be accessed.

## Query parameters

- `tenant_id` string

## Response `200`

Event details.

- Event
  - `id` string
  - `tenant_id` string — The tenant this event belongs to.
  - `matched_destination_ids` string[] — The destination IDs that this event was routed to based on topic and filter matching.
  - `topic` string
  - `time` string, date-time — Time the event was received/processed.
  - `metadata` object, nullable — Key-value string pairs of metadata associated with the event.
  - `data` object — Freeform JSON data of the event.

## Other responses

- `401` — Missing or invalid authentication credentials.
- `404` — Requested resource not found.
- `500` — Unexpected server error.

## Changes

- **2026-04-20** `37a8bfb81b1a` — 1 info
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `tenant_id`
- **2026-04-01** `fc0f1ed2f42d` — 1 warning, 1 info
  - removed the optional property `destination_id` from the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `matched_destination_ids` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-02-20** `c36d2dacd201` — 1 warning, 3 info
  - removed the optional property `successful_at` from the response with the `200` status
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `404`
  - added the non-success response with the status `401`
  - added the non-success response with the status `500`
- **2026-02-11** `ebae0d307cd7` — 1 warning
  - removed the optional property `status` from the response with the `200` status
- **2026-02-06** `8118009609ed` — 1 info
  - added the optional property `tenant_id` to the response with the `200` status

[Full history](https://skmtc.dev/hookdeck/apis/outpost-api/changes/events/:event_id/get.md)

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