Querying Events

Function

This API is used to query events, including system events and custom events.

Debugging

You can debug the API in API Explorer which supports automatic authentication. API Explorer can automatically generate and debug example SDK code.

URI

GET /V1.0/{project_id}/events

Parameter description

**Table 1** Parameter description
Parameter	Type	Mandatory	Description
project_id	String	Yes	Specifies the project ID. For details about how to obtain the project ID, see Obtaining a Project ID.
event_type	String	No	Specifies the event type. Possible types are EVENT.SYS (system event) and EVENT.CUSTOM (custom event).
event_name	String	No	Specifies the event name. The name can be a system event name or a custom event name.
from	Integer	No	Specifies the start time of the query. The time is a UNIX timestamp and the unit is ms. Example: 1605952700911
to	Integer	No	Specifies the end time of the query. The time is a UNIX timestamp and the unit is ms. from must be smaller than to. For example, set to to 1606557500911.
start	Integer	No	Specifies the start value of pagination. The value is an integer. The default value is 0.
limit	Integer	No	Specifies the maximum number of events that can be queried at a time. Supported range: 1 to 100 (default)

Example

GET https://{Cloud Eye endpoint}/V1.0/{project_id}/events

Request

None

Response

Response parameters

**Table 2** Parameter description
Parameter	Type	Mandatory	Description
events	Array of Events objects	No	Specifies one or more pieces of event data. For details, see Table 3.
meta_data	MetaData object	No	Specifies the number of metadata records in the query result. For details, see Table 4.

**Table 3** **events** field description
Parameter	Type	Mandatory	Description
event_name	String	No	Specifies the event name.
event_type	String	No	Specifies the event type.
event_count	Integer	No	Specifies the number of occurrences of this event within the specified query time range.
latest_occur_time	Long	No	Specifies when the event last occurred.
latest_event_source	String	No	If the event is a system event, the source is the namespace of each service. To view the namespace of each service, see Services Interconnected with Cloud Eye. If the event is a custom event, the event source is defined by the user.

**Table 4** **meta_data** data structure description
Parameter	Type	Mandatory	Description
total	Integer	No	Specifies the total number of events.

Example response

{
 "events": [
   {
     "event_name": "rebootServer",
     "event_type": "EVENT.SYS",
     "event_count": 5,
     "latest_occur_time": 1606302400000,
     "latest_event_source": "SYS.ECS"
   },
   {
     "event_name": "deleteVolume",
     "event_type": "EVENT.SYS",
     "event_count": 6,
     "latest_occur_time": 1606300359126,
     "latest_event_source": "SYS.EVS"
   },
   {
     "event_name": "event_001",
     "event_type": "EVENT.CUSTOM",
     "event_count": 4,
     "latest_occur_time": 1606499035522,
     "latest_event_source": "TEST.System"
   }
 ],
 "meta_data": {
   "total": 10
 }
}

Returned Values

Normal
200

Abnormal

Returned Value	Description
400 Bad Request	Request error.
401 Unauthorized	The authentication information is not provided or is incorrect.
403 Forbidden	Access to the requested page is forbidden.
408 Request Timeout	The request timed out.
429 Too Many Requests	Concurrent requests are excessive.
500 Internal Server Error	Failed to complete the request because of an internal service error.
503 Service Unavailable	The service is currently unavailable.