# Period.recognized

URL: /business/events/Period.recognized · Id: `event:Period.recognized`

> Emitted each time a Period is recognized.

[Period.recognize](/business/nouns/period/recognize) emits `Period.recognized` when it completes on a [Period](/business/nouns/period).

| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Emitted by | [Period.recognize](/business/nouns/period/recognize) |
| Noun | [Period](/business/nouns/period) |
| Wakes | None. |

### Payload
Each delivery is an [Event](/business/nouns/event) record. `data` holds what [Period.recognize](/business/nouns/period/recognize) returns.

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `name` | `string` | Yes | `Period.recognized`. |
| `at` | `datetime` | Yes | When it happened. |
| `seq` | `integer` | No | Its position in the namespace, one more than the Event before; any seq is a cursor into the history. |
| `data` | `json` | Yes | The Thing as the Action left it. |
| `data.entries` | list of [Entry](/business/nouns/entry) | Yes | The recognition Entries it posted. |
| `data.period` | [Period](/business/nouns/period) | Yes | The Period whose revenue was recognized. |
| `data.period.month` | `date` | Yes | The first day of the month it covers. |
| `data.period.status` | `string` | Yes | One of `Open`, `Closed`, or `Locked`. |

### Example
```json
{
  "$id": "https://api.sb/routewise.dev/events/event_1",
  "$type": "Event",
  "name": "Period.recognized",
  "at": "2026-10-22T12:00:00Z",
  "data": {
    "entries": [
      {
        "$id": "https://api.sb/routewise.dev/entries/entry_1",
        "$type": "Entry",
        "account": "cash",
        "amount": {
          "amount": 25,
          "currency": "USD"
        },
        "direction": "debit",
        "startup": "startup_1"
      }
    ],
    "period": {
      "$id": "https://api.sb/routewise.dev/periods/period_1",
      "$type": "Period",
      "month": "2026-10-22",
      "status": "Open"
    }
  },
  "seq": 1
}
```