Event

Metrics, Triggers and Watches read Events, so every number and every automation traces back to one.

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ObjectCopy Anchor Link

{
  "$id": "https://api.sb/quietcopy.com/events/event_1",
  "$type": "Event",
  "name": "QuietCopy",
  "at": "2026-10-22T12:00:00Z",
  "data": {},
  "seq": 1
}

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• An Event causes many Entries: every ledger Entry traces to the one Event that caused it, such as Order.paid. causes, inverse causedBy.
• An Event is delivered by many Watches: a Watch delivers each matching Event to its URL, signed, retried and replayable. deliveredBy, inverse delivers.
• An Event is emitted by one Action: a completed Action emits its Events, which Triggers, Watches and Metrics read. emittedBy, inverse emits.
• An Event feeds many Metrics: a Metric derives from Events and is never typed in. feeds, inverse computedFrom.
• An Event fires many Triggers: a Trigger fires each time an Event matching its selector happens. fires, inverse firesOn.
• An Event is metered by many Meters: the Events the Meter counts toward usage billing. meteredBy, inverse counts.

VerbsCopy Anchor Link

1. createCreates an Event.
   POST /{namespace}/eventsdoEvent.created
2. getReturns one Event by id.
   GET /{namespace}/events/{id}readNo Event
3. listReturns Events, newest first, one page at a time.
   GET /{namespace}/eventsreadNo Event
4. captureCapture records an Event from a Site, App or API call that no Verb emits, such as a page view or a click.
   POST /{namespace}/events/capturedoEvent.captured

An Event is kept forever and never edited: it has no update or delete.

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Which Access level may call each Verb. One-way Verbs wait their delay window.

Call itCopy Anchor Link

Capture the latest event.

ExampleCopy Anchor Link

Invoice.paid records that Invoice 1042 was paid $49 at 14:02. It feeds the monthly recurring revenue Metric and fires the receipt Trigger, and no later Action alters it.