# Retrieve an event

> For the complete machine-readable documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://apidocs.chargebee.com/llms.txt).


Retrieves a specific event identified by a unique event identifier.

## Sample Request

#### cURL

```bash
curl  https://{site}.chargebee.com/api/v1/events/ev___test__5SK0bLNFRFuCIloNr \
     -u {site_api_key}:
```

#### .NET

```dotnet
using ChargeBee.Api;
using ChargeBee.Models;

ApiConfig.Configure("{site}","{site_api_key}");
EntityResult result = Event.Retrieve("ev___test__5SK0bLNFRFuCIloNr").Request();

Event @event = result.Event;
```

#### Go

```go
package main
import (
    "fmt"
    "github.com/chargebee/chargebee-go/v3"
    eventAction "github.com/chargebee/chargebee-go/v3/actions/event"
)
func main() {
    chargebee.Configure("{site_api_key}","{site}");
    res,err := eventAction.Retrieve("ev___test__5SK0bLNFRFuCIloNr").Request()
    if err != nil {
        fmt.Println(err)
    } else {
        Event := res.Event
    }
}
```

#### Go

```go
package main

import (
  "fmt"
  "github.com/chargebee/chargebee-go/v4"
)

func main() {
  config := &chargebee.ClientConfig{
    SiteName: "{site}",
    ApiKey: "{site_api_key}",
  }    
  client := chargebee.NewClient(config)
  
  res, err := client.Event.Retrieve("ev___test__5SK0bLNFRFuCIloNr")
      if err != nil {
        fmt.Println(err)
    } else {
        Event := res.Event
    }
}
```

#### Java

```java
import com.chargebee.*;
import com.chargebee.ListResult;
import com.chargebee.models.*;
import com.chargebee.models.enums.*;
import java.io.IOException;

public class Sample {

    public static void main(String args[]) throws IOException, Exception {
        Environment.configure("{site}", "{site_api_key}");
        Result result = Event.retrieve("ev___test__5SK0bLNFRFuCIloNr").request();

        Event event = result.event();
    }
}
```

#### Java

```java
import com.chargebee.v4.client.ChargebeeClient;
import com.chargebee.v4.models.event.Event;
import com.chargebee.v4.models.event.params.EventRetrieveParams;
import com.chargebee.v4.models.event.responses.EventRetrieveResponse;

public class EventRetrieve {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        ChargebeeClient client = ChargebeeClient.builder()
            .apiKey("{site_api_key}")
            .siteName("{site}")
            .build();

        EventRetrieveResponse response = client.events().retrieve("ev___test__5SK0bLNFRFuCIloNr");

        Event event = response.getEvent();
    }
}
```

#### Node.js

```node
import Chargebee from "chargebee";

const chargebee = new Chargebee({
    site: "{site}",
    apiKey: "{site_api_key}",
});

try {
    const result = await chargebee.event.retrieve("ev___test__5SK0bLNFRFuCIloNr");

    console.log(result);
    const event = result.event;
} catch (err) {
    console.log(err);
}
```

#### PHP

```php
<?php

require __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';

use Chargebee\ChargebeeClient;

$chargebee = new ChargebeeClient(options: [
    "site" => "{site}",
    "apiKey" => "{site_api_key}",
]);
$result = $chargebee->event()->retrieve("ev___test__5SK0bLNFRFuCIloNr");
$event = $result->event;
```

#### Python

```python
from chargebee import Chargebee

cb_client = Chargebee(api_key="{site_api_key}", site="{site}")
response = cb_client.Event.retrieve("ev___test__5SK0bLNFRFuCIloNr")
event = response.event
```

#### Ruby

```ruby
require 'chargebee'

ChargeBee.configure(:site => "{site}",
  :api_key => "{site_api_key}")

result = ChargeBee::Event.retrieve("ev___test__5SK0bLNFRFuCIloNr")

event = result.event
```

## Sample Response

```json
{
  "event": {
    "api_version": "v1",
    "content": {
      "customer": {
        "account_credits": 0,
        "allow_direct_debit": false,
        "auto_collection": "off",
        "card_status": "no_card",
        "created_at": 1517506760,
        "excess_payments": 0,
        "id": "__test__5SK0bLNFRFuCIkgNn",
        "object": "customer",
        "refundable_credits": 0,
        "taxability": "taxable"
      }
    },
    "event_type": "customer_created",
    "id": "ev___test__5SK0bLNFRFuCIloNr",
    "object": "event",
    "occurred_at": 1517506760,
    "source": "api",
    "user": "full_access_key_v1",
    "webhook_status": "scheduled"
  }
}
```

## URL Format

**GET** https://[site].chargebee.com/api/v1/events/{event-id}

## Returns

- `event` (Event object)
  Resource object representing event