# List events

> Recent events, newest first. Filter by email or name; paginate with after and before.

Source: https://docs.pidgely.com/api-reference/events/list/

`GET https://api.pidgely.com/events`

Recent events, newest first. Filter by `email` or `name`; paginate with `after` and `before`.

Recent events, newest first, optionally of one address or one name. Full access keys.

**Authorization:** `Bearer pdg_…`. An API key with `full_access`. A `sending_access` key gets `401 restricted_api_key`.

## Query parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `email` | string | No | Only the events of this address. |
| `name` | string | No | Only events with this name. |
| `limit` | integer | No | Page size (1-100). Between 1 and 100. |
| `after` | string | No | Id of the last item of the previous page (older items). UUID. |
| `before` | string | No | Id of the first item of the current page (newer items). UUID. |

## Request

This endpoint is not in the [SDKs](https://docs.pidgely.com/sdks/) yet; call it over HTTP.

```bash tab="cURL"
curl -X GET 'https://api.pidgely.com/events?email=ana.souza%40example.com&limit=20' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $PIDGELY_API_KEY"
```

## Response

`200 OK`

```json
{
  "object": "list",
  "has_more": false,
  "data": [
    {
      "object": "event",
      "id": "0199e4a2-7b8c-7d9e-8f0a-1b2c3d4e5f61",
      "name": "trial_started",
      "email": "ana.souza@example.com",
      "contact_id": "0199d7f4-5d7b-7a2c-b4e1-9f3c2a6d8e05",
      "properties": {
        "plan": "pro",
        "trial_days": 14
      },
      "occurred_at": "2026-10-22T12:00:00Z",
      "received_at": "2026-10-22T12:00:00.184Z",
      "duplicate": false
    }
  ]
}
```

### Response fields

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `object` | string | Yes | Object type. One of `list`. |
| `has_more` | boolean | Yes | Whether another page exists. |
| `data` | object[] | Yes | Items of this page. |
| `data[].object` | string | Yes | Object type. One of `event`. |
| `data[].id` | string | Yes | Unique id (UUID). UUID. |
| `data[].name` | string | Yes | Display name. |
| `data[].email` | string | Yes | Email address. |
| `data[].contact_id` | string \| null | Yes | UUID. |
| `data[].properties` | object (map of any) | Yes | Custom properties: up to 100 keys matching `^[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]{0,49}$`, values string (up to 2,000 characters), number, boolean, or `null` to delete. |
| `data[].occurred_at` | string | Yes | Format: `date-time`. |
| `data[].received_at` | string | Yes | Format: `date-time`. |
| `data[].duplicate` | boolean | Yes | The idempotency key was already used (the original event is returned). |

## Errors

Errors have the shape `{"statusCode", "name", "message"}`. See [Errors](https://docs.pidgely.com/errors/) for the full list.

| Status | Name | When |
|---|---|---|
| 401 | `missing_api_key`, `restricted_api_key` | No `Authorization: Bearer` header, or a `sending_access` key called an endpoint that needs `full_access`. |
| 403 | `invalid_api_key`, `validation_error` | The API key is invalid or revoked, or the request is not allowed for this account (unverified domain, plan limit, paused account). |
| 422 | `validation_error` | A field is missing or invalid; `message` names it. |
| 429 | `rate_limit_exceeded` | Too many requests per second. Wait for `Retry-After` seconds. |