> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://resend.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Create Event

> Create a new event that can be used to trigger automations.

## Body Parameters

**name** `string` *required*

The name of the event. Used to match events to automation triggers.

> [!NOTE]
>
> The event name can be any string (e.g., `user.created`, `welcome`,
> `my-custom-event`). Dot notation is a recommended convention but is not
> required. If multiple enabled automations use the same event name, all of them
> will be triggered. Use unique event names if you want to target a specific
> automation.

> [!WARNING]
>
> Event names cannot start with the `resend:` prefix, which is reserved for system events.

**schema** `object`

An optional schema definition for the event payload. Must be an object with
flat key/type pairs. Supported types: `string`, `number`, `boolean`, `date`.

```ts Node.js theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
import { Resend } from 'resend';

const resend = new Resend('re_xxxxxxxxx');

const { data, error } = await resend.events.create({
  name: 'user.created',
  schema: {
    plan: 'string',
  },
});
```

```php PHP theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
$resend = Resend::client('re_xxxxxxxxx');

$resend->events->create([
  'name' => 'user.created',
  'schema' => ['plan' => 'string'],
]);
```

```python Python theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
import resend

resend.api_key = "re_xxxxxxxxx"

params: resend.Events.CreateParams = {
  "name": "user.created",
  "schema": {
    "plan": "string",
  },
}

resend.Events.create(params)
```

```ruby Ruby theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
require "resend"

Resend.api_key = "re_xxxxxxxxx"

params = {
  name: "user.created",
  schema: {
    plan: "string",
  },
}

Resend::Events.create(params)
```

```go Go theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
package main

import "github.com/resend/resend-go/v4"

func main() {
	client := resend.NewClient("re_xxxxxxxxx")

	params := &resend.CreateEventRequest{
		Name: "user.created",
		Schema: map[string]string{
			"plan": resend.EventSchemaTypeString,
		},
	}

	client.Events.Create(params)
}
```

```rust Rust theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
use resend_rs::{json, types::CreateEventOptions, Resend, Result};

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<()> {
  let resend = Resend::new("re_xxxxxxxxx");

  let opts = CreateEventOptions {
    name: "user.created".to_owned(),
    schema: json!({
      "plan": "string",
    }),
  };

  let _event = resend.events.create(opts).await?;

  Ok(())
}
```

```java Java theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
import com.resend.Resend;
import com.resend.core.exception.ResendException;
import com.resend.services.events.model.CreateEventOptions;
import com.resend.services.events.model.CreateEventResponseSuccess;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws ResendException {
        Resend resend = new Resend("re_xxxxxxxxx");

        CreateEventOptions params = CreateEventOptions.builder()
                .name("user.created")
                .addSchema("plan", "string")
                .build();

        CreateEventResponseSuccess data = resend.events().create(params);
    }
}
```

```csharp .NET theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
using Resend;
using System.Text.Json;

IResend resend = ResendClient.Create( "re_xxxxxxxxx" );

var schema = JsonSerializer.SerializeToElement( new { plan = "string" } );

var resp = await resend.EventCreateAsync( new EventCreateData()
{
    Name = "user.created",
    Schema = schema,
} );
Console.WriteLine( "EventId={0}", resp.Content );
```

```bash cURL theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
curl -X POST 'https://api.resend.com/events' \
     -H 'Authorization: Bearer re_xxxxxxxxx' \
     -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
     -d '{
  "name": "user.created",
  "schema": {
    "plan": "string"
  }
}'
```

```bash CLI theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
resend events create --name user.created --schema '{"plan":"string"}'
```

> [!NOTE]
>
> Successful creation returns **201 Created** with the JSON body below.

```json Response theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"vesper"}}
{
  "object": "event",
  "id": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890"
}
```