Create an event definition

Create a custom event definition.

POST /events/2026-03/event-definitions

Create custom event definition

cURL

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.hubapi.com/events/2026-03/event-definitions \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "includeDefaultProperties": true,
  "label": "<string>",
  "propertyDefinitions": [
    {
      "label": "<string>",
      "type": "<string>",
      "description": "<string>",
      "name": "<string>",
      "options": [
        {
          "displayOrder": 123,
          "hidden": true,
          "label": "<string>",
          "value": "<string>",
          "description": "<string>"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "description": "<string>",
  "name": "<string>",
  "primaryObject": "<string>"
}
'

201

{
  "archived": true,
  "associations": [
    {
      "allowsCustomLabels": true,
      "cardinality": "ONE_TO_MANY",
      "category": "HUBSPOT_DEFINED",
      "fromObjectTypeId": "<string>",
      "hasAllAssociatedObjects": true,
      "hasCascadingDeletes": true,
      "hasUserEnforcedMaxFromObjectIds": true,
      "hasUserEnforcedMaxToObjectIds": true,
      "hidden": true,
      "id": 123,
      "inverseAllowsCustomLabels": true,
      "inverseCardinality": "ONE_TO_MANY",
      "inverseHasAllAssociatedObjects": true,
      "inverseId": 123,
      "inverseName": "<string>",
      "isDefault": true,
      "isInversePrimary": true,
      "isPrimary": true,
      "maxFromObjectIds": 123,
      "maxToObjectIds": 123,
      "name": "<string>",
      "portalUniqueIdentifier": "<string>",
      "readOnly": true,
      "toObjectTypeId": "<string>",
      "fromObjectType": "ABANDONED_CART",
      "hiddenReason": "DEFAULT",
      "inverseLabel": "<string>",
      "label": "<string>",
      "toObjectType": "ABANDONED_CART"
    }
  ],
  "fullyQualifiedName": "<string>",
  "id": "<string>",
  "labels": {
    "singular": "<string>",
    "plural": "<string>"
  },
  "name": "<string>",
  "objectTypeId": "<string>",
  "properties": [
    {
      "description": "<string>",
      "fieldType": "<string>",
      "groupName": "<string>",
      "label": "<string>",
      "name": "<string>",
      "options": [
        {
          "hidden": true,
          "label": "<string>",
          "value": "<string>",
          "description": "<string>",
          "displayOrder": 123
        }
      ],
      "type": "<string>",
      "archived": true,
      "archivedAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
      "calculated": true,
      "calculationFormula": "<string>",
      "createdAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
      "createdUserId": "<string>",
      "currencyPropertyName": "<string>",
      "dataSensitivity": "highly_sensitive",
      "dateDisplayHint": "absolute",
      "displayOrder": 123,
      "externalOptions": true,
      "formField": true,
      "hasUniqueValue": true,
      "hidden": false,
      "hubspotDefined": true,
      "modificationMetadata": {
        "archivable": true,
        "readOnlyDefinition": true,
        "readOnlyValue": true,
        "readOnlyOptions": true
      },
      "numberDisplayHint": "currency",
      "referencedObjectType": "<string>",
      "sensitiveDataCategories": [
        "<string>"
      ],
      "showCurrencySymbol": true,
      "updatedAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
      "updatedUserId": "<string>"
    }
  ],
  "comboEventRules": {
    "composingRules": [
      {
        "count": 123,
        "eventTypeId": "<string>",
        "propertyFilters": [
          {
            "filterType": "PROPERTY",
            "operation": {
              "includeObjectsWithNoValueSet": true,
              "operationType": "<string>",
              "operator": "HAS_EVER_BEEN_EQUAL_TO",
              "operatorName": "<string>",
              "propertyType": "bool",
              "value": true,
              "defaultValue": "<string>",
              "renderSpec": "<string>"
            },
            "property": "<string>",
            "context": {
              "objectTypeId": "<string>"
            },
            "filterInsightsId": 123,
            "frameworkFilterId": 123
          }
        ],
        "lookbackWindowDays": 123
      }
    ],
    "operationType": "AND",
    "ruleBranches": "<array>"
  },
  "createdAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "createdUserId": 123,
  "customMatchingId": {
    "primaryObjectRule": {
      "eventPropertyName": "<string>",
      "targetObjectPropertyName": "<string>"
    }
  },
  "description": "<string>",
  "primaryObject": "<string>",
  "primaryObjectId": "<string>",
  "trackingType": "APP_EVENT",
  "updatedAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "updatedUserId": 123
}

Supported products

Required Scopes

Autorizações

Authorization · string · header · obrigatório

The access token received from the authorization server in the OAuth 2.0 flow.

Corpo

application/json

includeDefaultProperties · boolean · obrigatório

label · string · obrigatório

Human readable label for the event. Used in HubSpot UI

propertyDefinitions · object[] · obrigatório

List of custom properties on event

Show child attributes

customMatchingId · object

Show child attributes

description · string

A description of the event that will be shown as help text in HubSpot.

name · string

Internal event name, which must be used when referencing the event from this event definitions API. If a name is not supplied, one will be generated based on the label. The name value will also be used to automatically generate a fullyQualifiedName for the event definition, which you'll use when sending event completions to this event.

primaryObject · string

The object type to associate this event to. Can be one of CONTACT, COMPANY, DEAL, TICKET. If no primaryObject is supplied, we will default to associating the event to CONTACT objects.

Resposta

201

application/json

successful operation

archived · boolean · obrigatório

associations · object[] · obrigatório

Show child attributes

fullyQualifiedName · string · obrigatório

id · string · obrigatório

labels · object · obrigatório

Show child attributes

name · string · obrigatório

objectTypeId · string · obrigatório

properties · object[] · obrigatório

Show child attributes

comboEventRules · object

Show child attributes

createdAt · string<date-time>

createdUserId · integer<int32>

customMatchingId · object

Show child attributes

description · string

primaryObject · string

primaryObjectId · string

trackingType · enum<string>

Opções disponíveis: APP_EVENT, AUTOCAPTURE_EVENT, CLICKED_ELEMENT, COMBO_EVENT, CUSTOM_SCRIPT, CUSTOM_SIGNAL, IMPORT, MANUAL, PROPERTY_CHANGE, VISITED_URL, WEBHOOK

updatedAt · string<date-time>

updatedUserId · integer<int32>