---
title: "Show External Event"
method: GET
path: "/external_events/{id}"
tags: ["external_events", "External Events"]
---

# Show External Event

`GET /external_events/{id}`

Show External Event

## Path parameters

- `id` integer, required

## Response `200`

The ExternalEvents object.

- ExternalEventEntity — ExternalEventEntity model
  - `id` integer — Event ID
  - `event_type` 'ldap_sync' | 'remote_server_sync' | 'lockout' | 'ldap_login' | 'saml_login' | 'client_log' | 'pending_work' | 'siem_http_destination' — Type of event being recorded.
  - `status` 'success' | 'failure' | 'partial_failure' | 'in_progress' | 'skipped' — Status of event.
  - `body` string — Event body
  - `created_at` string, date-time — External event create date/time
  - `body_url` string — Link to log file.

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — Forbidden
- `404` — Not Found
- `405` — Method Not Allowed
- `409` — Conflict
- `412` — Precondition Failed
- `422` — Unprocessable Entity
- `423` — Locked
- `429` — Too Many Requests

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/files/apis/files-com-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/files/apis/files-com-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/files/files-com-api/revisions/c6d6f57e6da8/schema)