---
title: "Create an Event"
method: POST
path: "/1/events/{datasetSlug}"
tags: ["Events"]
---

# Create an Event

`POST /1/events/{datasetSlug}`

Using this endpoint for anything more than testing is highly discouraged.

Sending events in batches will be much more efficient and should be preferred if at all possible.

## Headers

- `X-Honeycomb-Event-Time` integer
- `X-Honeycomb-Samplerate` integer

## Request body

- Event

## Response `200`

Enqueued for processing

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — Dropped due to administrative throttling
- `404` — Not Found
- `429` — Dropped due to rate limiting

---

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