---
title: "Create Kinesis Events"
method: POST
path: "/1/kinesis_events/{datasetSlug}"
tags: ["Kinesis Events"]
---

# Create Kinesis Events

`POST /1/kinesis_events/{datasetSlug}`

This endpoint processes events and metrics coming from AWS through Kinesis Firehose.

## Request body

- KinesisEvent
  - `requestId` string
  - `timestamp` integer
  - `records` KinesisEventRecord[]
    - `data` string — Base64 encoded Kinesis record from AWS

## Response `200`

Events queued for processing

- KinesisResponse
  - `requestId` string
  - `timestamp` integer
  - `errorMessage` string

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorized
- `default` — Error

---

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