Send events

Send events to Inngest. Functions with matching event triggers will be invoked.

import { inngest } from "./client";

await inngest.send({
  name: "app/account.created",
  data: {
    accountId: "645e9f6794e10937e9bdc201",
    billingPlan: "pro",
  },
  user: {
    external_id: "645ea000129f1c40109ca7ad",
    email: "taylor@example.com",
  }
})

To send events from within of the context of a function, use step.sendEvent().

inngest.send(eventPayload | eventPayload[]): Promise<{ ids: string[] }>

  • Name
    eventPayload
    Type
    object | object[]
    Required
    required
    Description

    An event payload object or an array of event payload objects.

    Properties
    • Name
      name
      Type
      string
      Required
      required
      Description

      The event name. We recommend using lowercase dot notation for names, prepending prefixes/ with a slash for organization.

    • Name
      data
      Type
      object
      Required
      required
      Description

      Any data to associate with the event. Will be serialized as JSON.

    • Name
      user
      Type
      object
      Required
      optional
      Description

      Any relevant user identifying data or attributes associated with the event. This data is encrypted at rest.

      Properties
      • Name
        external_id
        Type
        string
        Required
        optional
        Description

        An external identifier for the user. Most commonly, their user id in your system.

    • Name
      id
      Type
      string
      Required
      optional
      Description

      A unique ID used to idempotently trigger function runs. If duplicate event IDs are seen, only the first event will trigger function runs. Read the idempotency guide here.

    • Name
      ts
      Type
      number
      Required
      optional
      Description

      A timestamp integer representing the time (in milliseconds) at which the event occurred. Defaults to the time the Inngest receives the event.

      If the ts time is in the future, function runs will be scheduled to start at the given time. This has the same effect as running await step.sleepUntil(event.ts) at the start of the function.

    • Name
      v
      Type
      string
      Required
      optional
      Description

      A version identifier for a particular event payload. e.g. "2023-04-14.1"

// Send a single event
await inngest.send({
  name: "app/post.created",
  data: { postId: "01H08SEAXBJFJNGTTZ5TAWB0BD" }
});

// Send an array of events
await inngest.send([
  {
    name: "app/invoice.created",
    data: { invoiceId: "645e9e024befa68763f5b500" }
  },
  {
    name: "app/invoice.created",
    data: { invoiceId: "645e9e08f29fb563c972b1f7" }
  },
]);

// Send user data that will be encrypted at rest
await inngest.send({
  name: "app/account.created",
  data: { billingPlan: "pro" },
  user: {
    external_id: "6463da8211cdbbcb191dd7da",
    email: "test@example.com"
  }
});

// Specify the idempotency id, version, and timestamp
await inngest.send({
  // Use an id specific to the event type & payload
  id: "cart-checkout-completed-ed12c8bde",
  name: "storefront/cart.checkout.completed",
  data: { cartId: "ed12c8bde" },
  user: { external_id: "6463da8211cdbbcb191dd7da" },
  ts: 1684274328198,
  v: "2024-05-15.1"
});

Return values

The function returns a promise that resolves to an object with an array of Event IDs that were sent. These events can be used to look up the event in the Inngest dashboard or via the REST API.

const { ids } = await inngest.send([
  {
    name: "app/invoice.created",
    data: { invoiceId: "645e9e024befa68763f5b500" }
  },
  {
    name: "app/invoice.created",
    data: { invoiceId: "645e9e08f29fb563c972b1f7" }
  },
]);
/**
 * ids = [
 *   "01HQ8PTAESBZPBDS8JTRZZYY3S",
 *   "01HQ8PTFYYKDH1CP3C6PSTBZN5"
 * ]
 */

User data encryption 🔐

All data sent in the user object is fully encrypted at rest.

⚠️ When rerunning a function, event.user will be empty. This will be fixed in the future, but for now assume that you cannot rerun functions that rely on event.user data.

In the future, this object will be used to support programmatic deletion via API endpoint to support certain right-to-be-forgotten flows in your system. This will use the user.external_id property for lookup.

Usage limits

See usage limits for more details.