GET
/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/events/{event_id}Get an issue event
Retrieves one issue event from a repository by its event identifier. Supply owner, repo, and event_id to identify the repository and event. The response includes the event type, actor, timestamp, related issue, and associated commit information.
- RetriesRetries up to 2×, 500ms backoff, 30s timeout.
ownerstringrequired
The account owner of the repository; the name is not case sensitive.
repostringrequired
The repository name without the `.git` extension; the name is not case sensitive.
event_idintegerrequired
The integer identifier of the issue event to retrieve.
200Returns the issue event object, including its identifier, actor, event type, commit details, creation timestamp, related issue, and associated users or teams.
idintegerrequired
node_idstringrequired
urlstringrequired
actorobjectrequired
A GitHub user.
eventstringrequired
commit_idstringrequired
commit_urlstringrequired
created_atstringrequired
issueobjectoptional
Issues are a great way to keep track of tasks, enhancements, and bugs for your projects.
labelobjectoptional
Issue Event Label
assigneeobjectoptional
A GitHub user.
assignerobjectoptional
A GitHub user.
review_requesterobjectoptional
A GitHub user.
requested_reviewerobjectoptional
A GitHub user.
requested_teamobjectoptional
Groups of organization members that gives permissions on specified repositories.
dismissed_reviewobjectoptional
milestoneobjectoptional
Issue Event Milestone
project_cardobjectoptional
Issue Event Project Card
renameobjectoptional
Issue Event Rename
issue_typeobjectoptional
The type of issue.
prev_issue_typeobjectoptional
The type of issue.
sub_issueobjectoptional
A minimal reference to an issue linked from a timeline event (e.g. sub-issue, parent-issue, or dependency events).
parent_issueobjectoptional
A minimal reference to an issue linked from a timeline event (e.g. sub-issue, parent-issue, or dependency events).
blocked_byobjectoptional
A minimal reference to an issue linked from a timeline event (e.g. sub-issue, parent-issue, or dependency events).
blockingobjectoptional
A minimal reference to an issue linked from a timeline event (e.g. sub-issue, parent-issue, or dependency events).
intentobjectoptional
The intent behind an agent's action on an issue, including the rationale and confidence. Present (and `null` when the event carried no agent intent) on supported event types while the issue suggestions feature is enabled for the repository; the property is omitted entirely when the feature is disabled or the event type does not support intent.
author_associationstringoptional
How the author is associated with the repository.
lock_reasonstringoptional
performed_via_github_appobjectoptional
GitHub apps are a new way to extend GitHub. They can be installed directly on organizations and user accounts and granted access to specific repositories. They come with granular permissions and built-in webhooks. GitHub apps are first class actors within GitHub.
403Returned when the authenticated user is not permitted to access the issue event.
messagestringoptional
documentation_urlstringoptional
urlstringoptional
statusstringoptional
404Returned when the repository or issue event does not exist.
messagestringoptional
documentation_urlstringoptional
urlstringoptional
statusstringoptional
410Returned when the requested resource is gone.
messagestringoptional
documentation_urlstringoptional
urlstringoptional
statusstringoptional
Error handling
A 403 is returned when the authenticated user is not permitted to access the event. A 404 is returned when the repository or event cannot be found, while a 410 indicates the resource is gone. event_id must be an integer identifying the issue event.