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Get an Event

In this code snippet you learn how to get an Event.

Example

Ensure the following variables are set to your required values using any convenient method:

Key Description
CONVERSATION_ID The ID of the Conversation.
EVENT_ID The unique ID of the Event
  • cURL
  • Node.js

    • Prerequisites

    You will need to use an existing Application that contains a Conversation in order to be able to create an Event and then retrieve details for one. See the Create Conversation code snippet for information on how to create an Application and some sample Conversations.

    Write the code

    Add the following to get-event.sh:

    curl "https://api.nexmo.com/v0.1/conversations/$CONVERSATION_ID/events/$EVENT_ID" \
     -H 'Authorization: Bearer '$JWT\
     -H 'Content-Type: application/json'

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    Run your code

    Save this file to your machine and run it: 

    bash get-event.sh

    Prerequisites

    You will need to use an existing Application that contains a Conversation in order to be able to create an Event and then retrieve details for one. See the Create Conversation code snippet for information on how to create an Application and some sample Conversations. 

    npm install @vonage/server-sdk@beta

    Create a file named get-event.js and add the following code:

    const Vonage = require('@vonage/server-sdk')

const vonage = new Vonage({
  apiKey: VONAGE_API_KEY,
  apiSecret: VONAGE_API_SECRET,
  applicationId: VONAGE_APPLICATION_ID,
  privateKey: VONAGE_APPLICATION_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH
})

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    Write the code

    Add the following to get-event.js:

    vonage.conversations.events.get(CONVERSATION_ID,
  EVENT_ID,
  (error, result) => {
    if (error) {
      console.error(error);
    } else {
      console.log(result);
    }
  });

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    Run your code

    Save this file to your machine and run it: 

    node get-event.js

    Try it out

    When you run the code you will get the specified Event.

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