Node.js Stripe: Retrieve an Event

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Retrieves the details of an event. Supply the unique identifier of the event, which you might have received in a webhook.

Documentation: https://stripe.com/docs/api/curl#retrieve_event

CURL Command

curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/events/evt_1BnETJGswQrCoh0XAl7jSmFB \
   -u STRIPE_SECRET_KEY:

Node.js Example

var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
    var chilkat = require('chilkat_node6_win32'); 
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('chilkat_node6_arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'x86') {
        var chilkat = require('chilkat_node6_linux32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('chilkat_node6_linux64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
    var chilkat = require('chilkat_node6_macosx');
}

function chilkatExample() {

    var rest = new chilkat.Rest();
    var success;

    //  URL: https://api.stripe.com/v1/events/evt_1BnETJGswQrCoh0XAl7jSmFB
    var bTls = true;
    var port = 443;
    var bAutoReconnect = true;
    success = rest.Connect("api.stripe.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log("ConnectFailReason: " + rest.ConnectFailReason);
        console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    rest.SetAuthBasic("STRIPE_SECRET_KEY","");

    var sbResponseBody = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    success = rest.FullRequestNoBodySb("GET","/v1/events/evt_1BnETJGswQrCoh0XAl7jSmFB",sbResponseBody);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    var jsonResponse = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    jsonResponse.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);

    var id;
    var object;
    var api_version;
    var created;
    var dataObjectId;
    var dataObjectObject;
    var dataObjectAmount;
    var dataObjectCreated;
    var dataObjectCurrency;
    var dataObjectInterval;
    var dataObjectInterval_count;
    var dataObjectLivemode;
    var dataObjectName;
    var dataObjectStatement_descriptor;
    var dataObjectTrial_period_days;
    var livemode;
    var pending_webhooks;
    var requestId;
    var requestIdempotency_key;
    var type;

    id = jsonResponse.StringOf("id");
    object = jsonResponse.StringOf("object");
    api_version = jsonResponse.IsNullOf("api_version");
    created = jsonResponse.IntOf("created");
    dataObjectId = jsonResponse.StringOf("data.object.id");
    dataObjectObject = jsonResponse.StringOf("data.object.object");
    dataObjectAmount = jsonResponse.IntOf("data.object.amount");
    dataObjectCreated = jsonResponse.IntOf("data.object.created");
    dataObjectCurrency = jsonResponse.StringOf("data.object.currency");
    dataObjectInterval = jsonResponse.StringOf("data.object.interval");
    dataObjectInterval_count = jsonResponse.IntOf("data.object.interval_count");
    dataObjectLivemode = jsonResponse.BoolOf("data.object.livemode");
    dataObjectName = jsonResponse.StringOf("data.object.name");
    dataObjectStatement_descriptor = jsonResponse.IsNullOf("data.object.statement_descriptor");
    dataObjectTrial_period_days = jsonResponse.IsNullOf("data.object.trial_period_days");
    livemode = jsonResponse.BoolOf("livemode");
    pending_webhooks = jsonResponse.IntOf("pending_webhooks");
    requestId = jsonResponse.IsNullOf("request.id");
    requestIdempotency_key = jsonResponse.IsNullOf("request.idempotency_key");
    type = jsonResponse.StringOf("type");

}

chilkatExample();

Sample JSON Response Body

{
  "id": "evt_1BnETJGswQrCoh0XAl7jSmFB",
  "object": "event",
  "api_version": null,
  "created": 1516662781,
  "data": {
    "object": {
      "id": "gold",
      "object": "plan",
      "amount": 2000,
      "created": 1516662781,
      "currency": "usd",
      "interval": "month",
      "interval_count": 1,
      "livemode": false,
      "metadata": {},
      "name": "T-shirt",
      "statement_descriptor": null,
      "trial_period_days": null
    }
  },
  "livemode": false,
  "pending_webhooks": 0,
  "request": {
    "id": null,
    "idempotency_key": null
  },
  "type": "plan.created"
}