Python 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:

Python Example

import sys
import chilkat

rest = chilkat.CkRest()

#  URL: https://api.stripe.com/v1/events/evt_1BnETJGswQrCoh0XAl7jSmFB
bTls = True
port = 443
bAutoReconnect = True
success = rest.Connect("api.stripe.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect)
if (success != True):
    print("ConnectFailReason: " + str(rest.get_ConnectFailReason()))
    print(rest.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

rest.SetAuthBasic("STRIPE_SECRET_KEY","")

sbResponseBody = chilkat.CkStringBuilder()
success = rest.FullRequestNoBodySb("GET","/v1/events/evt_1BnETJGswQrCoh0XAl7jSmFB",sbResponseBody)
if (success != True):
    print(rest.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

jsonResponse = chilkat.CkJsonObject()
jsonResponse.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)

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")

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"
}