# Get an audit event

`GET /v1/audit-events/{event_id}` · permission `audit-events:read`

Returns one audit record from either stream (`admin` or `application`).

## Request

| Parameter | In | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `event_id` | path | yes | Audit record id, prefixed with `evt_`. |

## Response

`200 OK` and the record, in the same shape as an item of [List audit events](list.md). Empty fields are `null`.

`ip` and `user_agent` are present only when the key has the `audit-events:read_ip` permission (filled only for records younger than 13 months); without it the fields are left out entirely.

```json
{
  "id": "evt_01j9xk3m7q8r2s4t6v8w0y2z4a",
  "stream": "admin",
  "seq": 4182,
  "schema_version": 1,
  "action": "user.blocked",
  "category": "administration",
  "outcome": "success",
  "reason_code": null,
  "occurred_at": "2026-10-01T08:15:42.120Z",
  "received_at": "2026-10-01T08:15:42.131Z",
  "recorded_at": "2026-10-01T08:15:42.140Z",
  "clock_anomaly": false,
  "actor_type": "api_key",
  "actor_id": "key_01j9xk3m7q8r2s4t6v8w0y2z4d",
  "act_chain": null,
  "session_id": null,
  "auth_context": null,
  "elevation_ref": null,
  "org_id": null,
  "targets": [
    {"type": "user", "id": "usr_0a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8j9k0m1n2p", "org_id": null, "name": null}
  ],
  "application_id": null,
  "ip": "203.0.113.7",
  "ip_prefix": "203.0.113.0/24",
  "ip_country": "DE",
  "ip_asn": 64500,
  "user_agent": "keenauth-go/1.4.0 (go/1.25.3)",
  "user_agent_family": "keenauth-go",
  "request_id": "0192a6c1-7d3e-7a10-9b2c-3d4e5f607182",
  "correlation_id": null,
  "trace_id": "4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736",
  "producer_service": "directory",
  "policy_ref": "perm:users:write",
  "changes": {"status": {"old": "active", "new": "blocked"}},
  "metadata": null,
  "prev_hash": "n4bQgYhMfWWaL-qgxVrQFaO_TxsrC4Is0V1sFbDwCgg",
  "org_prev_hash": null,
  "record_hash": "LCa0a2j_xo_5m0U8HTBBNBNCLXBkg7-g-YpeiGJm564"
}
```

## Errors

Every error is an `application/problem+json` body with a stable `code`.

| HTTP | `code` | When |
|---|---|---|
| 401 | `unauthenticated` | The API key is missing, invalid or revoked. |
| 403 | `insufficient_permissions` | The key lacks `audit-events:read`. |
| 404 | `not_found` | The record does not exist, belongs to another environment, is outside the retention window, or the id is malformed. |
| 429 | `rate_limited` | The rate limit was exceeded; honor `Retry-After`. |
| 503 | `service_unavailable` | A dependency is temporarily unavailable; retry later. |

## Example

```bash
curl https://api.eu.keenauth.com/v1/audit-events/evt_01j9xk3m7q8r2s4t6v8w0y2z4a \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $KEENAUTH_SECRET_KEY"
```

```bash
keenauth audit-events get evt_01j9xk3m7q8r2s4t6v8w0y2z4a
```

## Personal data

This endpoint carries personal data: audit events. [Personal data in the KeenAuth APIs](/docs/policies/personal-data) describes what is stored, how long it is kept and how it is deleted. Do not send special categories of personal data (health, biometric data, religion, political opinions, sexual orientation) in any field.