Event Types

You can create event streams that listen for different types of events, such as the creation of a new user profile. The sections below outline specific details for currently supported event types.

Event object

Events are published using a schema that conforms to the CloudEvent specification:

Parameter Type Required Description
id string Yes Identifies the event.
source URI-reference Yes Identifies the tenant that generated the event, including its environment.
specversion string Yes The version of the CloudEvents specification that the event uses.
type string Yes The type of event.
time timestamp Yes Timestamp of when the event happened.
dataschema URI Yes Identifies the schema that data adheres to.
data object Yes Additional information related to the event. This field varies based on the type of event. 
{
  "id": "evt_<unique-id>",
  "source": "urn:auth0:<your-tenant>:users",
  "spec_version": "1.0",
  "type": "com.auth0.user.<event-type>",
  "time": "2025-01-29T14:36:25.794Z",
  "dataschema": "https://<your-tenant>.auth0.com/api/v2/schemas/user.<event-type>",
  "data": {
    "object": {
      "user_id": "<user-id>",
      "email": "<email>",
      "email_verified": <true/false>,
      "family_name": "<family-name>",
      "given_name": "<given-name>",
      "name": "<full-name>",
      "nickname": "<nickname>",
      "phone_number": "<phone-number>",
      "phone_verified": <true/false>,
      "user_metadata": {
        "hobby": "<user-hobby>"
      },
      "app_metadata": {
        "external_user_id": "<external-id>"
      },
      "identities": [
        {
          "connection": "<connection-name>",
          "user_id": "<identity-user-id>",
          "provider": "<identity-provider>",
          "isSocial": <true/false>
        }
      ],
      "created_at": "<user-created-time>",
      "updated_at": "<user-updated-time>",
      "picture": "<profile-picture-url>"
    }
  }
}

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User event types

When creating an event stream, you can subscribe to the following user events:

Event Description
user.created Published each time a user is created. This event captures users created through a variety of channels, such as a signup page, the Auth0 Management API, custom signup forms, bulk user imports, SCIM, or JIT (for Social, Enterprise, or Passwordless connections).
user.updated Published each time a user is updated. This event captures user updates made through a variety of channels, such as the Auth0 Management API, bulk user imports, SCIM, or JIT (for Social, Enterprise, or Passwordless connections).
user.deleted Published each time a user is deleted. This event captures user deletions made through the Management API or as a result of deleting a connection.

user.created

user.created events are published each time a user is created. These events capture users created through a variety of channels, such as a signup page, the Management API, bulk user imports, SCIM, or just-in-time provisioning (JIT), for Social, Enterprise, or Passwordless connections.

{
  "id": "evt_xxxxxxxx", 
  "source": "https://auth0.com/docs/v1beta1/user.created",
  "specversion": "v1beta1",
  "type": "user.created",
  "time": "2025-01-29T21:02:03.873Z",
  "data": {
    "object": {
      "created_at": "2025-01-29T21:02:03.87Z",
      "email": "user@example.com",
      "email_verified": false,
      "identities": [
        {
          "connection": "Username-Password-Authentication",
          "user_id": "xxxxxxxxxxxx",
          "provider": "auth0",
          "isSocial": false
        }
      ],
      "name": "user@example.com",
      "nickname": "user123",
      "picture": "example.png",
      "updated_at": "2025-01-29T21:02:03.87Z",
      "user_id": "auth0|xxxxxxxxxxxx",
      "app_metadata": {
        "custom_claim": "value"
      },
      "user_metadata": {
        "favorite_color": "blue",
        "preferred_language": "en"
      },
      "blocked": false,
      "last_login": "2025-01-29T21:02:03.87Z",
      "logins_count": 1,
      "phone_number": "+1234567890",
      "phone_verified": false,
      "multifactor": ["google-authenticator"],
      "last_ip": "192.168.1.1",
      "email_verified_at": "2025-01-29T21:02:03.87Z",
      "given_name": "John",
      "family_name": "Doe"
    }
  }
}

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Review the following sections for examples based on different methods of user creation. 

Scenario: A user signs up through a Universal Login prompt using a database connection. 

{
  "id": "evt_123456789",
  "source": "https://auth0.com/docs/v1beta1/user.created",
  "specversion": "v1beta1",
  "type": "user.created",
  "time": "2025-01-29T21:02:03.873Z",
  "data": {
    "object": {
      "created_at": "2025-01-29T21:02:03.87Z",
      "email": "dbuser@example.com",
      "email_verified": false,
      "identities": [
        {
          "connection": "Username-Password-Authentication",
          "user_id": "auth0|abc123",
          "provider": "auth0",
          "isSocial": false
        }
      ],
      "name": "dbuser@example.com",
      "nickname": "dbuser",
      "user_id": "auth0|abc123",
      "app_metadata": {},
      "user_metadata": {
        "signup_source": "universal_login"
      }
    }
  }
}

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user.updated

user.updated events are published each time a user is updated. These events capture user updates made through a variety of channels, such as the user themselves after logging in, the Management API, bulk user imports (upsert), SCIM, or just-in-time provisioning (JIT), for Social, Enterprise, or Passwordless connections.

{
  "id": "evt_xxxxxxxx", 
  "source": "https://auth0.com/docs/v1beta1/user.updated",
  "specversion": "v1beta1",
  "type": "user.updated",
  "time": "2025-01-29T21:02:03.873Z",
  "data": {
    "object": {
      "created_at": "2025-01-29T21:02:03.87Z",
      "email": "user@example.com",
      "email_verified": false,
      "identities": [
        {
          "connection": "Username-Password-Authentication",
          "user_id": "xxxxxxxxxxxx",
          "provider": "auth0",
          "isSocial": false
        }
      ],
      "name": "user@example.com",
      "nickname": "user123",
      "picture": "example.png",
      "updated_at": "2025-01-29T21:02:03.87Z",
      "user_id": "auth0|xxxxxxxxxxxx",
      "app_metadata": {
        "custom_claim": "value"
      },
      "user_metadata": {
        "favorite_color": "blue",
        "preferred_language": "en"
      },
      "blocked": false,
      "last_login": "2025-01-29T21:02:03.87Z",
      "logins_count": 1,
      "phone_number": "+1234567890",
      "phone_verified": false,
      "multifactor": ["google-authenticator"],
      "last_ip": "192.168.1.1",
      "email_verified_at": "2025-01-29T21:02:03.87Z",
      "given_name": "John",
      "family_name": "Doe"
    }
  }
}

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user.deleted

user.deleted events publish each time a user is deleted. These events capture users deleted through the Management API or when a connection is deleted.

{
  id: '42164d47-c292-4b21-9d93-c44c77ac237a',
  source: 'https://auth0.com/docs/v1beta1/user.deleted',
  specversion: 'v1beta1',
  type: 'user.deleted',
  time: '2025-01-07T19:56:03.546Z',
  data: {
    object: {
      "user_id": "auth0|xxxxxxxxxxxx",
		}
  }
}

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