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# Get an event

> Includes the full payload that was (or would have been) delivered.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json get /v1/webhooks/events/{id}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Chipper Platform API
  version: '2026-02-20'
  description: >-
    Payouts, collections, and FX across African rails — bank, mobile money, and
    stablecoins — through one API.
servers:
  - url: https://sandbox-api.platform.chipper.ai
    description: Sandbox (sk_test_ keys — simulated rails, no real money)
  - url: https://api.platform.chipper.ai
    description: Production (sk_live_ keys)
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
paths:
  /v1/webhooks/events/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
        - Webhooks
      summary: Get an event
      description: Includes the full payload that was (or would have been) delivered.
      parameters:
        - schema:
            type: string
            description: Webhook event id.
            example: wev_p2r8m5xk9qz3v7nt4wbh
          required: true
          name: id
          in: path
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The event.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  event:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/WebhookEvent'
                required:
                  - event
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid API key.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                error: unauthorized
                message: Invalid API key
                requestId: req_q7vei435zifs51ia0lqr
        '404':
          description: No such resource in this organization.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                error: not_found
                message: Webhook event not found
                requestId: req_q7vei435zifs51ia0lqr
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    WebhookEvent:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          example: wev_p2r8m5xk9qz3v7nt4wbh
        eventType:
          type: string
          example: payout.completed
        resourceId:
          type: string
          description: Id of the resource the event is about.
          example: pay_ghs_p95akjfs339uy9icpelj
        payload:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: {}
          description: >-
            Exactly what was POSTed to your endpoint: `{ event, data }`, where
            `data` is the resource as returned by its GET endpoint.
          example:
            event: payout.completed
            data:
              id: pay_ghs_p95akjfs339uy9icpelj
              status: completed
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          example: '2026-08-01T09:12:44.000Z'
      required:
        - id
        - eventType
        - resourceId
        - payload
        - createdAt
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Stable machine-readable code.
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable explanation.
        requestId:
          type: string
          description: Echoed in the x-request-id response header — quote it to support.
      required:
        - error
        - message
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: 'Your API key: `sk_test_…` (sandbox) or `sk_live_…` (production).'

````