# The event store object

An event store object is returned as part of the response body of each successful retrieve API call to the `/api/event_stores` endpoint.

## Fields

| Field                            | Type       | Description                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| -------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **type**                         | `string`   | `event_stores`                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| **id**                           | `string`   | The event store unique identifier                                                                                                                                                                   |
| links.**self**                   | `string`   | The event store endpoint URL                                                                                                                                                                        |
| attributes.**resource\_type**    | `string`   | The type of the affected resource.                                                                                                                                                                  |
| attributes.**resource\_id**      | `string`   | The ID of the affected resource.                                                                                                                                                                    |
| attributes.**event**             | `string`   | The type of change (one of create or update).                                                                                                                                                       |
| attributes.**payload**           | `object`   | The object changes payload.                                                                                                                                                                         |
| attributes.**who**               | `object`   | Information about who triggered the change.                                                                                                                                                         |
| attributes.**created\_at**       | `datetime` | Time at which the resource was created.                                                                                                                                                             |
| attributes.**updated\_at**       | `datetime` | Time at which the resource was last updated.                                                                                                                                                        |
| attributes.**reference**         | `string`   | A string that you can use to add any external identifier to the resource. This can be useful for integrating the resource to an external system, like an ERP, a marketing tool, a CRM, or whatever. |
| attributes.**reference\_origin** | `string`   | Any identifier of the third party system that defines the reference code.                                                                                                                           |
| attributes.**metadata**          | `object`   | Set of key-value pairs that you can attach to the resource. This can be useful for storing additional information about the resource in a structured format.                                        |
| meta.**mode**                    | `string`   | The resource environment (can be one of `test` or `live`)                                                                                                                                           |