docs/v3/api-ref/python/prefect-events-utilities.mdx
prefect.events.utilitiesemit_event <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/blob/main/src/prefect/events/utilities.py#L30" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>emit_event(event: str, resource: dict[str, str], occurred: datetime.datetime | None = None, related: list[dict[str, str]] | list[RelatedResource] | None = None, payload: dict[str, Any] | None = None, id: UUID | None = None, follows: Event | None = None, **kwargs: dict[str, Any] | None) -> Event | None
Send an event to Prefect.
Args:
event: The name of the event that happened.resource: The primary Resource this event concerns.occurred: When the event happened from the sender's perspective.
Defaults to the current datetime.related: A list of additional Resources involved in this event.payload: An open-ended set of data describing what happened.id: The sender-provided identifier for this event. Defaults to a random
UUID.follows: The event that preceded this one. If the preceding event
happened more than 5 minutes prior to this event the follows
relationship will not be set.Returns: