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Event actions

Whenever any of the following actions occur, an event is created. Actions are used to define Notification Rules.

login

A user logs in (including the source, if available).

Example
{
"pk": "f00f54e7-2b38-421f-bc78-e61f950048d6",
"user": {
"pk": 1,
"email": "root@localhost",
"username": "akadmin"
},
"action": "login",
"app": "authentik.events.signals",
"context": {
"auth_method": "password",
"http_request": {
"args": {
"query": "next=%2F"
},
"path": "/api/v3/flows/executor/default-authentication-flow/",
"method": "GET"
},
"auth_method_args": {}
},
"client_ip": "::1",
"created": "2023-02-15T15:33:42.771091Z",
"expires": "2024-02-15T15:33:42.770425Z",
"brand": {
"pk": "fcba828076b94dedb2d5a6b4c5556fa1",
"app": "authentik_brands",
"name": "Default brand",
"model_name": "brand"
}
}

login_failed

A failed login attempt.

Example
{
"pk": "2779b173-eb2a-4c2b-a1a4-8283eda308d7",
"user": {
"pk": 2,
"email": "",
"username": "AnonymousUser"
},
"action": "login_failed",
"app": "authentik.events.signals",
"context": {
"stage": {
"pk": "7e88f4a991c442c1a1335d80f0827d7f",
"app": "authentik_stages_password",
"name": "default-authentication-password",
"model_name": "passwordstage"
},
"password": "********************",
"username": "akadmin",
"http_request": {
"args": {
"query": "next=%2F"
},
"path": "/api/v3/flows/executor/default-authentication-flow/",
"method": "POST"
}
},
"client_ip": "::1",
"created": "2023-02-15T15:32:55.319608Z",
"expires": "2024-02-15T15:32:55.314581Z",
"brand": {
"pk": "fcba828076b94dedb2d5a6b4c5556fa1",
"app": "authentik_brands",
"name": "Default brand",
"model_name": "brand"
}
}

logout

A user logs out.

Example
{
"pk": "474ffb6b-77e3-401c-b681-7d618962440f",
"user": {
"pk": 1,
"email": "root@localhost",
"username": "akadmin"
},
"action": "logout",
"app": "authentik.events.signals",
"context": {
"http_request": {
"args": {
"query": ""
},
"path": "/api/v3/flows/executor/default-invalidation-flow/",
"method": "GET"
}
},
"client_ip": "::1",
"created": "2023-02-15T15:39:55.976243Z",
"expires": "2024-02-15T15:39:55.975535Z",
"brand": {
"pk": "fcba828076b94dedb2d5a6b4c5556fa1",
"app": "authentik_brands",
"name": "Default brand",
"model_name": "brand"
}
}

user_write

A user is written to during a flow execution.

Example
{
"pk": "d012e8af-cb94-4fa2-9e92-961e4eebc060",
"user": {
"pk": 1,
"email": "root@localhost",
"username": "akadmin"
},
"action": "user_write",
"app": "authentik.events.signals",
"context": {
"name": "authentik Default Admin",
"email": "root@localhost",
"created": false,
"username": "akadmin",
"attributes": {
"settings": {
"locale": ""
}
},
"http_request": {
"args": {
"query": ""
},
"path": "/api/v3/flows/executor/default-user-settings-flow/",
"method": "GET"
}
},
"client_ip": "::1",
"created": "2023-02-15T15:41:18.411017Z",
"expires": "2024-02-15T15:41:18.410276Z",
"brand": {
"pk": "fcba828076b94dedb2d5a6b4c5556fa1",
"app": "authentik_brands",
"name": "Default brand",
"model_name": "brand"
}
}

suspicious_request

A suspicious request has been received (for example, a revoked token was used).

password_set

A user sets their password.

secret_view

A user views a token's/certificate's data.

secret_rotate

A token was rotated automatically by authentik.

invitation_used

An invitation is used.

authorize_application

A user authorizes an application.

Example
{
"pk": "f52f9eb9-dc2a-4f1e-afea-ad5af90bf680",
"user": {
"pk": 1,
"email": "root@localhost",
"username": "akadmin"
},
"action": "authorize_application",
"app": "authentik.providers.oauth2.views.authorize",
"context": {
"asn": {
"asn": 6805,
"as_org": "Telefonica Germany",
"network": "5.4.0.0/14"
},
"geo": {
"lat": 42.0,
"city": "placeholder",
"long": 42.0,
"country": "placeholder",
"continent": "placeholder"
},
"flow": "53287faa8a644b6cb124cb602a84282f",
"scopes": "ak_proxy profile openid email",
"http_request": {
"args": {
"query": "[...]"
},
"path": "/api/v3/flows/executor/default-provider-authorization-implicit-consent/",
"method": "GET"
},
"authorized_application": {
"pk": "bed6a2495fdc4b2e8c3f93cb2ed7e021",
"app": "authentik_core",
"name": "Alertmanager",
"model_name": "application"
}
},
"client_ip": "::1",
"created": "2023-02-15T10:02:48.615499Z",
"expires": "2023-04-26T10:02:48.612809Z",
"brand": {
"pk": "10800be643d44842ab9d97cb5f898ce9",
"app": "authentik_brands",
"name": "Default brand",
"model_name": "brand"
}
}

source_linked

A user links a source to their account.

impersonation_started / impersonation_ended

A user starts/ends impersonation, including the user that was impersonated.

policy_execution

A policy is executed (when a policy has "Execution Logging" enabled).

policy_exception / property_mapping_exception

A policy or property mapping causes an exception.

system_task_exception

An exception occurred in a system task.

system_exception

A general exception in authentik occurred.

configuration_error

A configuration error occurs, for example during the authorization of an application.

model_created / model_updated / model_deleted

Logged when any model is created/updated/deleted, including the user that sent the request.

You can use these events in notification rule expression policies to automate actions, such as creating LDAP users from authentik events.

info

Starting with authentik 2024.2, when a valid enterprise license is installed, these entries will contain additional audit data, including which fields were changed with this event, their previous values and their new values.

email_sent

An email has been sent. Included is the email that was sent.

update_available

An update is available.

export_ready

A data export has been generated.