en-map-source-to-payload.md

copyright	years 2025
lastupdated	2025-04-22
keywords	event-notifications, notifications payload, event sources
subcollection	event-notifications

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Event source, Event types, and {{site.data.keyword.en_short}} payload details

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A source produces events of multiple types and subtypes. The format of the payload changes according to the requirements. It is good to understand the specifics of event types and the notification payload details before you begin sending or receiving the notifications. It helps you to validate and troubleshoot the notifications as well.

The following table links event types, subtypes, and the payload format details for each source.

Source	Event types and subtypes	Payload format details
{{site.data.keyword.logs_full_notm}}	Event types	Payload format details
Security and Compliance	Event types	Payload format details
{{site.data.keyword.secrets-manager_short}}	Event types	Payload format details
{{site.data.keyword.appconfig_short}}	Event types	Payload format details
IBM Cloud Projects	Event types	Payload format details
Toolchain	Event types	Payload format details
IBM Cloud Backup for VPC	Event types	Payload format details
{{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}} Platform Notifications	Event types	Payload format details
{{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}} Resource lifecycle events	Event types	Payload format details
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