--- title: Ingest events slug: reference/ingest-events docTags: createdAt: 2025-01-21T18:39:14.860Z --- { "id": "YbM19lVJ07YCL7COagxKC", "type": "api-oas-v2", "data": { "method": "POST", "url": "https://app.amberflo.io/ingest", "servers": [ { "url": "https://app.amberflo.io/ingest" } ], "name": "Ingest events", "description": "

Ingests meter usage events for processing and aggregation. Send a single event object or an array of events for batch processing.

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Required fields per event:

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Optional fields:

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Events are validated against existing meters and customer records. Invalid events are rejected with detailed error messages.

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