Last modified November 5, 2024 by Shelly Wolfe

Raw event data schema

Swrve logs the raw data for your apps to either Amazon S3 or Google Cloud Storage. This article covers the data schema for those raw events. For more information on setting up raw data export to an Amazon S3 or Google Cloud Storage bucket, see our setup guide.

Data schema

The schema the raw event export files follow is:

  • gzip compressed
  • one line of JSON encoded code (each line represents a single event)
  • each line is a JSON dictionary with the following keys: user, time, client_time, type, app_version, payload, parameters, seqnum, version, device_id

Type

type represents the event type sent to the Swrve API. It may be one of:

  • event
  • user
  • purchase
  • currency_given
  • iap
  • session_start
  • session_end

User

user represents the user identifier sent to the Swrve API with the event (or batch of events).

Time

time represents the time recorded on the Swrve server when the event was received. This is an integer that represents the number of milliseconds since the epoch.

Client time

client_time represents the client time sent to Swrve with event. This is an integer that represents the number of milliseconds since the epoch.

App version

app_version represents the app_version identifier sent to the Swrve API with the event (or batch of events).

Payload

payload represents the optional payload information added to the event. payload is a dictionary of string / integer / boolean values.

Parameters

parameters contains a dictionary of data sent to the Swrve API with the event. The dictionary fields depend on event_type. These parameters match the REST API.

Parameter Fields
event name, user_initiated
user attributes, user_initiated
purchase item, currency, cost, quantity
currency_given given_currency, given_amount
iap Platform dependant
session_start None
session_end None

Seqnum, version, device ID

  • seqnumversion, and device_id are internal and are used for debugging.

Campaign events

Swrve campaign events are logged in two formats, generic or custom, depending on the channel and action type in question. Generic campaign events use a common event name, with differentiators for channel, action and campaign ID stored within the event payloads. In contrast, custom campaign events encode the channel, action, and campaign ID within the event name itself. For examples, see Custom campaign event format below. The following table provides a breakdown of channels and actions by format:

Channel Actions in generic format Actions in custom format
Push sent
delivered
influenced
button_click
rejected
engaged
In-app messages page_view
dismiss
navigation
Impression
Click
Embedded campaigns Impression
Click
Geo notifications impression
engaged
button_click

Generic campaign event format

Campaign touchpoints that are tracked as generic Swrve campaign events will have an event name of Swrve.generic_campaign_event and the following JSON format in the S3 raw logs:

{
    "id": "...",
    "campaignType": "...",
    "actionType": "...",
    "contextId":"...",
    "payload": {
        "key1": "...",
        "...": "..."
    }
}

where:

Property Description
id This is the tracking ID of the campaign event.

Use this ID to map the raw data to campaign metadata such as name, dashboard URL, and other attributes via the
Campaign Metadata API.

campaignType This indicates which channel the campaign has been run on:

  • push
  • iam
  • geo
  • push_inbox
  • embedded
actionType This indicates the action of the touchpoint being tracked.
Possible values include:

  • sent – Recorded when the push service provider (for example, APNs or FCM) acknowledges a successful send request from Swrve.
  • delivered – Recorded when the notification is successfully received on the device.
  • influenced – Recorded when the user opens the app within 12 hours of receiving the notification, indicating indirect engagement.
  • button_click – Recorded when the user interacts with one of the notification’s custom buttons.
  • rejected – Recorded when the notification fails to send—either because it was rejected by Swrve before dispatch, or by the push service provider (for example, due to invalid credentials or expired tokens).
  • page_view – Recorded when an in-app message page is displayed (multi-page campaigns only).
  • navigation – Recorded when the user navigates between pages in a multi-page in-app message campaign.
  • dismiss – Recorded when the user closes or dismisses the in-app message.
  • engaged, read, delete – Actions specific to push_inbox messages (for example, message read, deleted, or opened).
contextId Represents the contextual identifier associated with the event:

  • For in-app message events: corresponds to the pageId.
  • For push button_click events: corresponds to the buttonId.
payload
displayed
Indicates whether the notification was displayed (true or false).
reason
Provides the reason if the notification was not displayed (false). Possible values include:

  • permission_denied – The user has disabled notifications for the app.
  • stopped – The SDK stopped tracking user activity (that is, no user was logged in) and the notification was set to display only for identified users.
  • different_user – The notification was set to display only if the current user ID matches the user who was last logged into the app. For more information, see
    Tracking your users with Swrve User Identity.
  • Unregistered / NotRegistered – The push token was invalid or expired.
silent
Indicates whether the event is associated with a background app update (true) or a visible push notification (false).
platform
The platform or channel on which the message was delivered (for example, ios, android, web, or push_inbox).
delta
The time in minutes between when the device receives the notification and when the user subsequently opens the app (influenced events only).
buttonId
The ID of the button used to dismiss the campaign or navigate between pages in a multi-page campaign.
buttonName
The name of the button used to dismiss the campaign or navigate between pages in a multi-page campaign.
buttonText
The text label of a push notification button.
pageName
The name of the in-app message page where the action occurred.
to
The ID of the page the user navigated to from the current page (used in navigation events).
messageId
The unique identifier of a Push Inbox message.
state
The current Push Inbox message state (for example, read or unread).

Example event

{
"type": "generic_campaign_event",
"time": 123,
"seqnum": 1,
"actionType": "delivered",
"campaignType": "push",
"id": "1",
"payload": {
    "displayed": "false",
    "reason": "permission_denied",
    "silent": "false"
}
}

Custom campaign event format

Campaign touchpoints that are tracked as custom Swrve campaign events will encode tracking ID, campaign type, and action type in the event name, rather than the payload:

Channel Actions Event name schema
Push Engaged Swrve.Messages.Push-<ID>.engaged
In-app messages Impression
Click
Swrve.Messages.Message-<ID>.impression
Swrve.Messages.Message-<ID>.click
Embedded campaigns Impression
Click
Swrve.Messages.Message-<ID>.impression
Swrve.Messages.Message-<ID>.click

Where <ID> is the tracking ID. Use the raw event name to map from the log entry to relevant campaign metadata such as name, dashboard URL ,and so forth via the Campaign Meta Data API.

Swrve campaign events have the following JSON format in the S3 raw logs:

{
  "name": "...",
  "payload": {
        "key1": "...",
        "...": "..."
  }
}

where:

Property Description
name The event name that identifies the campaign, channel, and user action.

The possible action types include:

  • engaged – Recorded when the user interacts directly with a push notification.
  • impression – Recorded when an in-app message or embedded campaign is displayed to the user.
  • click – Recorded when the user taps or selects an interactive element containing a call-to-action (for example, a deeplink or copy-to-clipboard button). Dismiss actions are not recorded as clicks.
payload
platform
The platform or channel where the campaign was delivered (for example, ios, android, or web).
deviceType
The device type associated with the event (for example, mobile or tv).
embedded
Indicates whether the event is associated with an embedded campaign (true) or a standard in-app message (false).
contextId
Represents the contextual identifier associated with the event.
For in-app message campaigns, this corresponds to the pageId of the in-app message.
buttonId
The ID of the button the user interacted with in an in-app message.
name
The name or label of the button or element that triggered the click event.
pageName
The name of the page where the interaction occurred (for example, the in-app message page name).

Example event

{
"type": "event",
"time": 123,
"seqnum": 1,
"name": "Swrve.Messages.Message-646079.click",
"payload": {
    "embedded": "false",
    "contextId": 207747,
    "name": "Button 1",
    "buttonId": 259418,
    "pageName": "Page 3",
  }
}

Push sent and delivered events

The raw S3 logs also include Push Sent and Delivered events, both in generic campaign event format.

Push Sent events are logged server-side, so are independent of all SDK flavors and require no SDK update. The deciding factor for Push Sent is what type of push.

Push Type Push Sent events logged
Standard Yes
Via API Yes
Quick Yes
Geo-triggered No – impression event logged from SDK

Push Delivered events are logged client-side, so require an SDK update. They are also not supported by all of our SDKs yet.

SDK platform Push Delivered events logged
iOS Yes
Android Yes
Amazon Yes
Unity Yes
Cordova No
Web No

Need help with Queries?
MessageGears support can help you with parsing and ETL of the data schema described above. If you need help with your queries, contact our Data Services team at support@messagegears.com. They will help you get the most out of your data with dedicated support, pre-built and custom reports, and dedicated data science hours.