SYNCTHING-EVENT-API(7)

NAME
syncthing-event-api - Event API

DESCRIPTION

Syncthing provides a simple long polling interface for exposing events from the core utility towards a GUI.

To receive events, perform a HTTP GET of /rest/events?since=<lastSeenID>, where <lastSeenID> is the ID of the last event you've already seen or zero. Syncthing returns a JSON encoded array of event objects, starting at the event just after the one with the last seen ID. There is a limit to the number of events buffered, so if the rate of events is high or the time between polling calls is long some events might be missed. This can be detected by noting a discontinuity in the event IDs.

If no new events are produced since <lastSeenID>, the HTTP call blocks and waits for new events to happen before returning. By default it times out after 60 seconds returning an empty array. The time out duration can be customized with the optional parameter timeout=seconds.

To receive only a limited number of events, add the limit=n parameter with a suitable value for n and only the last n events will be returned. This can be used to catch up with the latest event ID after a disconnection for example: /rest/events?since=0&limit=1.

EVENT STRUCTURE

Each event is represented by an object similar to the following:

{
    "id": 2,
    "globalID": 3,
    "type": "DeviceConnected",
    "time": "2014-07-13T21:04:33.687836696+02:00",
    "data": {
        "addr": "172.16.32.25:22000",
        "id": "NFGKEKE-7Z6RTH7-I3PRZXS-DEJF3UJ-FRWJBFO-VBBTDND-4SGNGVZ-QUQHJAG"
    }
}

The top level keys id, globalID, time, type and data are always present, though data may be null.

id  A unique ID for this event on the events API. It always increases by 1: the first event generated has id 1, the next has id 2 etc. If this increases by more than 1, then one or more events have been skipped by the events API.

globalID
    A global ID for this event, across the events API, the audit log, and any other sources. It may increase by more than 1, but it will always be greater than or equal to the id.

time
    The time the event was generated.

type
    Indicates the type of (i.e. reason for) the event and is one of the event types below.

data
    An object containing optional extra information; the exact structure is determined by the event type.

EVENT TYPES

  ConfigSaved

Emitted after the config has been saved by the user or by Syncthing itself.

{
    "id": 50,
    "type": "ConfigSaved",
    "time": "2014-12-13T00:09:13.5166486Z",
    "data": {
        "Version": 7,
        "Options": {"..."},
        "GUI": {"..."},
        "Devices": [{"..."}],
        "Folders": [{"..."}]
    }
}

  DeviceConnected

Generated each time a connection to a device has been established.

{
    "id": 2,
    "type": "DeviceConnected",
    "time": "2014-07-13T21:04:33.687836696+02:00",
    "data": {
        "addr": "172.16.32.25:22000",
        "id": "NFGKEKE-7Z6RTH7-I3PRZXS-DEJF3UJ-FRWJBFO-VBBTDND-4SGNGVZ-QUQHJAG",
        "deviceName": "Laptop",
        "clientName": "syncthing",
        "clientVersion": "v0.13.4",
        "type": "TCP (Client)"
    }
}

  DeviceDisconnected

Generated each time a connection to a device has been terminated.

{
    "id": 48,
    "type": "DeviceDisconnected",
    "time": "2014-07-13T21:18:52.859929215+02:00",
    "data": {
        "error": "unexpected EOF",
        "id": "NFGKEKE-7Z6RTH7-I3PRZXS-DEJF3UJ-FRWJBFO-VBBTDND-4SGNGVZ-QUQHJAG"
    }
}

NOTE: The error key contains the cause for disconnection, which might not necessarily be an error as such. Specifically, "EOF" and "unexpected EOF" both signify TCP connection termination, either due to the other device restarting or going offline or due to a network change.

  DeviceDiscovered

Emitted when a new device is discovered using local discovery.

{
    "id": 13,
    "type": "DeviceDiscovered",
    "time": "2014-07-17T13:28:05.043465207+02:00",
    "data": {
        "addrs": [
            "172.16.32.25:22000"
        ],
        "device": "NFGKEKE-7Z6RTH7-I3PRZXS-DEJF3UJ-FRWJBFO-VBBTDND-4SGNGVZ-QUQHJAG"
    }
}

  DevicePaused

Emitted when a device was paused.

{
    "id": 13,
    "type": "DevicePaused",
    "time": "2014-07-17T13:28:05.043465207+02:00",
    "data": {
        "device": "NFGKEKE-7Z6RTH7-I3PRZXS-DEJF3UJ-FRWJBFO-VBBTDND-4SGNGVZ-QUQHJAG"
    }
}

  DeviceRejected

Emitted when there is a connection from a device we are not configured to talk to.

{
    "id": 24,
    "type": "DeviceRejected",
    "time": "2014-08-19T10:43:00.562821045+02:00",
    "data": {
        "address": "127.0.0.1:51807",
        "device": "EJHMPAQ-OGCVORE-ISB4IS3-SYYVJXF-TKJGLTU-66DIQPF-GJ5D2GX-GQ3OWQK"
    }
}

  DeviceResumed

Generated each time a device was resumed.

{
    "id": 2,
    "type": "DeviceResumed",
    "time": "2014-07-13T21:04:33.687836696+02:00",
    "data": {
        "device": "NFGKEKE-7Z6RTH7-I3PRZXS-DEJF3UJ-FRWJBFO-VBBTDND-4SGNGVZ-QUQHJAG"
    }
}

  DownloadProgress

Emitted during file downloads for each folder for each file. By default only a single file in a folder is handled at the same time, but custom configuration can cause multiple files to be shown.

{
    "id": 221,
    "type": "DownloadProgress",
    "time": "2014-12-13T00:26:12.9876937Z",
    "data": {
        "folder1": {
            "file1": {
                "Total": 800,
                "Pulling": 2,
                "CopiedFromOrigin": 0,
                "Reused": 633,
                "CopiedFromElsewhere": 0,
                "Pulled": 38,
                "BytesTotal": 104792064,
                "BytesDone": 87883776
            },
            "dir\\file2": {
                "Total": 80,
                "Pulling": 2,
                "CopiedFromOrigin": 0,
                "Reused": 0,
                "CopiedFromElsewhere": 0,
                "Pulled": 32,
                "BytesTotal": 10420224,
                "BytesDone": 4128768
            }
        },
        "folder2": {
            "file3": {
                "Total": 800,
                "Pulling": 2,
                "CopiedFromOrigin": 0,
                "Reused": 633,
                "CopiedFromElsewhere": 0,
                "Pulled": 38,
                "BytesTotal": 104792064,
                "BytesDone": 87883776
            },
            "dir\\file4": {
                "Total": 80,
                "Pulling": 2,
                "CopiedFromOrigin": 0,
                "Reused": 0,
                "CopiedFromElsewhere": 0,
                "Pulled": 32,
                "BytesTotal": 10420224,
                "BytesDone": 4128768
            }
        }
    }
}

•   Total - total number of blocks in the file

•   Pulling - number of blocks currently being downloaded

•   CopiedFromOrigin - number of blocks copied from the file we are about to replace

•   Reused - number of blocks reused from a previous temporary file

•   CopiedFromElsewhere - number of blocks copied from other files or potentially other folders

•   Pulled - number of blocks actually downloaded so far

•   BytesTotal - approximate total file size

•   BytesDone - approximate number of bytes already handled (already reused, copied or pulled)

    Where block size is 128KB.

    Files/folders appearing in the event data imply that the download has been started for that file/folder, where disappearing implies that the downloads have been finished or failed for that file/folder. There is always a last event emitted with no data, which implies all downloads have finished/failed.

  FolderCompletion

The FolderCompletion event is emitted when the local or remote contents for a folder changes. It contains the completion percentage for a given remote device and is emitted once per currently connected remote device.

{
    "id": 84,
    "type": "FolderCompletion",
    "time": "2015-04-17T14:14:27.043576583+09:00",
    "data": {
        "completion": 100,
        "device": "I6KAH76-66SLLLB-5PFXSOA-UFJCDZC-YAOMLEK-CP2GB32-BV5RQST-3PSROAU",
        "folder": "default"
    }
}

  FolderErrors

The FolderErrors event is emitted when a folder cannot be successfully synchronized. The event contains the ID of the affected folder and a list of errors for files or directories therein. This list of errors is obsolete once the folder changes state to syncing - if errors remain after the next synchronization attempt, a new FolderErrors event is emitted.

{
    "id": 132,
    "type": "FolderErrors",
    "time": "2015-06-26T13:39:24.697401384+02:00",
    "data": {
        "errors": [
            {
                "error": "open /Users/jb/src/github.com/syncthing/syncthing/test/s2/h2j/.syncthing.aslkjd.tmp: permission denied",
                "path": "h2j/aslkjd"
            }
        ],
        "folder": "default"
    }
}

New in version 0.11.12.

SEE ALSO: The statechanged event.

  FolderRejected

Emitted when a device sends index information for a folder we do not have, or have but do not share with the device in question.

{
    "id": 27,
    "type": "FolderRejected",
    "time": "2014-08-19T10:41:06.761751399+02:00",
    "data": {
        "device": "EJHMPAQ-OGCVORE-ISB4IS3-SYYVJXF-TKJGLTU-66DIQPF-GJ5D2GX-GQ3OWQK",
        "folder": "GXWxf-3zgnU",
        "folderLabel": "My Pictures"
    }
}

  FolderSummary

The FolderSummary event is emitted when folder contents have changed locally. This can be used to calculate the current local completion state.

{
    "id": 16,
    "type": "FolderSummary",
    "time": "2015-04-17T14:12:20.460121585+09:00",
    "data": {
        "folder": "default",
        "summary": {
            "globalBytes": 0,
            "globalDeleted": 0,
            "globalFiles": 0,
            "ignorePatterns": false,
            "inSyncBytes": 0,
            "inSyncFiles": 0,
            "invalid": "",
            "localBytes": 0,
            "localDeleted": 0,
            "localFiles": 0,
            "needBytes": 0,
            "needFiles": 0,
            "state": "idle",
            "stateChanged": "2015-04-17T14:12:12.455224687+09:00",
            "version": 0
        }
    }
}

  ItemFinished

Generated when Syncthing ends synchronizing a file to a newer version. A successful operation:

{
    "id": 93,
    "type": "ItemFinished",
    "time": "2014-07-13T21:22:03.414609034+02:00",
    "data": {
        "item": "test.txt",
        "folder": "default",
        "error": null,
        "type": "file",
        "action": "update"
    }
}

An unsuccessful operation:

{
    "id": 44,
    "type": "ItemFinished",
    "time": "2015-05-27T11:21:05.711133004+02:00",
    "data": {
        "action": "update",
        "error": "open /Users/jb/src/github.com/syncthing/syncthing/test/s2/foo/.syncthing.hej.tmp: permission denied",
        "folder": "default",
        "item": "foo/hej",
        "type": "file"
    }
}

The action field is either update (contents changed), metadata (file metadata changed but not contents), or delete.

New in version 0.11.10: The metadata action.

  ItemStarted

Generated when Syncthing begins synchronizing a file to a newer version.

{
    "id": 93,
    "type": "ItemStarted",
    "time": "2014-07-13T21:22:03.414609034+02:00",
    "data": {
        "item": "test.txt",
        "folder": "default",
        "type": "file",
        "action": "update"
    }
}

The action field is either update (contents changed), metadata (file metadata changed but not contents), or delete.

New in version 0.11.10: The metadata action.

  LocalChangeDetected

Generated upon scan whenever the local disk has discovered an updated file from the previous scan. This does NOT include events that are discovered and copied from other devices, only files that were changed on the local filesystem.

{
  "id": 7,
  "globalID": 59,
  "time": "2016-09-26T22:07:10.7189141-04:00",
  "type": "LocalChangeDetected",
  "data": {
    "action": "deleted",
    "folderID": "vitwy-zjxqt",
    "label": "TestSync",
    "path": "C:\\Users\\Nate\\Sync\\testfolder\\test file.rtf",
    "type": "file"
  }
}

  LocalIndexUpdated

Generated when the local index information has changed, due to synchronizing one or more items from the cluster or discovering local changes during a scan.

{
    "id": 59,
    "type": "LocalIndexUpdated",
    "time": "2014-07-17T13:27:28.051369434+02:00",
    "data": {
        "folder": "default",
        "items": 1000,
    }
}

  RemoteIndexUpdated

Generated each time new index information is received from a device.

{
    "id": 44,
    "type": "RemoteIndexUpdated",
    "time": "2014-07-13T21:04:35.394184435+02:00",
    "data": {
        "device": "NFGKEKE-7Z6RTH7-I3PRZXS-DEJF3UJ-FRWJBFO-VBBTDND-4SGNGVZ-QUQHJAG",
        "folder": "lightroom",
        "items": 1000
    }
}

  Starting

Emitted exactly once, when Syncthing starts, before parsing configuration etc.

{
    "id": 1,
    "type": "Starting",
    "time": "2014-07-17T13:13:32.044470055+02:00",
    "data": {
        "home": "/home/jb/.config/syncthing"
    }
}

  StartupComplete

Emitted exactly once, when initialization is complete and Syncthing is ready to start exchanging data with other devices.

{
    "id": 1,
    "type": "StartupComplete",
    "time": "2014-07-13T21:03:18.383239179+02:00",
    "data": null
}

  StateChanged

Emitted when a folder changes state. Possible states are idle, scanning, syncing and error. The field duration is the number of seconds the folder spent in state from. In the example below, the folder default was in state scanning for 0.198 seconds and is now in state idle.

{
    "id": 8,
    "type": "StateChanged",
    "time": "2014-07-17T13:14:28.697493016+02:00",
    "data": {
        "folder": "default",
        "from": "scanning",
        "duration": 0.19782869900000002,
        "to": "idle"
    }
}

AUTHOR
The Syncthing Authors

COPYRIGHT
2015, The Syncthing Authors