Event Reference

Schema and fields for every event emitted by trappsec.

This page details the schema for the events emitted by trappsec. These events are sent to all configured handlers (Log, Webhook, OpenTelemetry).

All events share a common set of fields, with specific details added depending on the event type (trap_hit, watch_hit, or rule_hit).

Common Fields

Every event includes the following fields:

Field	Type	Description
timestamp	Float	Unix timestamp of when the event occurred.
event	String	The event name (e.g., trappsec.trap_hit).
type	String	signal for unauthenticated events, alert if user context is present.
path	String	The HTTP path of the request.
method	String	The HTTP method (GET, POST, etc.).
user_agent	String	The User-Agent string from the request.
ip	String	The source IP address.
app	Object	Application context containing service, environment, and hostname.
user	String (Optional)	The user ID, if identified.
role	String (Optional)	The user role, if identified.

Event Types

trap_hit

Generated when a request matches a defined Trap (honey trap).

Specific Fields

Field	Type	Description
intent	String	The intent configured for this trap (e.g., “account_takeover”).

Sample Payload

{
  "timestamp": 1706500000.123,
  "event": "trappsec.trap_hit",
  "type": "alert",
  "path": "/admin/backup.sql",
  "method": "GET",
  "user_agent": "Mozilla/5.0 ...",
  "ip": "203.0.113.42",
  "app": {
    "service": "billing-api",
    "environment": "production",
    "hostname": "worker-01"
  },
  "user": "alice_admin",
  "role": "admin",
  "intent": "database_exfiltration"
}

watch_hit

Generated when a Watch detects honey tokens or specific field values in the request body.

Specific Fields

Field	Type	Description
found_fields	Array	List of intercepted fields that triggered the watch.

found_fields

Field	Type	Description
type	String	The type of field (e.g., “body”).
field	String	The name of the field.
value	Any	The value that triggered the match.
intent	String	The intent associated with this specific field rule.

Sample Payload

{
  "timestamp": 1706500123.456,
  "event": "trappsec.watch_hit",
  "type": "signal",
  "path": "/api/v1/login",
  "method": "POST",
  "user_agent": "curl/7.68.0",
  "ip": "198.51.100.12",
  "app": {
    "service": "auth-service",
    "environment": "production",
    "hostname": "auth-01"
  },
  "found_fields": [
    {
      "type": "body",
      "field": "is_admin",
      "value": true,
      "intent": "privilege_escalation"
    }
  ]
}

rule_hit

Generated when a custom business logic rule is manually triggered using trigger().

Specific Fields

Field	Type	Description
reason	String	The reason provided for triggering the rule.
intent	String (Optional)	The intent associated with this rule.
metadata	Object (Optional)	Additional custom context provided during the trigger.

Sample Payload

{
  "timestamp": 1706500987.654,
  "event": "trappsec.rule_hit",
  "type": "alert",
  "path": "/api/v1/transfer",
  "method": "POST",
  "user_agent": "Mozilla/5.0 ...",
  "ip": "203.0.113.88",
  "app": {
    "service": "banking-app",
    "environment": "production",
    "hostname": "api-02"
  },
  "user": "bob_user",
  "role": "customer",
  "reason": "Velocity limit exceeded for transfers",
  "intent": "fraud_attempt",
  "metadata": {
    "transfer_amount": 50000,
    "currency": "USD"
  }
}