Global Relay Event Archiving API

The Global Relay Event Archiving API (EventFeed) provides a RESTful interface to integrate collaboration platforms, customer experience tools, and social media sites with the Global Relay Archive. It enables secure capture of event-based data including posts, comments, reactions, and activity feeds from various digital channels for compliance archiving.

OpenAPI Specification

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openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Global Relay Event Archiving API
  description: >-
    The Global Relay Event Archiving API (EventFeed) provides a RESTful
    interface to integrate collaboration platforms, customer experience tools,
    and social media sites with the Global Relay Archive. It enables secure
    capture of event-based data including posts, comments, reactions, and
    activity feeds from various digital channels for compliance and regulatory
    archiving. Authentication uses the Client Credentials OAuth 2.0 grant type
    with Bearer tokens.
  version: 2.0.0
  contact:
    name: Global Relay
    url: https://developers.globalrelay.com/api/event-archiving-api/
  license:
    name: Proprietary
    url: https://www.globalrelay.com/legal/
servers:
  - url: https://events.api.globalrelay.com/v2
    description: Production server
security:
  - BearerAuth: []
paths:
  /events:
    post:
      operationId: archiveEvent
      summary: Global Relay Archive an event card
      description: >-
        Archives an event card to the Global Relay Archive. Events are
        structured as cards containing one or more sections, each with
        individual events. Each request must include a unique requestId (UUID).
        File attachments must be uploaded via the /files endpoint before being
        referenced here.
      tags:
        - Events
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/EventRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Event archived successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/EventResponse'
        '400':
          description: Bad request - invalid event data
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - invalid or expired access token
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '429':
          description: Rate limit exceeded
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  /files:
    post:
      operationId: uploadEventFile
      summary: Global Relay Upload a file attachment for an event
      description: >-
        Uploads a file attachment to be referenced in an event archive request.
        Files must be uploaded before they are referenced in an /events request.
      tags:
        - Files
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          multipart/form-data:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/FileUploadRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: File uploaded successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FileResponse'
        '400':
          description: Bad request - invalid file data
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - invalid or expired access token
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '429':
          description: Rate limit exceeded
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
components:
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: >-
        OAuth 2.0 Client Credentials grant. Obtain a token from
        https://iam-oauth2.globalrelay.com/oauth2/token with
        grant_type=client_credentials and scope=openid event.
  schemas:
    EventRequest:
      type: object
      required:
        - requestId
        - card
      properties:
        requestId:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: Unique identifier for this API request
        card:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Card'
    Card:
      type: object
      required:
        - cardId
        - channelType
        - sections
      properties:
        cardId:
          type: string
          description: Unique identifier for the event card
        channelType:
          type: string
          description: The type of digital channel
          enum:
            - SocialMedia
            - Collaboration
            - CustomerExperience
            - Website
            - Other
        title:
          type: string
          description: Title of the event card
        source:
          type: string
          description: Source platform name
        sections:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Section'
    Section:
      type: object
      required:
        - sectionId
        - events
      properties:
        sectionId:
          type: string
          description: Unique identifier for the section
        title:
          type: string
          description: Title of the section
        events:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Event'
    Event:
      type: object
      required:
        - eventType
        - timestamp
      properties:
        eventType:
          type: string
          description: Type of event
          enum:
            - Post
            - Comment
            - Reply
            - Reaction
            - Share
            - Edit
            - Delete
            - Like
            - Follow
        timestamp:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Timestamp of the event in ISO 8601 format
        author:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Author'
        body:
          type: string
          description: Content body of the event
        fileIds:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: IDs of files uploaded via /files endpoint
        metadata:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
          description: Additional metadata key-value pairs
    Author:
      type: object
      required:
        - authorId
        - displayName
      properties:
        authorId:
          type: string
          description: Unique identifier for the author
        displayName:
          type: string
          description: Display name of the author
        email:
          type: string
          format: email
          description: Email address of the author
        profileUrl:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: Profile URL of the author
    EventResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        requestId:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        status:
          type: string
          description: Status of the archive request
        cardId:
          type: string
          description: ID of the archived event card
    FileUploadRequest:
      type: object
      required:
        - file
        - fileId
      properties:
        file:
          type: string
          format: binary
          description: The file to upload
        fileId:
          type: string
          description: Unique identifier for the file
        fileName:
          type: string
          description: Original filename
        contentType:
          type: string
          description: MIME type of the file
    FileResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        fileId:
          type: string
          description: ID of the uploaded file
        status:
          type: string
          description: Status of the file upload
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Error code
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message
        requestId:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: Request ID for troubleshooting
tags:
  - name: Events
    description: Endpoints for archiving event cards
  - name: Files
    description: Endpoints for uploading file attachments