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# `send event` - [Devices API](../README.md#devices-api)
The `send event` method of the devices API enables sending an event to
listeners of specific devices events.
## HTTP Request
`POST /api/devices/<device_token>/events`
## Request Payload
```json
{
"type": "<String>",
"data": "<Any>"
}
```
- **type** defines what type of event has been triggered.
- **data** contains the event specific payload.
## Event Types
See [device specific events](./event-types.md#device-specific)
## Example
**Request:**
`POST /api/devices/1d9f5d30-830f-11ea-8dcb-0021ccd76152/events`
```json
{
"type": "start_session",
"data": {
"session_token": "974c84e0-c35d-11e9-8f8d-47bb5bb0037d"
}
}
```
**Response:**
`200 OK`