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Event name

The string identifier passed to an analytics call, used to group occurrences of the same thing on a dashboard.

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About this term

This page is part of the Skene analytics instrumentation glossary. Use it as a reference when writing specs, dashboards, or playbooks.

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Analytics callEvent namePayload (event properties)Identify callEvent taxonomyInstrumentation surfaceBaseline manifestInstrumentation driftSemantic diffRemoved eventRenamed eventMoved eventAltered payloadConditional firing changeCustomer Data Platform (CDP)Schema registryMCP (Model Context Protocol)Coding agentSide effectFunnelConversion eventActivation eventCohort

Definition

The event name is the value your write records to identify the event, usually a `name` column: `supabase.from('events').insert({ name: 'checkout_completed', ... })`. Queries group occurrences by exact string match, so `checkout_completed` and `checkoutCompleted` are different events even when they describe the same user action.

Common conventions

Most teams pick one casing convention (snake_case is the most common, and it matches typical Postgres column naming) and stick to it. The choice matters less than consistency. Renames after the fact split funnels.

Related terms

  • Renamed event
  • Event taxonomy
  • Analytics call
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