Defining Your Custom Platform Event

Define a platform event and add custom fields.

Required Editions
Available in: both Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience
Available in: Performance, Unlimited, Enterprise, and Developer Editions

User Permissions Needed
To create and edit platform event definitions:	Customize Application AND API Enabled

Platform Event Fields

Platform events contain standard fields. Add custom fields for your custom data.
Migrate Platform Event Definitions with Metadata API

Deploy and retrieve platform event definitions from your sandbox and production org as part of your app’s development life cycle.
Get the Event Schema

To discover the event fields of your platform event, get the event schema. You can get the event schema through REST API or Pub/Sub API.