onEventStarted( )

A backend event that fires when a Wix event starts.

Description

The onEventStarted() event handler runs when a Wix event starts. The received StartedEvent object contains information about the started event.

Note: Backend events are not fired when previewing your site.

Syntax

function onEventStarted(event: StartedEvent): void

onEventStarted Parameters

NAME

TYPE

DESCRIPTION

event

StartedEvent

Information about the event that has started.

Returns

This function does not return anything.

Return Type:

void

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A backend event that occurs when a Wix event starts

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1// Place this code in the events.js file
2// of your site's Backend section. 
3// Add the file if it doesn't exist.
4
5export function wixEvents_onEventStarted(event) {
6  let eventId = event.eventId;
7  let title = event.title;
8}
9
10/*  Full event object:
11 *  {
12 *    "timestamp": "2020-04-26T13:57:50.699Z",
13 *    "eventId": "46dc2337-d725-4f7e-a0ae-a94a9a1f0c0b"
14 *  }
15 */