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# emit_event

> Step function: emit_event

## Input

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="v1">
    <table>
      <colgroup>
        <col width="210" />

        <col width="400" />

        <col width="90" />

        <col width="90" />
      </colgroup>

      <thead>
        <tr>
          <th>Field</th>
          <th>Description</th>
          <th>Type</th>
          <th>Required</th>
        </tr>
      </thead>

      <tbody>
        <tr>
          <td>[`event`](#event)</td>
          <td>The event to emit.</td>
          <td>object</td>
          <td>No</td>
        </tr>
      </tbody>
    </table>

    <AccordionGroup>
      <Accordion title="event">
        The event to emit.

        <table>
          <colgroup>
            <col width="210" />

            <col width="400" />

            <col width="90" />

            <col width="90" />
          </colgroup>

          <thead>
            <tr>
              <th>Field</th>
              <th>Description</th>
              <th>Type</th>
              <th>Required</th>
            </tr>
          </thead>

          <tbody>
            <tr>
              <td>`data`</td>
              <td>Normalized payload carried by the event.</td>
              <td>any</td>
              <td>No</td>
            </tr>

            <tr>
              <td>`eventDate`</td>
              <td>Timestamp for when the event occurred.</td>
              <td>string</td>
              <td>No</td>
            </tr>

            <tr>
              <td>`eventId`</td>
              <td>Unique identifier for this event.</td>
              <td>string</td>
              <td>No</td>
            </tr>

            <tr>
              <td>`eventType`</td>
              <td>Name of the event type being emitted.</td>
              <td>string</td>
              <td>Yes</td>
            </tr>
          </tbody>
        </table>
      </Accordion>
    </AccordionGroup>
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

## Output

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="v1" />
</Tabs>