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Event Types​

NameDescription
abandonA form was abandoned. Learn more about form abandonment.
backgroundedMobile only. The app is backgrounded on the user's mobile device.
changeThe text in a text entry field was changed. The EventTargetText field will contain the new text value.
clickAn element on the page has been clicked. The EventTargetText field will contain text of the clicked element, if applicable.
click_errorA click event rate limit was reached.
console_messageA console message was logged. The EventTargetText field will contain the text of the log. The EventSubType field will contain the level of the log message. Currently, the EventSubType field will always be "error" for console message events.
copyWeb only. Text on a page was copied. The EventTargetText field will contain the copied text. Learn more about copy events.
crashedAndroid only. This event is only available on Fullstory for Mobile Apps, Android. It is automatically triggered when Android apps experience a crash.
cumulative_layout_shiftWeb only. A layout shift occurred on the page. The EventCumulativeLayoutShift field will contain the cumulative layout shift score. Learn more about cumulative layout shift.
customA custom event, created by a call to FS.event. Custom event fields in Data Export are a "flattened-out" representation of the JSON object passed into FS.event with an "evt" prefixed to the root JSON field names.

For example:
FS.event('Experiment', {
  campaign: {
    id_str: "16476490272",    name_str: "Summer Promotion"
  },
  experiment: {
    id_str: "16448670971",
    name_str: "Landing Page Carousel vs. Featured Products Grid"
  }
});
Will be exported as:
"evt_campaign.id_str": "16476490272",
"evt_campaign.name_str": "Landing Page Carousel vs. Featured Products Grid",
"evt_experiment.id_str": "16448670971",
"evt_experiment.name_str": "Landing Page Carousel vs. Featured Products Grid",
custom_errorAn custom event error was encountered. The EventVarErrorKind field will contain the encountered error, which may be due to rate limiting, cardinality limits, or a malformed payload on the custom event.
exceptionMobile support is for android only. An uncaught exception occurred. The EventTargetText field will contain the text of the uncaught exception. On Web, the EventWebSourceFileURL field will contain the source of the exception. On mobile, the EventMobileSourceFile field will contain the source of the exception. Learn more about uncaught exception events.
first_input_delayWeb only. First input delay was captured on a page. The EventFirstInputDelay field will contain the duration, in milliseconds, of the first input delay. Learn more about first input delay.
highlightUser highlighted text on the page. The EventTargetText field will contain the highlighted text. Learn more about highlight events.
keyboard_openAndroid only. User opened the keyboard on their mobile device.
keyboard_closeAndroid only. User closed the keyboard on their mobile device.
loadWeb only. A page was loaded from the server. The LoadDomContentTime, LoadEventTime, LoadFirstPaintTime, and LoadLargestPaintTime fields contain page load metrics. Learn more about page speed metrics in Fullstory.
low_memoryAndroid only. This event is only available on Fullstory for Mobile Apps, Android. It is automatically triggered when less than 10% of the memory allocated to the Android app is free. When this event is triggered, Fullstory automatically stops the current recording session.
navigateA URL change, either to a completely new page or a new hash fragment. Changes to the window.history object (in a single page app) will also emit navigate events.
pageviewIndicates the end of the page that is currently being viewed. Triggered whenever the URL path changes, or optionally the hash fragment, but not query string variables.
pasteWeb only. Text was pasted on the page. The EventTargetText field will contain the text of the pasted event. Learn more about paste events.
pinch_gestureIndicates a "pinch-to-zoom" event on a touch-enabled device.
requestAn XHR request was initiated from the browser.
seenA watched element was visible in the browser.
seen_errorA watched element rate limit was reached. Learn more about watched element rate limits.
thrashThe user moved the mouse cursor erratically or in circles. Learn more about thrashed cursor events.

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