# MarketingEvent - admin - OBJECT
Version: 2025-01

## Description
Represents actions that market a merchant's store or products.

### Access Scopes
`read_marketing_events` access scope.


## Fields
* [app](/docs/api/admin/2025-01/objects/App): App! - The app that the marketing event is attributed to.
* [channel](/docs/api/admin/2025-01/enums/MarketingChannel): MarketingChannel - The medium through which the marketing activity and event reached consumers. This is used for reporting aggregation.
* [channelHandle](/docs/api/admin/2025-01/scalars/String): String - The unique string identifier of the channel to which this activity belongs. For the correct handle for your channel, contact your partner manager.
* [description](/docs/api/admin/2025-01/scalars/String): String - A human-readable description of the marketing event.
* [endedAt](/docs/api/admin/2025-01/scalars/DateTime): DateTime - The date and time when the marketing event ended.
* [id](/docs/api/admin/2025-01/scalars/ID): ID! - A globally-unique ID.
* [legacyResourceId](/docs/api/admin/2025-01/scalars/UnsignedInt64): UnsignedInt64! - The ID of the corresponding resource in the REST Admin API.
* [manageUrl](/docs/api/admin/2025-01/scalars/URL): URL - The URL where the marketing event can be managed.
* [marketingChannelType](/docs/api/admin/2025-01/enums/MarketingChannel): MarketingChannel - The medium through which the marketing activity and event reached consumers. This is used for reporting aggregation.
* [previewUrl](/docs/api/admin/2025-01/scalars/URL): URL - The URL where the marketing event can be previewed.
* [remoteId](/docs/api/admin/2025-01/scalars/String): String - An optional ID that helps Shopify validate engagement data.
* [scheduledToEndAt](/docs/api/admin/2025-01/scalars/DateTime): DateTime - The date and time when the marketing event is scheduled to end.
* [sourceAndMedium](/docs/api/admin/2025-01/scalars/String): String! - Where the `MarketingEvent` occurred and what kind of content was used.
Because `utmSource` and `utmMedium` are often used interchangeably, this is
based on a combination of `marketingChannel`, `referringDomain`, and `type` to
provide a consistent representation for any given piece of marketing
regardless of the app that created it.
* [startedAt](/docs/api/admin/2025-01/scalars/DateTime): DateTime! - The date and time when the marketing event started.
* [targetTypeDisplayText](/docs/api/admin/2025-01/scalars/String): String! - The display text for the marketing event type.
* [type](/docs/api/admin/2025-01/enums/MarketingTactic): MarketingTactic! - The marketing event type.
* [utmCampaign](/docs/api/admin/2025-01/scalars/String): String - The name of the marketing campaign.
* [utmMedium](/docs/api/admin/2025-01/scalars/String): String - The medium that the marketing campaign is using. Example values: `cpc`, `banner`.
* [utmSource](/docs/api/admin/2025-01/scalars/String): String - The referrer of the marketing event. Example values: `google`, `newsletter`.

## Connections



## Related queries
* [marketingEvent](/docs/api/admin/2025-01/queries/marketingEvent) Returns a MarketingEvent resource by ID.
* [marketingEvents](/docs/api/admin/2025-01/queries/marketingEvents) A list of marketing events associated with the marketing app.

## Related mutations

## Related Unions

## Examples
### Retrieves a single marketing event
Curl example: "curl -X POST \\\nhttps://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2025-01/graphql.json \\\n-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \\\n-H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \\\n-d '{\n\"query\": \"query MarketingEventShow { marketingEvent(id: \\\"gid://shopify/MarketingEvent/425025702\\\") { id type remoteId startedAt endedAt scheduledToEndAt manageUrl previewUrl utmCampaign utmMedium utmSource description marketingChannelType sourceAndMedium } }\"\n}'\n"
Node example: "const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});\nconst data = await client.query({\n  data: `query MarketingEventShow {\n    marketingEvent(id: \"gid://shopify/MarketingEvent/425025702\") {\n      id\n      type\n      remoteId\n      startedAt\n      endedAt\n      scheduledToEndAt\n      manageUrl\n      previewUrl\n      utmCampaign\n      utmMedium\n      utmSource\n      description\n      marketingChannelType\n      sourceAndMedium\n    }\n  }`,\n});\n"
Ruby example: "session = ShopifyAPI::Auth::Session.new(\n  shop: \"your-development-store.myshopify.com\",\n  access_token: access_token\n)\nclient = ShopifyAPI::Clients::Graphql::Admin.new(\n  session: session\n)\n\nquery = <<~QUERY\n  query MarketingEventShow {\n    marketingEvent(id: \"gid://shopify/MarketingEvent/425025702\") {\n      id\n      type\n      remoteId\n      startedAt\n      endedAt\n      scheduledToEndAt\n      manageUrl\n      previewUrl\n      utmCampaign\n      utmMedium\n      utmSource\n      description\n      marketingChannelType\n      sourceAndMedium\n    }\n  }\nQUERY\n\nresponse = client.query(query: query)\n" 
Remix example: "const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);\n\nconst response = await admin.graphql(\n  `#graphql\n  query MarketingEventShow {\n    marketingEvent(id: \"gid://shopify/MarketingEvent/425025702\") {\n      id\n      type\n      remoteId\n      startedAt\n      endedAt\n      scheduledToEndAt\n      manageUrl\n      previewUrl\n      utmCampaign\n      utmMedium\n      utmSource\n      description\n      marketingChannelType\n      sourceAndMedium\n    }\n  }`,\n);\n\nconst data = await response.json();\n"
Graphql query: "query MarketingEventShow {\n  marketingEvent(id: \"gid://shopify/MarketingEvent/425025702\") {\n    id\n    type\n    remoteId\n    startedAt\n    endedAt\n    scheduledToEndAt\n    manageUrl\n    previewUrl\n    utmCampaign\n    utmMedium\n    utmSource\n    description\n    marketingChannelType\n    sourceAndMedium\n  }\n}"
#### Graphql Input
null
#### Graphql Response
{
  "data": {
    "marketingEvent": {
      "id": "gid://shopify/MarketingEvent/425025702",
      "type": "NEWSLETTER",
      "remoteId": null,
      "startedAt": "2024-11-08T20:47:51Z",
      "endedAt": null,
      "scheduledToEndAt": null,
      "manageUrl": null,
      "previewUrl": null,
      "utmCampaign": "asdf",
      "utmMedium": "newsletter",
      "utmSource": "email",
      "description": null,
      "marketingChannelType": "EMAIL",
      "sourceAndMedium": "Email newsletter"
    }
  }
}