Hightouch Events Overview — Event Collection and Streaming (2026)

Official Hightouch Events documentation. Original queue URL (/docs/event-streams/overview) returned 404; docs restructured to /docs/events/overview.

Key facts surfaced (2026-05-20):

• Collects customer behavior from websites, mobile apps, and backend systems; stores in warehouse; streams to downstream tools in real-time.
• Dual function: warehouse storage with consistent schema + real-time event streaming to downstream destinations.
• Supported event sources: Browser JS, iOS, Android, Node.js, Ruby, Go, PHP, Java, Python, C#/.NET, HTTP API, Kafka, Google Pub/Sub, Confluent, Redpanda, Webhook.
• Data contract enforcement for schema validation; event transformation via functions.
• Integrates with Customer Studio for audience building and journey triggers; supports real-time personalization.
• Curriculum reference: inbound webhook-based audience import and event routing for activate-audience-to-external-system node (Module 6).