Elite Dangerous Journal Schemas

AfmuRepairs

When written: when repairing modules using the Auto Field Maintenance Unit (AFMU)

AppliedToSquadron

ApproachBody

When written: when in Supercruise, and distance from planet drops to within the 'Orbital Cruise' zone

ApproachSettlement

When written: when approaching a planetary settlement

AsteroidCracked

When written: when the player has broken up a ‘Motherlode’ asteroid for mining

Backpack

Lists the contents of the backpack, in a separate backpack.json file

BackpackChange

This is written when there is any change to the contents of the suit backpack – note this can be written at the same time as other events like UseConsumable

BookDropship

This event is logged when signing up to fight at a recruitment desk

BookTaxi

This event is logged when booking a taxi transport

Bounty

When written: player is awarded a bounty for a kill

BuyAmmo

When Written: when purchasing ammunition

BuyDrones

When Written: when purchasing drones

BuyExplorationData

When Written: when buying system data via the galaxy map

BuyMicroResources

This event is logged when buying microresources

BuySuit

This event is logged when buying a new suit

BuyTradeData

When Written: when buying trade data in the galaxy map

BuyWeapon

This event is logged when purchasing a new hand weapon

CancelDropship

This event is logged if the player cancels their journey to a combat zone

CancelTaxi

This event is logged if the player cancels a booked taxi trip

CapShipBond

When written: The player has been rewarded for a capital ship combat

Cargo

When written: at startup, note this is now written slightly later in startup, after we have initialised missions, so we can detect if any cargo came from an abandoned delivery mission. The first Cargo event in the file will contain the full inventory, others just indicate a separate file has been written. The full data is now written to a separate file Cargo.json. A simple event (with no parameters) is written to the main journal file when the cargo file is updated.

CargoDepot

When written: when collecting or delivering cargo for a wing mission, or if a wing member updates progress. The CargoType and Count are included when you collect or deliver goods, they are not included for a wing update. The Progress value actually represents pending progress for goods in transit: (ItemsCollected-ItemsDelivered)/TotalItemsToDeliver

CargoTransfer

When transferring cargo between ship and fleet carrier, or between ship and SRV

CarrierBankTransfer

Player transfers credits to/from carrier

CarrierBuy

Player has bought a fleet carrier

CarrierCancelDecommission

At the time the player cancels decommission

CarrierCrewServices

Changes to crew

CarrierDecommission

At the time the player requests decommission

CarrierDepositFuel

Any player giving fuel to the carrier

CarrierDockingPermission

The carrier owner has changed the docking permission criteria

CarrierFinance

Change to tax rate or reserve

CarrierJump

This is similar to FSDJump and Location, but it is written if the player is online and docked at a fleet carrier when the carrier jumps. Note it does not include the distance jumped, or fuel used.

CarrierJumpCancelled

This is logged when a jump is cancelled

CarrierJumpRequest

At the time the player requests the jump, not the jump itself

CarrierLocation

Carrier Location. Written on startup and after a carrier jump.

CarrierModulePack

CarrierNameChange

CarrierShipPack

CarrierStats

When owner opens carrier management

CarrierTradeOrder

The carrier owner has requested the carrier buys or sells goods (or cancels such an order)

ChangeCrewRole

When written: when in a crew on someone else's ship, player switched crew role

ClearImpound

ClearSavedGame

When written: If you should ever reset your game

CockpitBreached

CodexEntry

When written: when a new discovery is added to the Codex

CollectCargo

When Written: when scooping cargo from space or planet surface

CollectItems

When picking up items from the ground

ColonisationBeaconDeployed

When Written: when a colonisation beacon is deployed

ColonisationConstructionDepot

When Written: Every 15 seconds while docked at a construction depot

ColonisationContribution

When Written: when contributing materials to a colonisation effort

ColonisationSystemClaim

When Written: When a system is claimed for colonisation by paying for the claim.

ColonisationSystemClaimRelease

When Written: when a colonisation claim is released

Commander

When written: at the start of the LoadGame process. This is written before the inventory, loadout, etc

CommitCrime

When written: when a crime is recorded against the player

CommunityGoal

When written: when the game retrieves info on community goals from the server, and the data has changed since last time. This event contains the current status of all community goals the player is currently subscribed to.

CommunityGoalDiscard

When written: when opting out of a community goal

CommunityGoalJoin

When Written: when signing up to a community goal

CommunityGoalReward

When Written: when receiving a reward for a community goal

Continued

When written: if the journal file grows to 500k lines, we write this event, close the file, and start a new one. The new journalname will increase the partnumber, ex: {datetime}.02.log. The new journal will start with a Fileheader and continue.

CreateSuitLoadout

This event is logged when the player creates a new suit loadout

CrewAssign

When written: when changing the task assignment of a member of crew

CrewFire

When written: when dismissing a member of crew

CrewHire

When written: when engaging a new member of crew

CrewLaunchFighter

When written: when in multicrew, in Helm player's log, when a crew member launches a fighter

CrewMemberJoins

When written: When another player joins your ship's crew

CrewMemberQuits

When written: When another player leaves your ship's crew

CrewMemberRoleChange

When written: in Multicrew, Helm's log, when another crew player changes role

CrimeVictim

When written: when another player commits a crime against the current player

DataScanned

When written: when scanning some types of data links

DatalinkScan

When written: when scanning a data link

DatalinkVoucher

When written: when scanning a datalink generates a reward

DeleteSuitLoadout

This event is logged when the player deletes a suit loadout

DeliverPowerMicroResources

When Written: when delivering power micro-resources.

Died

When written: player was killed

DisbandedSquadron

DiscoveryScan

When written: when using the discovery scanner, and new body discoveries are displayed in the cockpit info window. Note you can get two or three of these in a row, where some bodies are discovered by the automatic passive scan, before the active scan is complete.

Disembark

This event is logged when the player steps out of a ship or SRV

DockFighter

When written: when docking a fighter back with the mothership

DockSRV

When written: when docking an SRV with the ship

Docked

When written: when landing at landing pad in a space station, outpost, or surface settlement

DockingCancelled

When written: when the player cancels a docking request

DockingDenied

When written: when the station denies a docking request

DockingGranted

When written: when a docking request is granted

DockingRequested

When written: when the player requests docking at a station

DockingTimeout

When written: when a docking request has timed out

DropItems

When discarding on-foot items from the player's inventory

DropshipDeploy

When exiting a shuttle dropship at a conflict zone

EjectCargo

When cargo is ejected

Embark

This event is logged when a player (on foot) gets into a ship or SRV

EndCrewSession

When written: when the captain in multicrew disbands the crew

EngineerContribution

When written: when offering items cash or bounties to an Engineer to gain access

EngineerCraft

When Written: when requesting an engineer upgrade

EngineerLegacyConvert

When written: when converting a pre-2.4 engineered module. This is generated when converting, or previewing a conversion of a legacy module to the new system.

EngineerProgress

When Written: when a player increases their access to an engineer

EscapeInterdiction

When written: Player has escaped interdiction

FCMaterials

When trading with a Fleet Carrier Bartender for materials, a file is written with the pricelist to FCMaterials.json

FSDJump

When written: when jumping from one star system to another

FSDTarget

When written: when selecting a star system to jump to. When following a multi-jump route, this will typically appear for the next star, during a jump, ie after StartJump but before the FSDJump

FSSAllBodiesFound

When written: after having identified all bodies in the system

FSSBodySignals

This event is written when completing a Full Spectrum Scan of a starsystem, to list the number of SAA signals found in the system (as shown in-game in the top-right panel)

FSSDiscoveryScan

When written: when performing a full system scan (Honk)

FSSSignalDiscovered

When written: when zooming in on a signal using the FSS scanner

FactionKillBond

When written: Player rewarded for taking part in a combat zone

FetchRemoteModule

When written: when requesting a module is transferred from storage at another station

FighterDestroyed

When written: when a ship-launched fighter is destroyed

FighterRebuilt

When written: when a ship's fighter is rebuilt in the hangar

Fileheader

Friends

When written: when receiving information about a change in a friend's status. Also written at startup for friends who are already online.

FuelScoop

When written: when scooping fuel from a star

HeatDamage

When written: when taking damage due to overheating

HeatWarning

When written: when heat exceeds 100%

HoloscreenHacked

When a holoscreen is hacked

HullDamage

When written: when hull health drops below a threshold (20% steps)

Interdicted

When written: player was interdicted by player or npc

Interdiction

InvitedToSquadron

JetConeBoost

When written: when enough material has been collected from a solar jet code (at a white dwarf or neutron star) for a jump boost

JetConeDamage

When written: when passing through the jet code from a white dwarf or neutron star has caused damage to a ship module

JoinACrew

When written: When you join another player ship's crew

JoinedSquadron

KickCrewMember

When written: When you force another player to leave your ship's crew

KickedFromSquadron

LaunchDrone

When written: when using any type of drone/limpet

LaunchFighter

When written: when launching a fighter

LaunchSRV

When written: deploying the SRV from a ship onto planet surface

LeaveBody

When written: when flying away from a planet, and distance increases above the 'Orbital Cruise' altitude

LeftSquadron

Liftoff

When written: when taking off from planet surface

LoadGame

Loadout

When written: at startup, when loading from main menu, or when switching ships, or after changing the ship in Outfitting, or when docking SRV back in mothership

LoadoutEquipModule

This event is logged when a player adds a weapon to a suit loadout

LoadoutRemoveModule

This event is logged when a player removes a weapon from a suit loadout

Location

When written: at startup, or when being resurrected at a station

Market

When written: when accessing the commodity market in a station. A separate file Market.json is written to the same folder as the journal, containing full market price info.

MarketBuy

When Written: when purchasing goods in the market

MarketSell

When Written: when selling goods in the market

MassModuleStore

When written: when putting multiple modules into storage

MaterialCollected

When Written: whenever materials are collected

MaterialDiscarded

When Written: if materials are discarded

MaterialDiscovered

When Written: when a new material is discovered

MaterialTrade

When written: when exchanging materials at the Material trader contact

Materials

When written: at startup, when loading from main menu into game

MiningRefined

When Written: when mining fragments are converted unto a unit of cargo by refinery

MissionAbandoned

When Written: when a mission has been abandoned

MissionAccepted

When Written: when starting a mission

MissionCompleted

When Written: when a mission is completed

MissionFailed

When Written: when a mission has failed

MissionRedirected

When written: when a mission is updated with a new destination

Missions

When written: at startup

ModuleBuy

When Written: when buying a module in outfitting

ModuleBuyAndStore

When Written: when buying a module and directly storing it in outfitting

ModuleInfo

When written: when looking at the cockpit Right Hand Side modules info panel, if data has changed. This also writes a ModulesInfo.json file alongside the journal, listing the modules in the same order as displayed.

ModuleRetrieve

When written: when fetching a previously stored module

ModuleSell

When Written: when selling a module in outfitting

ModuleSellRemote

When written: when selling a module in storage at another station

ModuleStore

When written: when storing a module in Outfitting

ModuleSwap

When Written: when moving a module to a different slot on the ship

MultiSellExplorationData

When written: when selling exploration data in Cartographics, a page at a time

Music

NavBeaconScan

When written: when scanning a navigation beacon, before the scan data for all the bodies in the system is written into the journal

NavRoute

When plotting a multi-star route, the file NavRoute.json is written in the same directory as the journal, with a list of stars along that route

NavRouteClear

When written: When the current plotted nav route is cleared. Can be written to NavRoute.json with an empty Route array.

NewCommander

When written: Creating a new commander

NpcCrewPaidWage

This is written when crew receive wages

NpcCrewRank

This is written when a crew member's combat rank increases

Outfitting

Written when accessing the outfitting menu. The full parts pricelist is written to a separate file Outfitting.json.

PVPKill

When written: when this player has killed another player

Passengers

When written: at startup, when loading the saved game file

PayBounties

When written: when paying off bounties

PayFines

When written: when paying fines

Powerplay

When written: at startup, if player has pledged to a power

PowerplayCollect

When written: when collecting powerplay commodities for delivery

PowerplayDefect

When written: when a player defects from one power to another

PowerplayDeliver

When written: when delivering powerplay commodities

PowerplayFastTrack

When written: when paying to fast-track allocation of commodities

PowerplayJoin

When written: when joining up with a power

PowerplayLeave

When written: when leaving a power

PowerplayMerits

When written: when receiving salary payment from a power

PowerplayRank

When written: when receiving salary payment from a power

PowerplaySalary

When written: when receiving salary payment from a power

PowerplayVote

When written: when voting for a system expansion

PowerplayVoucher

When written: when receiving payment for powerplay combat

Progress

When written: at startup

Promotion

When written: when the player’s rank increases. Only the relevant ranks are included.

ProspectedAsteroid

When using a prospecting drone

QuitACrew

Rank

When written: at startup

RebootRepair

When written: when the reboot repair function is used

ReceiveText

When written: when a text message is received from another player or npc

RedeemVoucher

When Written: when claiming payment for combat bounties and bonds

RefuelAll

When Written: when refuelling (full tank)

RefuelPartial

When Written: when refuelling (10%)

RenameSuitLoadout

Repair

When Written: when repairing the ship. When repairing on a FleetCarrier, you can get a list of the modules repaired

RepairAll

When written: when repairing everything

RepairDrone

When written: when the player's ship has been repaired by a repair drone. Each of the values indicate the amount of damage that has been repaired

Reputation

When written: at startup (after Rank and Progress). This gives the player's reputation (on a scale of -100..+100) with the superpowers

RequestPowerMicroResources

When Written: when requesting power micro-resources.

ReservoirReplenished

When fuel is moved from one fuel tank to another

RestockVehicle

When Written: when purchasing an SRV or Fighter

Resupply

Resurrect

When written: when the player restarts after death

SAAScanComplete

When written: after using the Surface Area Analysis Scanner

SAASignalsFound

When written: when using Surface Area Analysis Scanner on a planet or rings

SRVDestroyed

When written: when the player's SRV is destroyed

Scan

When Written: basic or detailed discovery scan of a star, planet or moon. This is also generated when scanning a navigation beacon in a populated system, to record info about all the bodies in the system.

ScanBaryCentre

When scanning one body of a binary pair, you will get an event detailing the orbital parameters of their BaryCentre

ScanOrganic

This event is logged when the player uses the Organic Sampling Tool to scan, log or analyse organic discoveries. The first scan is Log, subsequent scans are Sample until fully scanned, final scan is Analyse

Scanned

When written: when the player's ship has been scanned (The Scan Detected indication is at the start of the scan, this is written at the end of a successful scan)

ScientificResearch

When written: when contributing materials to a research community goal

Screenshot

When Written: when a screen snapshot is saved. The latitude, longitude, altitude and heading will be included if on a planet or in low-altitude flight.

SearchAndRescue

When written: when delivering items to a Search and Rescue contact

SelfDestruct

When written: when the self destruct function is used

SellDrones

When Written: when selling unwanted drones back to the market

SellExplorationData

When Written: when selling exploration data in Cartographics

SellMicroResources

This event is logged when a player sells Microresources for cash

SellOrganicData

This event records that a player has sold organic data (see ScanOrganic)

SellShipOnRebuy

When written: When selling a stored ship to raise funds when on insurance/rebuy screen

SellSuit

This event is logged when a player sells a flight suit

SellWeapon

This event is logged when a player sells a hand weapon

SendText

When written: when a text message is sent to another player

SetUserShipName

When written: when assigning a name to the ship in Starport Services

SharedBookmarkToSquadron

ShieldState

When written: when shields are disabled in combat, or recharged

ShipLocker

Lists the contents of the ship locker, eg at startup. The full contents are written to a separate file, ShipLocker.json. The full list is also written into the journal at startup (if in a ship) and when boarding a ship. The shiplocker.json file is updated when the locker contents are changed.

ShipLockerMaterials

Same as ShipLocker, but discontinued.

ShipRedeemed

When written: after a new ship has been redeemed

ShipTargeted

When written: when the current player selects a new target

Shipyard

When written: when accessing shipyard in a station. The full price list is written to a separate file, in the same folder as the journal, Shipyard.json

ShipyardBuy

When Written: when buying a new ship in the shipyard

ShipyardNew

When written: after a new ship has been purchased

ShipyardRedeem

When written: after a new ship has been unlocked in the Shipyard

ShipyardSell

When Written: when selling a ship stored in the shipyard

ShipyardSwap

When Written: when switching to another ship already stored at this station

ShipyardTransfer

When Written: when requesting a ship at another station be transported to this station

Shutdown

When written: on a clean shutdown of the game

SquadronCreated

SquadronDemotion

SquadronPromotion

SquadronStartup

StartJump

When written: at the start of a Hyperspace or Supercruise jump (start of countdown)

Statistics

When written: at startup. This line contains the information displayed in the statistics panel on the right side of the cockpit

Status

This event is written to Status.json which is updated every few seconds

StoredModules

When written: when first visiting Outfitting, and when the set of stored modules has changed

StoredShips

When written: when visiting shipyard

SuitLoadout

This event is logged when starting on-foot or when disembarking

SupercruiseDestinationDrop

When dropping out of supercruise at a targeted destination

SupercruiseEntry

When written: entering supercruise from normal space

SupercruiseExit

When written: leaving supercruise for normal space

SwitchSuitLoadout

This event is logged when a player selects a different flight suit from the ship’s locker

Synthesis

When written: when synthesis is used to repair or rearm

SystemsShutdown

When written: when the player's ship systems shut down (eg in a Thargoid encounter)

TechnologyBroker

When written: when using the Technology Broker to unlock new purchasable technology

Touchdown

When written: landing on a planet surface

TradeMicroResources

This event is logged when the player exchanges owned microresources to receive some other type of microresource

TransferMicroResources

Written when transferring items between backpack and ship locker

USSDrop

When written: when dropping from Supercruise at a Unidentified Signal Source

UnderAttack

When written: when under fire (same time as the Under Attack voice message)

Undocked

When written: liftoff from a landing pad in a station, outpost or settlement

UpgradeSuit

This event is logged when the player upgrades their flight suit

UpgradeWeapon

UseConsumable

When using an item from the player’s inventory (backpack)

VehicleSwitch

When written: when switching control between the main ship and a fighter

WingAdd

When written: another player has joined the wing

WingInvite

When written: when the player is invited to a wing

WingJoin

When written: this player has joined a wing

WingLeave

When written: this player has left a wing