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Event context

You can add custom metadata to the events sent to Honeybadger Insights by using the honeybadger.set_event_context function. This metadata will be included in each event call within the current thread.

from honeybadger import honeybadger
honeybadger.set_event_context(
user_id=user.id,
session_id=session.id
)

Event context is automatically cleared at the beginning of each web request in supported frameworks (Django, Flask). You can also manually clear it:

honeybadger.reset_event_context()

For temporary context that should only apply to specific operations, use the context manager:

with honeybadger.event_context(operation="batch_import"):
# Context is only set within this block
honeybadger.event("import.started")
process_batch()
honeybadger.event("import.completed")
# Context is automatically restored when exiting the block

If both event context and event data contain the same key, the event data takes precedence:

honeybadger.set_event_context(service="api")
honeybadger.event("order.created", service="checkout") # service="checkout" is used