diff --git a/docs/docs/integrations/api.md b/docs/docs/integrations/api.md
index b5b80f3ea..3e5fdfe3e 100644
--- a/docs/docs/integrations/api.md
+++ b/docs/docs/integrations/api.md
@@ -295,3 +295,41 @@ Get ffprobe output for camera feed paths.
 ### `GET /api/<camera_name>/ptz/info`
 
 Get PTZ info for the camera.
+
+### `POST /api/events/<camera_name>/<label>/create`
+
+Create a manual API with a given `label` (ex: doorbell press) to capture a specific event besides an object being detected.
+
+**Optional Body:**
+
+```json
+{
+  "subLabel": "some_string", // add sub label to event
+  "duration": 30, // predetermined length of event (default: 30 seconds) or can be to null for indeterminate length event
+  "include_recording": true, // whether the event should save recordings along with the snapshot that is taken
+  "draw": {
+    // optional annotations that will be drawn on the snapshot
+    "boxes": [
+      {
+        "box": [0.5, 0.5, 0.25, 0.25], // box consists of x, y, width, height which are on a scale between 0 - 1
+        "color": [255, 0, 0], // color of the box, default is red
+        "score": 100 // optional score associated with the box
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+}
+```
+
+**Success Response:**
+
+```json
+{
+  "event_id": "1682970645.13116-1ug7ns",
+  "message": "Successfully created event.",
+  "success": true
+}
+```
+
+### `PUT /api/events/<event_id>/end`
+
+End a specific manual event without a predetermined length.
diff --git a/frigate/app.py b/frigate/app.py
index d23073d77..5e934cc4b 100644
--- a/frigate/app.py
+++ b/frigate/app.py
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ from frigate.const import (
     RECORD_DIR,
 )
 from frigate.object_detection import ObjectDetectProcess
-from frigate.events import EventCleanup, EventProcessor
+from frigate.events.cleanup import EventCleanup
+from frigate.events.external import ExternalEventProcessor
+from frigate.events.maintainer import EventProcessor
 from frigate.http import create_app
 from frigate.log import log_process, root_configurer
 from frigate.models import Event, Recordings, Timeline
@@ -204,6 +206,11 @@ class FrigateApp:
             self.config, self.camera_metrics, self.detectors, self.processes
         )
 
+    def init_external_event_processor(self) -> None:
+        self.external_event_processor = ExternalEventProcessor(
+            self.config, self.event_queue
+        )
+
     def init_web_server(self) -> None:
         self.flask_app = create_app(
             self.config,
@@ -212,6 +219,7 @@ class FrigateApp:
             self.detected_frames_processor,
             self.storage_maintainer,
             self.onvif_controller,
+            self.external_event_processor,
             self.plus_api,
         )
 
@@ -436,6 +444,7 @@ class FrigateApp:
         self.start_camera_capture_processes()
         self.start_storage_maintainer()
         self.init_stats()
+        self.init_external_event_processor()
         self.init_web_server()
         self.start_timeline_processor()
         self.start_event_processor()
diff --git a/frigate/events/__init__.py b/frigate/events/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/frigate/events/cleanup.py b/frigate/events/cleanup.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..09b1964fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frigate/events/cleanup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+"""Cleanup events based on configured retention."""
+
+import datetime
+import logging
+import os
+import threading
+
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from peewee import fn
+
+from frigate.config import FrigateConfig
+from frigate.const import CLIPS_DIR
+from frigate.models import Event
+
+from multiprocessing.synchronize import Event as MpEvent
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class EventCleanup(threading.Thread):
+    def __init__(self, config: FrigateConfig, stop_event: MpEvent):
+        threading.Thread.__init__(self)
+        self.name = "event_cleanup"
+        self.config = config
+        self.stop_event = stop_event
+        self.camera_keys = list(self.config.cameras.keys())
+
+    def expire(self, media_type: str) -> None:
+        # TODO: Refactor media_type to enum
+        ## Expire events from unlisted cameras based on the global config
+        if media_type == "clips":
+            retain_config = self.config.record.events.retain
+            file_extension = "mp4"
+            update_params = {"has_clip": False}
+        else:
+            retain_config = self.config.snapshots.retain
+            file_extension = "jpg"
+            update_params = {"has_snapshot": False}
+
+        distinct_labels = (
+            Event.select(Event.label)
+            .where(Event.camera.not_in(self.camera_keys))
+            .distinct()
+        )
+
+        # loop over object types in db
+        for l in distinct_labels:
+            # get expiration time for this label
+            expire_days = retain_config.objects.get(l.label, retain_config.default)
+            expire_after = (
+                datetime.datetime.now() - datetime.timedelta(days=expire_days)
+            ).timestamp()
+            # grab all events after specific time
+            expired_events = Event.select().where(
+                Event.camera.not_in(self.camera_keys),
+                Event.start_time < expire_after,
+                Event.label == l.label,
+                Event.retain_indefinitely == False,
+            )
+            # delete the media from disk
+            for event in expired_events:
+                media_name = f"{event.camera}-{event.id}"
+                media_path = Path(
+                    f"{os.path.join(CLIPS_DIR, media_name)}.{file_extension}"
+                )
+                media_path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+                if file_extension == "jpg":
+                    media_path = Path(
+                        f"{os.path.join(CLIPS_DIR, media_name)}-clean.png"
+                    )
+                    media_path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+
+            # update the clips attribute for the db entry
+            update_query = Event.update(update_params).where(
+                Event.camera.not_in(self.camera_keys),
+                Event.start_time < expire_after,
+                Event.label == l.label,
+                Event.retain_indefinitely == False,
+            )
+            update_query.execute()
+
+        ## Expire events from cameras based on the camera config
+        for name, camera in self.config.cameras.items():
+            if media_type == "clips":
+                retain_config = camera.record.events.retain
+            else:
+                retain_config = camera.snapshots.retain
+            # get distinct objects in database for this camera
+            distinct_labels = (
+                Event.select(Event.label).where(Event.camera == name).distinct()
+            )
+
+            # loop over object types in db
+            for l in distinct_labels:
+                # get expiration time for this label
+                expire_days = retain_config.objects.get(l.label, retain_config.default)
+                expire_after = (
+                    datetime.datetime.now() - datetime.timedelta(days=expire_days)
+                ).timestamp()
+                # grab all events after specific time
+                expired_events = Event.select().where(
+                    Event.camera == name,
+                    Event.start_time < expire_after,
+                    Event.label == l.label,
+                    Event.retain_indefinitely == False,
+                )
+                # delete the grabbed clips from disk
+                for event in expired_events:
+                    media_name = f"{event.camera}-{event.id}"
+                    media_path = Path(
+                        f"{os.path.join(CLIPS_DIR, media_name)}.{file_extension}"
+                    )
+                    media_path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+                    if file_extension == "jpg":
+                        media_path = Path(
+                            f"{os.path.join(CLIPS_DIR, media_name)}-clean.png"
+                        )
+                        media_path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+                # update the clips attribute for the db entry
+                update_query = Event.update(update_params).where(
+                    Event.camera == name,
+                    Event.start_time < expire_after,
+                    Event.label == l.label,
+                    Event.retain_indefinitely == False,
+                )
+                update_query.execute()
+
+    def purge_duplicates(self) -> None:
+        duplicate_query = """with grouped_events as (
+          select id,
+            label,
+            camera,
+          	has_snapshot,
+          	has_clip,
+          	row_number() over (
+              partition by label, camera, round(start_time/5,0)*5
+              order by end_time-start_time desc
+            ) as copy_number
+          from event
+        )
+
+        select distinct id, camera, has_snapshot, has_clip from grouped_events
+        where copy_number > 1;"""
+
+        duplicate_events = Event.raw(duplicate_query)
+        for event in duplicate_events:
+            logger.debug(f"Removing duplicate: {event.id}")
+            media_name = f"{event.camera}-{event.id}"
+            media_path = Path(f"{os.path.join(CLIPS_DIR, media_name)}.jpg")
+            media_path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+            media_path = Path(f"{os.path.join(CLIPS_DIR, media_name)}-clean.png")
+            media_path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+            media_path = Path(f"{os.path.join(CLIPS_DIR, media_name)}.mp4")
+            media_path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+
+        (
+            Event.delete()
+            .where(Event.id << [event.id for event in duplicate_events])
+            .execute()
+        )
+
+    def run(self) -> None:
+        # only expire events every 5 minutes
+        while not self.stop_event.wait(300):
+            self.expire("clips")
+            self.expire("snapshots")
+            self.purge_duplicates()
+
+            # drop events from db where has_clip and has_snapshot are false
+            delete_query = Event.delete().where(
+                Event.has_clip == False, Event.has_snapshot == False
+            )
+            delete_query.execute()
+
+        logger.info(f"Exiting event cleanup...")
diff --git a/frigate/events/external.py b/frigate/events/external.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ee2906e02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frigate/events/external.py
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+"""Handle external events created by the user."""
+
+import base64
+import cv2
+import datetime
+import glob
+import logging
+import os
+import random
+import string
+
+from typing import Optional
+
+from multiprocessing.queues import Queue
+
+from frigate.config import CameraConfig, FrigateConfig
+from frigate.const import CLIPS_DIR
+from frigate.events.maintainer import EventTypeEnum
+from frigate.util import draw_box_with_label
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class ExternalEventProcessor:
+    def __init__(self, config: FrigateConfig, queue: Queue) -> None:
+        self.config = config
+        self.queue = queue
+        self.default_thumbnail = None
+
+    def create_manual_event(
+        self,
+        camera: str,
+        label: str,
+        sub_label: Optional[str],
+        duration: Optional[int],
+        include_recording: bool,
+        draw: dict[str, any],
+        snapshot_frame: any,
+    ) -> str:
+        now = datetime.datetime.now().timestamp()
+        camera_config = self.config.cameras.get(camera)
+
+        # create event id and start frame time
+        rand_id = "".join(random.choices(string.ascii_lowercase + string.digits, k=6))
+        event_id = f"{now}-{rand_id}"
+
+        thumbnail = self._write_images(
+            camera_config, label, event_id, draw, snapshot_frame
+        )
+
+        self.queue.put(
+            (
+                EventTypeEnum.api,
+                "new",
+                camera_config,
+                {
+                    "id": event_id,
+                    "label": label,
+                    "sub_label": sub_label,
+                    "camera": camera,
+                    "start_time": now,
+                    "end_time": now + duration if duration is not None else None,
+                    "thumbnail": thumbnail,
+                    "has_clip": camera_config.record.enabled and include_recording,
+                    "has_snapshot": True,
+                },
+            )
+        )
+
+        return event_id
+
+    def finish_manual_event(self, event_id: str) -> None:
+        """Finish external event with indeterminate duration."""
+        now = datetime.datetime.now().timestamp()
+        self.queue.put(
+            (EventTypeEnum.api, "end", None, {"id": event_id, "end_time": now})
+        )
+
+    def _write_images(
+        self,
+        camera_config: CameraConfig,
+        label: str,
+        event_id: str,
+        draw: dict[str, any],
+        img_frame: any,
+    ) -> str:
+        # write clean snapshot if enabled
+        if camera_config.snapshots.clean_copy:
+            ret, png = cv2.imencode(".png", img_frame)
+
+            if ret:
+                with open(
+                    os.path.join(
+                        CLIPS_DIR,
+                        f"{camera_config.name}-{event_id}-clean.png",
+                    ),
+                    "wb",
+                ) as p:
+                    p.write(png.tobytes())
+
+        # write jpg snapshot with optional annotations
+        if draw.get("boxes") and isinstance(draw.get("boxes"), list):
+            for box in draw.get("boxes"):
+                x = box["box"][0] * camera_config.detect.width
+                y = box["box"][1] * camera_config.detect.height
+                width = box["box"][2] * camera_config.detect.width
+                height = box["box"][3] * camera_config.detect.height
+
+                draw_box_with_label(
+                    img_frame,
+                    x,
+                    y,
+                    x + width,
+                    y + height,
+                    label,
+                    f"{box.get('score', '-')}% {int(width * height)}",
+                    thickness=2,
+                    color=box.get("color", (255, 0, 0)),
+                )
+
+        ret, jpg = cv2.imencode(".jpg", img_frame)
+        with open(
+            os.path.join(CLIPS_DIR, f"{camera_config.name}-{event_id}.jpg"),
+            "wb",
+        ) as j:
+            j.write(jpg.tobytes())
+
+        # create thumbnail with max height of 175 and save
+        width = int(175 * img_frame.shape[1] / img_frame.shape[0])
+        thumb = cv2.resize(img_frame, dsize=(width, 175), interpolation=cv2.INTER_AREA)
+        ret, jpg = cv2.imencode(".jpg", thumb)
+        return base64.b64encode(jpg.tobytes()).decode("utf-8")
diff --git a/frigate/events.py b/frigate/events/maintainer.py
similarity index 51%
rename from frigate/events.py
rename to frigate/events/maintainer.py
index 965651edb..898218ef0 100644
--- a/frigate/events.py
+++ b/frigate/events/maintainer.py
@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
 import datetime
 import logging
-import os
 import queue
 import threading
 
 from enum import Enum
-from pathlib import Path
 
 from peewee import fn
 
 from frigate.config import EventsConfig, FrigateConfig
-from frigate.const import CLIPS_DIR
 from frigate.models import Event
 from frigate.types import CameraMetricsTypes
 from frigate.util import to_relative_box
@@ -23,7 +20,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class EventTypeEnum(str, Enum):
-    # api = "api"
+    api = "api"
     # audio = "audio"
     tracked_object = "tracked_object"
 
@@ -97,6 +94,8 @@ class EventProcessor(threading.Thread):
                     continue
 
                 self.handle_object_detection(event_type, camera, event_data)
+            elif source_type == EventTypeEnum.api:
+                self.handle_external_detection(event_type, event_data)
 
         # set an end_time on events without an end_time before exiting
         Event.update(end_time=datetime.datetime.now().timestamp()).where(
@@ -197,160 +196,35 @@ class EventProcessor(threading.Thread):
             del self.events_in_process[event_data["id"]]
             self.event_processed_queue.put((event_data["id"], camera))
 
+    def handle_external_detection(self, type: str, event_data: Event):
+        if type == "new":
+            event = {
+                Event.id: event_data["id"],
+                Event.label: event_data["label"],
+                Event.sub_label: event_data["sub_label"],
+                Event.camera: event_data["camera"],
+                Event.start_time: event_data["start_time"],
+                Event.end_time: event_data["end_time"],
+                Event.thumbnail: event_data["thumbnail"],
+                Event.has_clip: event_data["has_clip"],
+                Event.has_snapshot: event_data["has_snapshot"],
+                Event.zones: [],
+                Event.data: {},
+            }
+        elif type == "end":
+            event = {
+                Event.id: event_data["id"],
+                Event.end_time: event_data["end_time"],
+            }
 
-class EventCleanup(threading.Thread):
-    def __init__(self, config: FrigateConfig, stop_event: MpEvent):
-        threading.Thread.__init__(self)
-        self.name = "event_cleanup"
-        self.config = config
-        self.stop_event = stop_event
-        self.camera_keys = list(self.config.cameras.keys())
-
-    def expire(self, media_type: str) -> None:
-        # TODO: Refactor media_type to enum
-        ## Expire events from unlisted cameras based on the global config
-        if media_type == "clips":
-            retain_config = self.config.record.events.retain
-            file_extension = "mp4"
-            update_params = {"has_clip": False}
-        else:
-            retain_config = self.config.snapshots.retain
-            file_extension = "jpg"
-            update_params = {"has_snapshot": False}
-
-        distinct_labels = (
-            Event.select(Event.label)
-            .where(Event.camera.not_in(self.camera_keys))
-            .distinct()
-        )
-
-        # loop over object types in db
-        for l in distinct_labels:
-            # get expiration time for this label
-            expire_days = retain_config.objects.get(l.label, retain_config.default)
-            expire_after = (
-                datetime.datetime.now() - datetime.timedelta(days=expire_days)
-            ).timestamp()
-            # grab all events after specific time
-            expired_events = Event.select().where(
-                Event.camera.not_in(self.camera_keys),
-                Event.start_time < expire_after,
-                Event.label == l.label,
-                Event.retain_indefinitely == False,
-            )
-            # delete the media from disk
-            for event in expired_events:
-                media_name = f"{event.camera}-{event.id}"
-                media_path = Path(
-                    f"{os.path.join(CLIPS_DIR, media_name)}.{file_extension}"
+        try:
+            (
+                Event.insert(event)
+                .on_conflict(
+                    conflict_target=[Event.id],
+                    update=event,
                 )
-                media_path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
-                if file_extension == "jpg":
-                    media_path = Path(
-                        f"{os.path.join(CLIPS_DIR, media_name)}-clean.png"
-                    )
-                    media_path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
-
-            # update the clips attribute for the db entry
-            update_query = Event.update(update_params).where(
-                Event.camera.not_in(self.camera_keys),
-                Event.start_time < expire_after,
-                Event.label == l.label,
-                Event.retain_indefinitely == False,
+                .execute()
             )
-            update_query.execute()
-
-        ## Expire events from cameras based on the camera config
-        for name, camera in self.config.cameras.items():
-            if media_type == "clips":
-                retain_config = camera.record.events.retain
-            else:
-                retain_config = camera.snapshots.retain
-            # get distinct objects in database for this camera
-            distinct_labels = (
-                Event.select(Event.label).where(Event.camera == name).distinct()
-            )
-
-            # loop over object types in db
-            for l in distinct_labels:
-                # get expiration time for this label
-                expire_days = retain_config.objects.get(l.label, retain_config.default)
-                expire_after = (
-                    datetime.datetime.now() - datetime.timedelta(days=expire_days)
-                ).timestamp()
-                # grab all events after specific time
-                expired_events = Event.select().where(
-                    Event.camera == name,
-                    Event.start_time < expire_after,
-                    Event.label == l.label,
-                    Event.retain_indefinitely == False,
-                )
-                # delete the grabbed clips from disk
-                for event in expired_events:
-                    media_name = f"{event.camera}-{event.id}"
-                    media_path = Path(
-                        f"{os.path.join(CLIPS_DIR, media_name)}.{file_extension}"
-                    )
-                    media_path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
-                    if file_extension == "jpg":
-                        media_path = Path(
-                            f"{os.path.join(CLIPS_DIR, media_name)}-clean.png"
-                        )
-                        media_path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
-                # update the clips attribute for the db entry
-                update_query = Event.update(update_params).where(
-                    Event.camera == name,
-                    Event.start_time < expire_after,
-                    Event.label == l.label,
-                    Event.retain_indefinitely == False,
-                )
-                update_query.execute()
-
-    def purge_duplicates(self) -> None:
-        duplicate_query = """with grouped_events as (
-          select id,
-            label,
-            camera,
-          	has_snapshot,
-          	has_clip,
-          	row_number() over (
-              partition by label, camera, round(start_time/5,0)*5
-              order by end_time-start_time desc
-            ) as copy_number
-          from event
-        )
-
-        select distinct id, camera, has_snapshot, has_clip from grouped_events
-        where copy_number > 1;"""
-
-        duplicate_events = Event.raw(duplicate_query)
-        for event in duplicate_events:
-            logger.debug(f"Removing duplicate: {event.id}")
-            media_name = f"{event.camera}-{event.id}"
-            media_path = Path(f"{os.path.join(CLIPS_DIR, media_name)}.jpg")
-            media_path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
-            media_path = Path(f"{os.path.join(CLIPS_DIR, media_name)}-clean.png")
-            media_path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
-            media_path = Path(f"{os.path.join(CLIPS_DIR, media_name)}.mp4")
-            media_path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
-
-        (
-            Event.delete()
-            .where(Event.id << [event.id for event in duplicate_events])
-            .execute()
-        )
-
-    def run(self) -> None:
-        # only expire events every 5 minutes
-        while not self.stop_event.wait(300):
-            self.expire("clips")
-            self.expire("snapshots")
-            self.purge_duplicates()
-
-            # drop events from db where has_clip and has_snapshot are false
-            delete_query = Event.delete().where(
-                Event.has_clip == False, Event.has_snapshot == False
-            )
-            delete_query.execute()
-
-        logger.info(f"Exiting event cleanup...")
+        except Exception:
+            logger.warning(f"Failed to update manual event: {event_data['id']}")
diff --git a/frigate/http.py b/frigate/http.py
index 94aa5c129..1fd4bef8e 100644
--- a/frigate/http.py
+++ b/frigate/http.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import base64
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
 import copy
-import glob
 import logging
+import glob
 import json
 import os
 import subprocess as sp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ from playhouse.shortcuts import model_to_dict
 from frigate.config import FrigateConfig
 from frigate.const import CLIPS_DIR, MAX_SEGMENT_DURATION, RECORD_DIR
 from frigate.models import Event, Recordings, Timeline
+from frigate.events.external import ExternalEventProcessor
 from frigate.object_processing import TrackedObject
 from frigate.plus import PlusApi
 from frigate.ptz import OnvifController
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ def create_app(
     detected_frames_processor,
     storage_maintainer: StorageMaintainer,
     onvif: OnvifController,
+    external_processor: ExternalEventProcessor,
     plus_api: PlusApi,
 ):
     app = Flask(__name__)
@@ -79,6 +81,7 @@ def create_app(
     app.detected_frames_processor = detected_frames_processor
     app.storage_maintainer = storage_maintainer
     app.onvif = onvif
+    app.external_processor = external_processor
     app.plus_api = plus_api
     app.camera_error_image = None
     app.hwaccel_errors = []
@@ -195,7 +198,7 @@ def send_to_plus(id):
         return make_response(jsonify({"success": False, "message": message}), 404)
 
     # events from before the conversion to relative dimensions cant include annotations
-    if any(d > 1 for d in event.data["box"]):
+    if any(d > 1 for d in event.box):
         include_annotation = None
 
     if event.end_time is None:
@@ -251,8 +254,8 @@ def send_to_plus(id):
     event.save()
 
     if not include_annotation is None:
-        region = event.data["region"]
-        box = event.data["box"]
+        region = event.region
+        box = event.box
 
         try:
             current_app.plus_api.add_annotation(
@@ -293,7 +296,7 @@ def false_positive(id):
         return make_response(jsonify({"success": False, "message": message}), 404)
 
     # events from before the conversion to relative dimensions cant include annotations
-    if any(d > 1 for d in event.data["box"]):
+    if any(d > 1 for d in event.box):
         message = f"Events prior to 0.13 cannot be submitted as false positives"
         logger.error(message)
         return make_response(jsonify({"success": False, "message": message}), 400)
@@ -310,15 +313,11 @@ def false_positive(id):
         # need to refetch the event now that it has a plus_id
         event = Event.get(Event.id == id)
 
-    region = event.data["region"]
-    box = event.data["box"]
+    region = event.region
+    box = event.box
 
     # provide top score if score is unavailable
-    score = (
-        (event.data["top_score"] if event.data["top_score"] else event.top_score)
-        if event.data["score"] is None
-        else event.data["score"]
-    )
+    score = event.top_score if event.score is None else event.score
 
     try:
         current_app.plus_api.add_false_positive(
@@ -759,7 +758,6 @@ def events():
         Event.top_score,
         Event.false_positive,
         Event.box,
-        Event.data,
     ]
 
     if camera != "all":
@@ -848,6 +846,58 @@ def events():
     return jsonify([model_to_dict(e, exclude=excluded_fields) for e in events])
 
 
+@bp.route("/events/<camera_name>/<label>/create", methods=["POST"])
+def create_event(camera_name, label):
+    if not camera_name or not current_app.frigate_config.cameras.get(camera_name):
+        return jsonify(
+            {"success": False, "message": f"{camera_name} is not a valid camera."}, 404
+        )
+
+    if not label:
+        return jsonify({"success": False, "message": f"{label} must be set."}, 404)
+
+    json: dict[str, any] = request.get_json(silent=True) or {}
+
+    try:
+        frame = current_app.detected_frames_processor.get_current_frame(camera_name)
+
+        event_id = current_app.external_processor.create_manual_event(
+            camera_name,
+            label,
+            json.get("sub_label", None),
+            json.get("duration", 30),
+            json.get("include_recording", True),
+            json.get("draw", {}),
+            frame,
+        )
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"The error is {e}")
+        return jsonify(
+            {"success": False, "message": f"An unknown error occurred: {e}"}, 404
+        )
+
+    return jsonify(
+        {
+            "success": True,
+            "message": "Successfully created event.",
+            "event_id": event_id,
+        },
+        200,
+    )
+
+
+@bp.route("/events/<event_id>/end", methods=["PUT"])
+def end_event(event_id):
+    try:
+        current_app.external_processor.finish_manual_event(event_id)
+    except:
+        return jsonify(
+            {"success": False, "message": f"{event_id} must be set and valid."}, 404
+        )
+
+    return jsonify({"success": True, "message": f"Event successfully ended."}, 200)
+
+
 @bp.route("/config")
 def config():
     config = current_app.frigate_config.dict()
@@ -866,11 +916,6 @@ def config():
 
     config["plus"] = {"enabled": current_app.plus_api.is_active()}
 
-    for detector, detector_config in config["detectors"].items():
-        detector_config["model"][
-            "labelmap"
-        ] = current_app.frigate_config.model.merged_labelmap
-
     return jsonify(config)
 
 
diff --git a/frigate/object_processing.py b/frigate/object_processing.py
index cc1667ffb..3088857fa 100644
--- a/frigate/object_processing.py
+++ b/frigate/object_processing.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from frigate.config import (
     FrigateConfig,
 )
 from frigate.const import CLIPS_DIR
-from frigate.events import EventTypeEnum
+from frigate.events.maintainer import EventTypeEnum
 from frigate.util import (
     SharedMemoryFrameManager,
     calculate_region,
diff --git a/frigate/record/__init__.py b/frigate/record/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/frigate/test/test_http.py b/frigate/test/test_http.py
index 2c0e58df2..ecb500383 100644
--- a/frigate/test/test_http.py
+++ b/frigate/test/test_http.py
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ class TestHttp(unittest.TestCase):
             None,
             None,
             None,
+            None,
             PlusApi(),
         )
         id = "123456.random"
@@ -155,6 +156,7 @@ class TestHttp(unittest.TestCase):
             None,
             None,
             None,
+            None,
             PlusApi(),
         )
         id = "123456.random"
@@ -175,6 +177,7 @@ class TestHttp(unittest.TestCase):
             None,
             None,
             None,
+            None,
             PlusApi(),
         )
         id = "123456.random"
@@ -194,6 +197,7 @@ class TestHttp(unittest.TestCase):
             None,
             None,
             None,
+            None,
             PlusApi(),
         )
         id = "123456.random"
@@ -215,6 +219,7 @@ class TestHttp(unittest.TestCase):
             None,
             None,
             None,
+            None,
             PlusApi(),
         )
         id = "123456.random"
@@ -240,6 +245,7 @@ class TestHttp(unittest.TestCase):
             None,
             None,
             None,
+            None,
             PlusApi(),
         )
         id = "123456.random"
@@ -274,6 +280,7 @@ class TestHttp(unittest.TestCase):
             None,
             None,
             None,
+            None,
             PlusApi(),
         )
         id = "123456.random"
@@ -298,6 +305,7 @@ class TestHttp(unittest.TestCase):
             None,
             None,
             None,
+            None,
             PlusApi(),
         )
 
@@ -314,6 +322,7 @@ class TestHttp(unittest.TestCase):
             None,
             None,
             None,
+            None,
             PlusApi(),
         )
         id = "123456.random"
@@ -333,6 +342,7 @@ class TestHttp(unittest.TestCase):
             None,
             None,
             None,
+            None,
             PlusApi(),
         )
         mock_stats.return_value = self.test_stats
diff --git a/frigate/timeline.py b/frigate/timeline.py
index 6b969bc0e..e40549d08 100644
--- a/frigate/timeline.py
+++ b/frigate/timeline.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import threading
 import queue
 
 from frigate.config import FrigateConfig
-from frigate.events import EventTypeEnum
+from frigate.events.maintainer import EventTypeEnum
 from frigate.models import Timeline
 
 from multiprocessing.queues import Queue
diff --git a/web/src/routes/Events.jsx b/web/src/routes/Events.jsx
index 9c479f8b8..2502c4cb1 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/Events.jsx
+++ b/web/src/routes/Events.jsx
@@ -599,7 +599,9 @@ export default function Events({ path, ...props }) {
                           {event.sub_label
                             ? `${event.label.replaceAll('_', ' ')}: ${event.sub_label.replaceAll('_', ' ')}`
                             : event.label.replaceAll('_', ' ')}
-                          ({((event?.data?.top_score || event.top_score) * 100).toFixed(0)}%)
+                          {(event?.data?.top_score || event.top_score || 0) == 0
+                            ? null
+                            : ` (${((event?.data?.top_score || event.top_score) * 100).toFixed(0)}%)`}
                         </div>
                         <div className="text-sm flex">
                           <Clock className="h-5 w-5 mr-2 inline" />