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# Fake GTID\_LIST Event

A synthetic event sent by the master after the initial handshake to inform the replica of its current GTID state, it is not written to the binary log.

This event is sent by master server to the registering replica. It is sent only once, after the [Format Description Event](/docs/server/reference/clientserver-protocol/replication-protocol/format_description_event.md).

{% hint style="info" %}
The fake `GTID_LIST` event is not written in the binlog file. It's created by the master and sent to newly connected replica before any "real" binlog event.
{% endhint %}

## Header

* Event type is set to `163` (`0xa3`).
* Time stamp set to `0`.
* NextPos tells which is the binlog position of next event.
* Flags are set to `ARTIFICIAL` (`0x20`).

## Content

The content is the same as the "real" [GTID\_LIST](/docs/server/reference/clientserver-protocol/replication-protocol/gtid_list_event.md).

* **of GTIDs**
* domain\_id
* server\_id
* sequence
* ...

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