diff --git a/api/app/auth.py b/api/app/auth.py
index 9ac44b6..c8f3109 100644
--- a/api/app/auth.py
+++ b/api/app/auth.py
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ def get_db():
     conn.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
     return conn
 
-# your-very-long-random-admin-key
-
 def init_db():
     conn = get_db()
     conn.execute("""
diff --git a/api/app/enrichment.py b/api/app/enrichment.py
index 6039bb8..f3445f2 100644
--- a/api/app/enrichment.py
+++ b/api/app/enrichment.py
@@ -1,17 +1,5 @@
-def classify_price(robux: int) -> str:
-    if robux <= 99:
-        return "low"
-    elif robux <= 499:
-        return "medium"
-    else:
-        return "high"
-
 def enrich_event(event, game: str):
-    """Adds game tag and derived fields."""
+    """Add the game tag to the event. All other data passes through unchanged."""
     event.data = event.data or {}
-    # Inject game name into event data as a tag
     event.data["game"] = game
-    # Derive price group for robux purchases
-    if event.type == "robux_purchase" and "robux" in event.data:
-        event.data["priceGroup"] = classify_price(event.data["robux"])
     return event
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diff --git a/api/app/influx.py b/api/app/influx.py
index 3865132..4797df9 100644
--- a/api/app/influx.py
+++ b/api/app/influx.py
@@ -32,10 +32,7 @@ def write_event(event) -> bool:
         p = Point(event.type).time(event.time * 1_000_000_000)
         p.tag("game", event.data.get("game", "unknown"))
         p.tag("serverId", event.serverId)
-        # Optional tags
-        if "oreType" in event.data:
-            p.tag("oreType", event.data["oreType"])
-        # Write all numeric/string fields
+        # Write all data fields as InfluxDB fields (no game-specific tags)
         for k, v in event.data.items():
             if isinstance(v, (int, float, str, bool)):
                 p.field(k, v)
diff --git a/api/app/main.py b/api/app/main.py
index ef83de5..15d57be 100644
--- a/api/app/main.py
+++ b/api/app/main.py
@@ -34,11 +34,22 @@ async def health():
 
 @app.post("/api/log")
 async def ingest_event(payload: Event | BatchEvents, game: str = Depends(verify_api_key)):
+    def check_event(e: Event):
+        if not e.type or not e.type.strip():
+            raise HTTPException(400, "Event type is required")
+        if not e.serverId:
+            raise HTTPException(400, "serverId is required")
+        if e.time <= 0:
+            raise HTTPException(400, "Invalid timestamp")
+        # Optionally refuse huge data (e.g., >1KB per event)
+    
     if isinstance(payload, BatchEvents):
         for event in payload.events:
+            check_event(event)
             enriched = enrich_event(event, game)
             write_event(enriched)
     else:
+        check_event(payload)
         enriched = enrich_event(payload, game)
         write_event(enriched)
     return {"success": True}
diff --git a/api/app/models.py b/api/app/models.py
index 60adec8..554eac6 100644
--- a/api/app/models.py
+++ b/api/app/models.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from typing import Any, List, Optional
 
 class Event(BaseModel):
     type: str
-    time: int            # unix timestamp
+    time: int
     serverId: str
     data: Optional[dict] = {}