diff --git a/packages/api-v4/.changeset/pr-13084-changed-1762970902694.md b/packages/api-v4/.changeset/pr-13084-changed-1762970902694.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b3e1bd0b7c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/api-v4/.changeset/pr-13084-changed-1762970902694.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@linode/api-v4": Changed
+---
+
+Use v4beta endpoints for /events and /events/<eventId> ([#13084](https://github.com/linode/manager/pull/13084))
diff --git a/packages/api-v4/src/account/events.ts b/packages/api-v4/src/account/events.ts
index 4f8c8d21e4b..9f2359d42c3 100644
--- a/packages/api-v4/src/account/events.ts
+++ b/packages/api-v4/src/account/events.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { API_ROOT } from '../constants';
+import { API_ROOT, BETA_API_ROOT } from '../constants';
 import Request, { setMethod, setParams, setURL, setXFilter } from '../request';
 
 import type { Filter, Params, ResourcePage } from '../types';
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import type { Event, Notification } from './types';
  */
 export const getEvents = (params: Params = {}, filter: Filter = {}) =>
   Request<ResourcePage<Event>>(
-    setURL(`${API_ROOT}/account/events`),
+    setURL(`${BETA_API_ROOT}/account/events`),
     setMethod('GET'),
     setXFilter(filter),
     setParams(params),
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export const getEvents = (params: Params = {}, filter: Filter = {}) =>
  */
 export const getEvent = (eventId: number) =>
   Request<Event>(
-    setURL(`${API_ROOT}/account/events/${encodeURIComponent(eventId)}`),
+    setURL(`${BETA_API_ROOT}/account/events/${encodeURIComponent(eventId)}`),
     setMethod('GET'),
   );
 
diff --git a/packages/manager/.changeset/pr-13084-upcoming-features-1762970850861.md b/packages/manager/.changeset/pr-13084-upcoming-features-1762970850861.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..894835a1327
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/manager/.changeset/pr-13084-upcoming-features-1762970850861.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@linode/manager": Upcoming Features
+---
+
+Display maintenance type (emergency/scheduled) and config information in linode_migrate event messages ([#13084](https://github.com/linode/manager/pull/13084))
diff --git a/packages/manager/src/dev-tools/components/ExtraPresetEvents.tsx b/packages/manager/src/dev-tools/components/ExtraPresetEvents.tsx
index 6ac26ce24fb..8982d6ea2db 100644
--- a/packages/manager/src/dev-tools/components/ExtraPresetEvents.tsx
+++ b/packages/manager/src/dev-tools/components/ExtraPresetEvents.tsx
@@ -287,6 +287,65 @@ const eventTemplates = {
       status: 'finished',
     }),
 
+  'Linode Migration In Progress': () =>
+    eventFactory.build({
+      action: 'linode_migrate',
+      entity: {
+        id: 1,
+        label: 'linode-1',
+        type: 'linode',
+        url: '/v4/linode/instances/1',
+      },
+      message: 'Linode migration in progress.',
+      percent_complete: 45,
+      status: 'started',
+    }),
+
+  'Linode Migration - Emergency': () =>
+    eventFactory.build({
+      action: 'linode_migrate',
+      description: 'emergency',
+      entity: {
+        id: 1,
+        label: 'linode-1',
+        type: 'linode',
+        url: '/v4/linode/instances/1',
+      },
+      message: 'Emergency linode migration in progress.',
+      percent_complete: 30,
+      status: 'started',
+    }),
+
+  'Linode Migration - Scheduled Started': () =>
+    eventFactory.build({
+      action: 'linode_migrate',
+      description: 'scheduled',
+      entity: {
+        id: 1,
+        label: 'linode-1',
+        type: 'linode',
+        url: '/v4/linode/instances/1',
+      },
+      message: 'Scheduled linode migration in progress.',
+      percent_complete: 10,
+      status: 'started',
+    }),
+
+  'Linode Migration - Scheduled': () =>
+    eventFactory.build({
+      action: 'linode_migrate',
+      description: 'scheduled',
+      entity: {
+        id: 1,
+        label: 'linode-1',
+        type: 'linode',
+        url: '/v4/linode/instances/1',
+      },
+      message: 'Scheduled linode migration in progress.',
+      percent_complete: 0,
+      status: 'scheduled',
+    }),
+
   'Completed Event': () =>
     eventFactory.build({
       action: 'account_update',
diff --git a/packages/manager/src/dev-tools/components/ExtraPresetMaintenance.tsx b/packages/manager/src/dev-tools/components/ExtraPresetMaintenance.tsx
index c257d22db49..d1a4eae094b 100644
--- a/packages/manager/src/dev-tools/components/ExtraPresetMaintenance.tsx
+++ b/packages/manager/src/dev-tools/components/ExtraPresetMaintenance.tsx
@@ -210,7 +210,42 @@ const maintenanceTemplates = {
   Canceled: () => accountMaintenanceFactory.build({ status: 'canceled' }),
   Completed: () => accountMaintenanceFactory.build({ status: 'completed' }),
   'In Progress': () =>
-    accountMaintenanceFactory.build({ status: 'in_progress' }),
+    accountMaintenanceFactory.build({
+      status: 'in_progress',
+      entity: {
+        type: 'linode',
+        id: 1,
+        label: 'linode-1',
+        url: '/v4/linode/instances/1',
+      },
+      type: 'migrate',
+    }),
+  'In Progress - Emergency Migration': () =>
+    accountMaintenanceFactory.build({
+      status: 'in_progress',
+      entity: {
+        type: 'linode',
+        id: 1,
+        label: 'linode-1',
+        url: '/v4/linode/instances/1',
+      },
+      type: 'migrate',
+      description: 'emergency',
+      reason: 'Emergency maintenance migration',
+    }),
+  'In Progress - Scheduled Migration': () =>
+    accountMaintenanceFactory.build({
+      status: 'in_progress',
+      entity: {
+        type: 'linode',
+        id: 1,
+        label: 'linode-1',
+        url: '/v4/linode/instances/1',
+      },
+      type: 'migrate',
+      description: 'scheduled',
+      reason: 'Scheduled maintenance migration',
+    }),
   Pending: () => accountMaintenanceFactory.build({ status: 'pending' }),
   Scheduled: () => accountMaintenanceFactory.build({ status: 'scheduled' }),
   Started: () => accountMaintenanceFactory.build({ status: 'started' }),
diff --git a/packages/manager/src/dev-tools/components/JsonTextArea.tsx b/packages/manager/src/dev-tools/components/JsonTextArea.tsx
index 6eb65224f9f..1bc713bb65e 100644
--- a/packages/manager/src/dev-tools/components/JsonTextArea.tsx
+++ b/packages/manager/src/dev-tools/components/JsonTextArea.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,23 @@ export const JsonTextArea = ({
   const debouncedUpdate = React.useMemo(
     () =>
       debounce((text: string) => {
+        // Handle empty/whitespace text as null
+        if (!text.trim()) {
+          const event = {
+            currentTarget: {
+              name,
+              value: null,
+            },
+            target: {
+              name,
+              value: null,
+            },
+          } as unknown as React.ChangeEvent<HTMLTextAreaElement>;
+
+          onChange(event);
+          return;
+        }
+
         try {
           const parsedJson = JSON.parse(text);
           const event = {
@@ -35,7 +52,7 @@ export const JsonTextArea = ({
               name,
               value: parsedJson,
             },
-          } as React.ChangeEvent<HTMLTextAreaElement>;
+          } as unknown as React.ChangeEvent<HTMLTextAreaElement>;
 
           onChange(event);
         } catch (err) {
diff --git a/packages/manager/src/features/Account/Maintenance/MaintenanceTableRow.tsx b/packages/manager/src/features/Account/Maintenance/MaintenanceTableRow.tsx
index 9645722c188..3fc62a6fb2c 100644
--- a/packages/manager/src/features/Account/Maintenance/MaintenanceTableRow.tsx
+++ b/packages/manager/src/features/Account/Maintenance/MaintenanceTableRow.tsx
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ const statusIconMap: Record<AccountMaintenance['status'], Status> = {
   scheduled: 'active',
 };
 
+const MAX_REASON_DISPLAY_LENGTH = 93;
+
 interface MaintenanceTableRowProps {
   maintenance: AccountMaintenance;
   tableType: MaintenanceTableType;
@@ -74,9 +76,11 @@ export const MaintenanceTableRow = (props: MaintenanceTableRowProps) => {
 
   const eventProgress = recentEvent && formatProgressEvent(recentEvent);
 
-  const truncatedReason = truncate(reason, 93);
+  const truncatedReason = reason
+    ? truncate(reason, MAX_REASON_DISPLAY_LENGTH)
+    : '';
 
-  const isTruncated = reason !== truncatedReason;
+  const isTruncated = reason ? reason !== truncatedReason : false;
 
   const dateField = getMaintenanceDateField(tableType);
   const dateValue = props.maintenance[dateField];
diff --git a/packages/manager/src/features/Account/Maintenance/utilities.ts b/packages/manager/src/features/Account/Maintenance/utilities.ts
index bb1c7cbe883..f202f33691d 100644
--- a/packages/manager/src/features/Account/Maintenance/utilities.ts
+++ b/packages/manager/src/features/Account/Maintenance/utilities.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export const maintenanceDateColumnMap: Record<
 > = {
   completed: ['complete_time', 'End Date'],
   'in progress': ['start_time', 'Start Date'],
-  upcoming: ['start_time', 'Start Date'],
+  upcoming: ['when', 'Start Date'],
   pending: ['when', 'Date'],
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/manager/src/features/Events/factories/linode.tsx b/packages/manager/src/features/Events/factories/linode.tsx
index 2d80ed84d26..f65948586e0 100644
--- a/packages/manager/src/features/Events/factories/linode.tsx
+++ b/packages/manager/src/features/Events/factories/linode.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,23 @@ import { Link } from 'src/components/Link';
 import { EventLink } from '../EventLink';
 
 import type { PartialEventMap } from '../types';
+import type { AccountMaintenance } from '@linode/api-v4';
+
+/**
+ * Normalizes the event description to a valid maintenance type.
+ * Only accepts 'emergency' or 'scheduled' from AccountMaintenance.description,
+ * defaults to 'maintenance' for any other value or null/undefined.
+ */
+type MaintenanceDescription = 'maintenance' | AccountMaintenance['description'];
+
+const getMaintenanceDescription = (
+  description: null | string | undefined
+): MaintenanceDescription => {
+  if (description === 'emergency' || description === 'scheduled') {
+    return description;
+  }
+  return 'maintenance';
+};
 
 export const linode: PartialEventMap<'linode'> = {
   linode_addip: {
@@ -241,30 +258,106 @@ export const linode: PartialEventMap<'linode'> = {
     ),
   },
   linode_migrate: {
-    failed: (e) => (
-      <>
-        Migration <strong>failed</strong> for Linode{' '}
-        <EventLink event={e} to="entity" />.
-      </>
-    ),
-    finished: (e) => (
-      <>
-        Linode <EventLink event={e} to="entity" /> has been{' '}
-        <strong>migrated</strong>.
-      </>
-    ),
-    scheduled: (e) => (
-      <>
-        Linode <EventLink event={e} to="entity" /> is scheduled to be{' '}
-        <strong>migrated</strong>.
-      </>
-    ),
-    started: (e) => (
-      <>
-        Linode <EventLink event={e} to="entity" /> is being{' '}
-        <strong>migrated</strong>.
-      </>
-    ),
+    failed: (e) => {
+      const maintenanceType = getMaintenanceDescription(e.description);
+      return (
+        <>
+          Migration <strong>failed</strong> for Linode{' '}
+          <EventLink event={e} to="entity" /> for{' '}
+          {maintenanceType === 'maintenance' ? (
+            <strong>maintenance</strong>
+          ) : (
+            <>
+              <strong>{maintenanceType}</strong> maintenance
+            </>
+          )}
+          {e.secondary_entity ? (
+            <>
+              {' '}
+              with config <EventLink event={e} to="secondaryEntity" />
+            </>
+          ) : (
+            ''
+          )}
+          .
+        </>
+      );
+    },
+    finished: (e) => {
+      const maintenanceType = getMaintenanceDescription(e.description);
+      return (
+        <>
+          Linode <EventLink event={e} to="entity" /> has been{' '}
+          <strong>migrated</strong> for{' '}
+          {maintenanceType === 'maintenance' ? (
+            <strong>maintenance</strong>
+          ) : (
+            <>
+              <strong>{maintenanceType}</strong> maintenance
+            </>
+          )}
+          {e.secondary_entity ? (
+            <>
+              {' '}
+              with config <EventLink event={e} to="secondaryEntity" />
+            </>
+          ) : (
+            ''
+          )}
+          .
+        </>
+      );
+    },
+    scheduled: (e) => {
+      const maintenanceType = getMaintenanceDescription(e.description);
+      return (
+        <>
+          Linode <EventLink event={e} to="entity" /> is scheduled to be{' '}
+          <strong>migrated</strong> for{' '}
+          {maintenanceType === 'maintenance' ? (
+            <strong>maintenance</strong>
+          ) : (
+            <>
+              <strong>{maintenanceType}</strong> maintenance
+            </>
+          )}
+          {e.secondary_entity ? (
+            <>
+              {' '}
+              with config <EventLink event={e} to="secondaryEntity" />
+            </>
+          ) : (
+            ''
+          )}
+          .
+        </>
+      );
+    },
+    started: (e) => {
+      const maintenanceType = getMaintenanceDescription(e.description);
+      return (
+        <>
+          Linode <EventLink event={e} to="entity" /> is being{' '}
+          <strong>migrated</strong> for{' '}
+          {maintenanceType === 'maintenance' ? (
+            <strong>maintenance</strong>
+          ) : (
+            <>
+              <strong>{maintenanceType}</strong> maintenance
+            </>
+          )}
+          {e.secondary_entity ? (
+            <>
+              {' '}
+              with config <EventLink event={e} to="secondaryEntity" />
+            </>
+          ) : (
+            ''
+          )}
+          .
+        </>
+      );
+    },
   },
   linode_migrate_datacenter: {
     failed: (e) => (