---
title: Get a list of incident types
description: Get all incident types.
breadcrumbs: Docs > API > Get a list of incident types
---

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://dnd37xeb23o8n.cloudfront.net/jen.gilbert/astro-base/llms.txt).

# Get a list of incident types

## v2 (latest)

{% alert level="warning" %}
**Note**: This endpoint is in public beta.
If you have any feedback, contact [Datadog support](https://docs.datadoghq.com/help.md).
{% /alert %}

| Datadog site      | API endpoint                                                    |
| ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| app.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/incidents/config/types     |
| us3.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/incidents/config/types |
| us5.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/incidents/config/types |
| app.datadoghq.eu  | GET https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/incidents/config/types      |
| ap1.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/incidents/config/types |
| ap2.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/incidents/config/types |
| uk1.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.uk1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/incidents/config/types |
| app.ddog-gov.com  | GET https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/incidents/config/types      |
| us2.ddog-gov.com  | GET https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/incidents/config/types  |

### Overview

Get all incident types.

This endpoint requires any of the following permissions:

- `incident_settings_read`
- `incident_read`

OAuth apps require the `incident_read` authorization [scope](https://dnd37xeb23o8n.cloudfront.net/jen.gilbert/astro-base/api/latest/scopes.md#incidents) to access this endpoint.

### Arguments

#### Query Strings

| Field           | Type    | Description                                                       |
| --------------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |
| include_deleted | boolean | Include deleted incident types in the response. Default: `false`. |

### Response

{% tabs %}
{% tab label="200" %}
OK

{% tabs %}
{% tab label="Model" %}
Response with a list of incident types.

| Parent field                  | Field                         | Type      | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| ----------------------------- | ----------------------------- | --------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|                               | data [*required*]             | [object]  | An array of incident type objects.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| data                          | attributes                    | object    | Incident type's attributes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| attributes                    | configuration                 | object    | The incident-type-scoped behavior settings. All fields are optional on update. Any field omitted from a PATCH request keeps its current value. This object is read-only on the incident type resource itself and is only mutated through the update (PATCH) endpoint. |
| configuration                 | allow_incident_deletion       | boolean   | Whether incidents of this type can be deleted. Default: `false`.                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| configuration                 | allow_workflows               | boolean   | Whether automation workflows can be triggered for incidents of this type. Default: `true`.                                                                                                                                                                            |
| configuration                 | create_message                | string    | An optional message shown to users when they declare an incident of this type.                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| configuration                 | editable_timestamps           | boolean   | Whether responders can edit incident timestamps for incidents of this type. Default: `false`.                                                                                                                                                                         |
| configuration                 | private_incidents             | boolean   | Whether responders can create private incidents of this type. This is an opt-in setting, distinct from `private_incidents_by_default`, which controls whether incidents are created private automatically. Default: `false`.                                          |
| configuration                 | private_incidents_by_default  | boolean   | Whether incidents of this type are created as private by default. Default: `false`.                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| configuration                 | slug_source                   | enum      | When set to `servicenow`, incidents will display the ServiceNow record ID instead of the public ID. If no ServiceNow integration exists, the public ID will be displayed. Allowed enum values: `default`, `servicenow`. Default: `default`.                           |
| configuration                 | test_incidents                | boolean   | Whether incidents of this type are treated as test incidents. Default: `true`.                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| attributes                    | createdAt                     | date-time | Timestamp when the incident type was created. Read-only.                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| attributes                    | createdBy                     | string    | A unique identifier that represents the user that created the incident type. Read-only.                                                                                                                                                                               |
| attributes                    | description                   | string    | Text that describes the incident type.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| attributes                    | is_default                    | boolean   | If true, this incident type will be used as the default incident type if a type is not specified during the creation of incident resources. Default: `false`.                                                                                                         |
| attributes                    | lastModifiedBy                | string    | A unique identifier that represents the user that last modified the incident type. Read-only.                                                                                                                                                                         |
| attributes                    | modifiedAt                    | date-time | Timestamp when the incident type was last modified. Read-only.                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| attributes                    | name [*required*]             | string    | The name of the incident type.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| attributes                    | prefix                        | string    | The string that will be prepended to the incident title across the Datadog app. Read-only.                                                                                                                                                                            |
| data                          | id [*required*]               | string    | The incident type's ID.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| data                          | relationships                 | object    | The incident type's resource relationships.                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| relationships                 | created_by_user               | object    | Relationship to user.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| created_by_user               | data [*required*]             | object    | Relationship to user object.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| data                          | id [*required*]               | string    | A unique identifier that represents the user.                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| data                          | type [*required*]             | enum      | Users resource type. Allowed enum values: `users`. Default: `users`.                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| relationships                 | google_meet_configuration     | object    | A reference to a Google Meet Configuration resource.                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| google_meet_configuration     | data [*required*]             | object    | The Google Meet configuration relationship data object.                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| data                          | id [*required*]               | string    | The unique identifier of the Google Meet configuration.                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| data                          | type [*required*]             | string    | The type of the Google Meet configuration.                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| relationships                 | last_modified_by_user         | object    | Relationship to user.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| last_modified_by_user         | data [*required*]             | object    | Relationship to user object.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| data                          | id [*required*]               | string    | A unique identifier that represents the user.                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| data                          | type [*required*]             | enum      | Users resource type. Allowed enum values: `users`. Default: `users`.                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| relationships                 | microsoft_teams_configuration | object    | A reference to a Microsoft Teams Configuration resource.                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| microsoft_teams_configuration | data [*required*]             | object    | The Microsoft Teams configuration relationship data object.                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| data                          | id [*required*]               | string    | The unique identifier of the Microsoft Teams configuration.                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| data                          | type [*required*]             | string    | The type of the Microsoft Teams configuration.                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| relationships                 | zoom_configuration            | object    | A reference to a Zoom configuration resource.                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| zoom_configuration            | data [*required*]             | object    | The Zoom configuration relationship data object.                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| data                          | id [*required*]               | string    | The unique identifier of the Zoom configuration.                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| data                          | type [*required*]             | string    | The type of the Zoom configuration.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| data                          | type [*required*]             | enum      | Incident type resource type. Allowed enum values: `incident_types`. Default: `incident_types`.                                                                                                                                                                        |
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="Example" %}
```json
{
  "data": [
    {
      "attributes": {
        "configuration": {
          "allow_incident_deletion": false,
          "allow_workflows": true,
          "create_message": "Create an incident here",
          "editable_timestamps": false,
          "private_incidents": false,
          "private_incidents_by_default": false,
          "slug_source": "default",
          "test_incidents": true
        },
        "createdAt": "2019-09-19T10:00:00.000Z",
        "createdBy": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
        "description": "Any incidents that harm (or have the potential to) the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of our data.",
        "is_default": false,
        "lastModifiedBy": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
        "modifiedAt": "2019-09-19T10:00:00.000Z",
        "name": "Security Incident",
        "prefix": "IR"
      },
      "id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
      "relationships": {
        "created_by_user": {
          "data": {
            "id": "00000000-0000-0000-2345-000000000000",
            "type": "users"
          }
        },
        "google_meet_configuration": {
          "data": {
            "id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
            "type": "google_meet_configurations"
          }
        },
        "last_modified_by_user": {
          "data": {
            "id": "00000000-0000-0000-2345-000000000000",
            "type": "users"
          }
        },
        "microsoft_teams_configuration": {
          "data": {
            "id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
            "type": "microsoft_teams_configurations"
          }
        },
        "zoom_configuration": {
          "data": {
            "id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
            "type": "zoom_configurations"
          }
        }
      },
      "type": "incident_types"
    }
  ]
}
```
{% /tab %}
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{% /tab %}

{% tab label="400" %}
Bad Request

{% tabs %}
{% tab label="Model" %}
API error response.

| Field               | Type     | Description       |
| ------------------- | -------- | ----------------- |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. |
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="Example" %}
```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```
{% /tab %}
{% /tabs %}
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="401" %}
Unauthorized

{% tabs %}
{% tab label="Model" %}
API error response.

| Field               | Type     | Description       |
| ------------------- | -------- | ----------------- |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. |
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="Example" %}
```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```
{% /tab %}
{% /tabs %}
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="403" %}
Forbidden

{% tabs %}
{% tab label="Model" %}
API error response.

| Field               | Type     | Description       |
| ------------------- | -------- | ----------------- |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. |
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="Example" %}
```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```
{% /tab %}
{% /tabs %}
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="429" %}
Too many requests

{% tabs %}
{% tab label="Model" %}
API error response.

| Field               | Type     | Description       |
| ------------------- | -------- | ----------------- |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. |
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="Example" %}
```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```
{% /tab %}
{% /tabs %}
{% /tab %}
{% /tabs %}

### Code Example

{% tabs %}
{% tab label="Curl" %}
```bash
# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" # Or us3.datadoghq.com, us5.datadoghq.com, datadoghq.eu, ap1.datadoghq.com, ap2.datadoghq.com, uk1.datadoghq.com, ddog-gov.com, us2.ddog-gov.com
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X GET "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/incidents/config/types" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}"
```
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="Go" %}
```go
// Get a list of incident types returns "OK" response

package main

import (
	"context"
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"os"

	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-go/v2/api/datadog"
	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-go/v2/api/datadogV2"
)

func main() {
	ctx := datadog.NewDefaultContext(context.Background())
	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, datadog.ContextAccessToken, os.Getenv("DD_BEARER_TOKEN"))
	configuration := datadog.NewConfiguration()
	configuration.SetUnstableOperationEnabled("v2.ListIncidentTypes", true)
	apiClient := datadog.NewAPIClient(configuration)
	api := datadogV2.NewIncidentsApi(apiClient)
	resp, r, err := api.ListIncidentTypes(ctx, *datadogV2.NewListIncidentTypesOptionalParameters())

	if err != nil {
		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error when calling `IncidentsApi.ListIncidentTypes`: %v\n", err)
		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Full HTTP response: %v\n", r)
	}

	responseContent, _ := json.MarshalIndent(resp, "", "  ")
	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "Response from `IncidentsApi.ListIncidentTypes`:\n%s\n", responseContent)
}
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://dnd37xeb23o8n.cloudfront.net/api/latest.md?code-lang=go) and then save the example to `main.go` and run following commands:

```bash
DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>" go run "main.go"
```
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="Java" %}
```java
// Get a list of incident types returns "OK" response

import com.datadog.api.client.ApiClient;
import com.datadog.api.client.ApiException;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.api.IncidentsApi;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.IncidentTypeListResponse;

public class Example {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    ApiClient defaultClient = ApiClient.getDefaultApiClient();
    defaultClient.setAccessToken(System.getenv("DD_BEARER_TOKEN"));
    defaultClient.setUnstableOperationEnabled("v2.listIncidentTypes", true);
    IncidentsApi apiInstance = new IncidentsApi(defaultClient);

    try {
      IncidentTypeListResponse result = apiInstance.listIncidentTypes();
      System.out.println(result);
    } catch (ApiException e) {
      System.err.println("Exception when calling IncidentsApi#listIncidentTypes");
      System.err.println("Status code: " + e.getCode());
      System.err.println("Reason: " + e.getResponseBody());
      System.err.println("Response headers: " + e.getResponseHeaders());
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://dnd37xeb23o8n.cloudfront.net/api/latest.md?code-lang=java) and then save the example to `Example.java` and run following commands:

```bash
DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>" java "Example.java"
```
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="Python" %}
```python
"""
Get a list of incident types returns "OK" response
"""

from os import environ
from datadog_api_client import ApiClient, Configuration
from datadog_api_client.v2.api.incidents_api import IncidentsApi

configuration = Configuration()
configuration.access_token = environ["DD_BEARER_TOKEN"]
configuration.unstable_operations["list_incident_types"] = True
with ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:
    api_instance = IncidentsApi(api_client)
    response = api_instance.list_incident_types()

    print(response)
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://dnd37xeb23o8n.cloudfront.net/api/latest.md?code-lang=python) and then save the example to `example.py` and run following commands:

```bash
DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>" python3 "example.py"
```
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="Ruby" %}
```ruby
# Get a list of incident types returns "OK" response

require "datadog_api_client"
DatadogAPIClient.configure do |config|
  config.access_token = ENV["DD_BEARER_TOKEN"]
  config.unstable_operations["v2.list_incident_types".to_sym] = true
end
api_instance = DatadogAPIClient::V2::IncidentsAPI.new
p api_instance.list_incident_types()
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://dnd37xeb23o8n.cloudfront.net/api/latest.md?code-lang=ruby) and then save the example to `example.rb` and run following commands:

```bash
DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>" rb "example.rb"
```
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="Rust" %}
```rust
// Get a list of incident types returns "OK" response
use datadog_api_client::datadog;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::api_incidents::IncidentsAPI;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::api_incidents::ListIncidentTypesOptionalParams;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
    let mut configuration = datadog::Configuration::new();
    configuration.set_unstable_operation_enabled("v2.list_incident_types", true);
    let api = IncidentsAPI::with_config(configuration);
    let resp = api
        .list_incident_types(ListIncidentTypesOptionalParams::default())
        .await;
    if let Ok(value) = resp {
        println!("{:#?}", value);
    } else {
        println!("{:#?}", resp.unwrap_err());
    }
}
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://dnd37xeb23o8n.cloudfront.net/api/latest.md?code-lang=rust) and then save the example to `src/main.rs` and run following commands:

```bash
DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" cargo run
```
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="TypeScript" %}
```typescript
/**
 * Get a list of incident types returns "OK" response
 */

import { client, v2 } from "@datadog/datadog-api-client";

const configuration = client.createConfiguration({
  authMethods: {
    AuthZ: {
      accessToken: process.env.DD_BEARER_TOKEN as string,
    },
  },
});
configuration.unstableOperations["v2.listIncidentTypes"] = true;
const apiInstance = new v2.IncidentsApi(configuration);

apiInstance
  .listIncidentTypes()
  .then((data: v2.IncidentTypeListResponse) => {
    console.log(
      "API called successfully. Returned data: " + JSON.stringify(data)
    );
  })
  .catch((error: any) => console.error(error));
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://dnd37xeb23o8n.cloudfront.net/api/latest.md?code-lang=typescript) and then save the example to `example.ts` and run following commands:

```bash
DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>" tsc "example.ts"
```
{% /tab %}
{% /tabs %}
