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Create an On-Call notification rule for a user

POSThttps://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/on-call/users/{user_id}/notification-ruleshttps://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/on-call/users/{user_id}/notification-ruleshttps://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/on-call/users/{user_id}/notification-ruleshttps://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/on-call/users/{user_id}/notification-ruleshttps://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/on-call/users/{user_id}/notification-ruleshttps://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/on-call/users/{user_id}/notification-ruleshttps://api.uk1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/on-call/users/{user_id}/notification-ruleshttps://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/on-call/users/{user_id}/notification-ruleshttps://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/on-call/users/{user_id}/notification-rules

Overview

Create a new notification rule for a user. The authenticated user must be the target user or have the on_call_admin permission

This endpoint requires the on_call_respond permission.

Arguments

Path Parameters

Name
Type
Description
user_id [required]
string

The user ID

Request

Body Data (required)

Field
Type
Description
data [required]
object

Data for creating an on-call notification rule

Response

Created

A top-level wrapper for a notification rule

Field
Type
Description
data [required]
object

Data for an on-call notification rule

included
[<oneOf>]

Code Example

Create an On-Call notification rule for a user returns "Created" response
# Path parameters
export user_id="00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"

# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="datadoghq.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X POST "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/on-call/users/${user_id}/notification-rules" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "category": "high_urgency",
      "delay_minutes": 0
    },
    "relationships": {
      "channel": {
        "data": {
          "id": "7c1ce93f-30a5-596a-0f7b-06bfe153704c",
          "type": "notification_channels"
        }
      }
    },
    "type": "notification_rules"
  }
}
EOF
# Path parameters
export user_id="00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"

# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="us3.datadoghq.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X POST "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/on-call/users/${user_id}/notification-rules" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "category": "high_urgency",
      "delay_minutes": 0
    },
    "relationships": {
      "channel": {
        "data": {
          "id": "7c1ce93f-30a5-596a-0f7b-06bfe153704c",
          "type": "notification_channels"
        }
      }
    },
    "type": "notification_rules"
  }
}
EOF
# Path parameters
export user_id="00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"

# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="us5.datadoghq.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X POST "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/on-call/users/${user_id}/notification-rules" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "category": "high_urgency",
      "delay_minutes": 0
    },
    "relationships": {
      "channel": {
        "data": {
          "id": "7c1ce93f-30a5-596a-0f7b-06bfe153704c",
          "type": "notification_channels"
        }
      }
    },
    "type": "notification_rules"
  }
}
EOF
# Path parameters
export user_id="00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"

# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="datadoghq.eu"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X POST "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/on-call/users/${user_id}/notification-rules" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "category": "high_urgency",
      "delay_minutes": 0
    },
    "relationships": {
      "channel": {
        "data": {
          "id": "7c1ce93f-30a5-596a-0f7b-06bfe153704c",
          "type": "notification_channels"
        }
      }
    },
    "type": "notification_rules"
  }
}
EOF
# Path parameters
export user_id="00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"

# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="ap1.datadoghq.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X POST "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/on-call/users/${user_id}/notification-rules" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "category": "high_urgency",
      "delay_minutes": 0
    },
    "relationships": {
      "channel": {
        "data": {
          "id": "7c1ce93f-30a5-596a-0f7b-06bfe153704c",
          "type": "notification_channels"
        }
      }
    },
    "type": "notification_rules"
  }
}
EOF
# Path parameters
export user_id="00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"

# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="ap2.datadoghq.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X POST "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/on-call/users/${user_id}/notification-rules" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "category": "high_urgency",
      "delay_minutes": 0
    },
    "relationships": {
      "channel": {
        "data": {
          "id": "7c1ce93f-30a5-596a-0f7b-06bfe153704c",
          "type": "notification_channels"
        }
      }
    },
    "type": "notification_rules"
  }
}
EOF
# Path parameters
export user_id="00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"

# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="uk1.datadoghq.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X POST "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/on-call/users/${user_id}/notification-rules" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "category": "high_urgency",
      "delay_minutes": 0
    },
    "relationships": {
      "channel": {
        "data": {
          "id": "7c1ce93f-30a5-596a-0f7b-06bfe153704c",
          "type": "notification_channels"
        }
      }
    },
    "type": "notification_rules"
  }
}
EOF
# Path parameters
export user_id="00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"

# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="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 POST "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/on-call/users/${user_id}/notification-rules" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "category": "high_urgency",
      "delay_minutes": 0
    },
    "relationships": {
      "channel": {
        "data": {
          "id": "7c1ce93f-30a5-596a-0f7b-06bfe153704c",
          "type": "notification_channels"
        }
      }
    },
    "type": "notification_rules"
  }
}
EOF
# Path parameters
export user_id="00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"

# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="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 POST "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/on-call/users/${user_id}/notification-rules" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "category": "high_urgency",
      "delay_minutes": 0
    },
    "relationships": {
      "channel": {
        "data": {
          "id": "7c1ce93f-30a5-596a-0f7b-06bfe153704c",
          "type": "notification_channels"
        }
      }
    },
    "type": "notification_rules"
  }
}
EOF