--- title: Get an incident user-defined field description: Get details of an incident user-defined field. breadcrumbs: Documentation > API > Get an incident user-defined field --- > For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://dnd37xeb23o8n.cloudfront.net/jen.gilbert/astro-base/llms.txt). # Get an incident user-defined field ## v2 (latest) {% alert level="warning" %} **Note**: This endpoint is in preview and is subject to change. 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/user-defined-fields/{field_id} | | us3.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/incidents/config/user-defined-fields/{field_id} | | us5.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/incidents/config/user-defined-fields/{field_id} | | app.datadoghq.eu | GET https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/incidents/config/user-defined-fields/{field_id} | | ap1.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/incidents/config/user-defined-fields/{field_id} | | ap2.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/incidents/config/user-defined-fields/{field_id} | | uk1.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.uk1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/incidents/config/user-defined-fields/{field_id} | | app.ddog-gov.com | GET https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/incidents/config/user-defined-fields/{field_id} | | us2.ddog-gov.com | GET https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/incidents/config/user-defined-fields/{field_id} | ### Overview Get details of an incident user-defined field. This endpoint requires the `incident_read` permission. OAuth apps require the `incident_read` authorization [scope](https://dnd37xeb23o8n.cloudfront.net/jen.gilbert/astro-base/fr/api/latest/scopes.md#incidents) to access this endpoint. ### Arguments #### Path Parameters | Field | Type | Description | | --------------------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------ | | field_id [*required*] | string | The ID of the incident user-defined field. | #### Query Strings | Field | Type | Description | | ------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | include | string | Comma-separated list of related resources to include. Supported values are "last_modified_by_user", "created_by_user", and "incident_type". | ### Response {% tabs %} {% tab label="200" %} OK {% tabs %} {% tab label="Model" %} Response containing a single incident user-defined field. | Parent field | Field | Type | Description | | --------------------- | ---------------------------------- | --------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | data [*required*] | object | Data object for an incident user-defined field response. | | data | attributes [*required*] | object | Attributes of an incident user-defined field. | | attributes | category [*required*] | enum | The section in which the field appears: "what_happened" or "why_it_happened". When null, the field appears in the Attributes section. Allowed enum values: `what_happened`, `why_it_happened`. | | attributes | collected [*required*] | enum | The lifecycle stage at which the app prompts users to fill out this field. Cannot be set on required fields. Allowed enum values: `active`, `stable`, `resolved`, `completed`. | | attributes | created [*required*] | date-time | Timestamp when the field was created. Read-only. | | attributes | default_value [*required*] | string | The default value for the field. | | attributes | deleted [*required*] | date-time | Timestamp when the field was soft-deleted, or null if not deleted. Read-only. | | attributes | display_name [*required*] | string | The human-readable name shown in the UI. | | attributes | metadata [*required*] | object | Metadata for autocomplete-type user-defined fields, describing how to populate autocomplete options. | | metadata | category [*required*] | string | The category of the autocomplete source. | | metadata | search_limit_param [*required*] | string | The query parameter used to limit the number of autocomplete results. | | metadata | search_params [*required*] | object | Additional query parameters to include in the search URL. | | metadata | search_query_param [*required*] | string | The query parameter used to pass typed input to the search URL. | | metadata | search_result_path [*required*] | string | The JSON path to the results in the response body. | | metadata | search_url [*required*] | string | The URL used to populate autocomplete options. | | attributes | modified [*required*] | date-time | Timestamp when the field was last modified. Read-only. | | attributes | name [*required*] | string | The unique identifier of the field. | | attributes | ordinal [*required*] | string | A decimal string representing the field's display order in the UI. | | attributes | required [*required*] | boolean | When true, users must fill out this field on incidents. | | attributes | reserved [*required*] | boolean | When true, this field is reserved for system use and cannot be deleted. Read-only. | | attributes | tag_key [*required*] | string | For metric tag-type fields only, the metric tag key that powers the autocomplete options. | | attributes | type [*required*] | int32 | The data type of the field. 1=dropdown, 2=multiselect, 3=textbox, 4=textarray, 5=metrictag, 6=autocomplete, 7=number, 8=datetime. | | attributes | valid_values [*required*] | [object] | The list of allowed values for dropdown, multiselect, and autocomplete fields. | | valid_values | description | string | A detailed description of the valid value. | | valid_values | display_name [*required*] | string | The human-readable display name for this value. | | valid_values | short_description | string | A short description of the valid value. | | valid_values | value [*required*] | string | The identifier that is stored when this option is selected. | | data | id [*required*] | string | The unique identifier of the user-defined field. | | data | relationships [*required*] | object | Relationships of an incident user-defined field. | | relationships | created_by_user [*required*] | 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 | incident_type [*required*] | object | Relationship to an incident type. | | incident_type | data [*required*] | object | Relationship to incident type object. | | data | id [*required*] | string | The incident type's ID. | | data | type [*required*] | enum | Incident type resource type. Allowed enum values: `incident_types`. Default: `incident_types`. | | relationships | last_modified_by_user [*required*] | 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`. | | data | type [*required*] | enum | The incident user defined fields type. Allowed enum values: `user_defined_field`. | {% /tab %} {% tab label="Example" %} ```json { "data": { "attributes": { "category": "what_happened", "collected": "active", "created": "2026-03-18T08:40:05.185406Z", "default_value": "critical", "deleted": null, "display_name": "Root Cause", "metadata": { "category": "teams_and_services", "search_limit_param": "page[size]", "search_params": {}, "search_query_param": "filter", "search_result_path": "$.data[*].attributes.name", "search_url": "/api/v2/incidents/config/services" }, "modified": "2026-03-18T08:40:05.185406Z", "name": "root_cause", "ordinal": "1.5", "required": false, "reserved": false, "tag_key": null, "type": 3, "valid_values": [ { "description": "A critical severity incident.", "display_name": "Critical", "short_description": "Critical", "value": "critical" } ] }, "id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000", "relationships": { "created_by_user": { "data": { "id": "00000000-0000-0000-2345-000000000000", "type": "users" } }, "incident_type": { "data": { "id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000", "type": "incident_types" } }, "last_modified_by_user": { "data": { "id": "00000000-0000-0000-2345-000000000000", "type": "users" } } }, "type": "user_defined_field" } } ``` {% /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="404" %} Not Found {% tabs %} {% tab label="Model" %} API error response. | Parent field | Field | Type | Description | | ------------ | ------------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | errors [*required*] | [object] | A list of errors. | | errors | detail | string | A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the error. | | errors | meta | object | Non-standard meta-information about the error | | errors | source | object | References to the source of the error. | | source | header | string | A string indicating the name of a single request header which caused the error. | | source | parameter | string | A string indicating which URI query parameter caused the error. | | source | pointer | string | A JSON pointer to the value in the request document that caused the error. | | errors | status | string | Status code of the response. | | errors | title | string | Short human-readable summary of the error. | {% /tab %} {% tab label="Example" %} ```json { "errors": [ { "detail": "Missing required attribute in body", "meta": {}, "source": { "header": "Authorization", "parameter": "limit", "pointer": "/data/attributes/title" }, "status": "400", "title": "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 # Path parameters export field_id="00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000" # 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="" curl -X GET "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/incidents/config/user-defined-fields/${field_id}" \ -H "Accept: application/json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" ``` {% /tab %} {% tab label="Go" %} ```go // Get an incident user-defined field 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.GetIncidentUserDefinedField", true) apiClient := datadog.NewAPIClient(configuration) api := datadogV2.NewIncidentsApi(apiClient) resp, r, err := api.GetIncidentUserDefinedField(ctx, "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000", *datadogV2.NewGetIncidentUserDefinedFieldOptionalParameters()) if err != nil { fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error when calling `IncidentsApi.GetIncidentUserDefinedField`: %v\n", err) fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Full HTTP response: %v\n", r) } responseContent, _ := json.MarshalIndent(resp, "", " ") fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "Response from `IncidentsApi.GetIncidentUserDefinedField`:\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="" go run "main.go" ``` {% /tab %} {% tab label="Java" %} ```java // Get an incident user-defined field 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.IncidentUserDefinedFieldResponse; public class Example { public static void main(String[] args) { ApiClient defaultClient = ApiClient.getDefaultApiClient(); defaultClient.setAccessToken(System.getenv("DD_BEARER_TOKEN")); defaultClient.setUnstableOperationEnabled("v2.getIncidentUserDefinedField", true); IncidentsApi apiInstance = new IncidentsApi(defaultClient); try { IncidentUserDefinedFieldResponse result = apiInstance.getIncidentUserDefinedField("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"); System.out.println(result); } catch (ApiException e) { System.err.println("Exception when calling IncidentsApi#getIncidentUserDefinedField"); 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="" java "Example.java" ``` {% /tab %} {% tab label="Python" %} ```python """ Get an incident user-defined field 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["get_incident_user_defined_field"] = True with ApiClient(configuration) as api_client: api_instance = IncidentsApi(api_client) response = api_instance.get_incident_user_defined_field( field_id="00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000", ) 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="" python3 "example.py" ``` {% /tab %} {% tab label="Ruby" %} ```ruby # Get an incident user-defined field returns "OK" response require "datadog_api_client" DatadogAPIClient.configure do |config| config.access_token = ENV["DD_BEARER_TOKEN"] config.unstable_operations["v2.get_incident_user_defined_field".to_sym] = true end api_instance = DatadogAPIClient::V2::IncidentsAPI.new p api_instance.get_incident_user_defined_field("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000") ``` #### 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="" rb "example.rb" ``` {% /tab %} {% tab label="Rust" %} ```rust // Get an incident user-defined field returns "OK" response use datadog_api_client::datadog; use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::api_incidents::GetIncidentUserDefinedFieldOptionalParams; use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::api_incidents::IncidentsAPI; #[tokio::main] async fn main() { let mut configuration = datadog::Configuration::new(); configuration.set_unstable_operation_enabled("v2.get_incident_user_defined_field", true); let api = IncidentsAPI::with_config(configuration); let resp = api .get_incident_user_defined_field( "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000".to_string(), GetIncidentUserDefinedFieldOptionalParams::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_APP_KEY="" cargo run ``` {% /tab %} {% tab label="TypeScript" %} ```typescript /** * Get an incident user-defined field 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.getIncidentUserDefinedField"] = true; const apiInstance = new v2.IncidentsApi(configuration); const params: v2.IncidentsApiGetIncidentUserDefinedFieldRequest = { fieldId: "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000", }; apiInstance .getIncidentUserDefinedField(params) .then((data: v2.IncidentUserDefinedFieldResponse) => { 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="" tsc "example.ts" ``` {% /tab %} {% /tabs %}