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Watch a work item

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Overview

Adds a user (identified by their UUID) as a watcher of a work item. The user receives notifications about subsequent updates to the work item.

OAuth apps require the cases_write authorization scope to access this endpoint.

Arguments

Path Parameters

Name
Type
Description
case_id [required]
string

Work item's UUID or key

user_uuid [required]
string

The UUID of the user to add or remove as a watcher.

Response

Created

Code Example

Watch a work item
# Path parameters
export case_id="f98a5a5b-e0ff-45d4-b2f5-afe6e74de504"
export user_uuid="8146583c-0b5f-11ec-abf8-da7ad0900001"

# 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.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/cases/${case_id}/watchers/${user_uuid}" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}"
# Path parameters
export case_id="f98a5a5b-e0ff-45d4-b2f5-afe6e74de504"
export user_uuid="8146583c-0b5f-11ec-abf8-da7ad0900001"

# 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.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/cases/${case_id}/watchers/${user_uuid}" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}"
# Path parameters
export case_id="f98a5a5b-e0ff-45d4-b2f5-afe6e74de504"
export user_uuid="8146583c-0b5f-11ec-abf8-da7ad0900001"

# 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.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/cases/${case_id}/watchers/${user_uuid}" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}"
# Path parameters
export case_id="f98a5a5b-e0ff-45d4-b2f5-afe6e74de504"
export user_uuid="8146583c-0b5f-11ec-abf8-da7ad0900001"

# 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.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/cases/${case_id}/watchers/${user_uuid}" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}"
# Path parameters
export case_id="f98a5a5b-e0ff-45d4-b2f5-afe6e74de504"
export user_uuid="8146583c-0b5f-11ec-abf8-da7ad0900001"

# 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.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/cases/${case_id}/watchers/${user_uuid}" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}"
# Path parameters
export case_id="f98a5a5b-e0ff-45d4-b2f5-afe6e74de504"
export user_uuid="8146583c-0b5f-11ec-abf8-da7ad0900001"

# 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.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/cases/${case_id}/watchers/${user_uuid}" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}"
# Path parameters
export case_id="f98a5a5b-e0ff-45d4-b2f5-afe6e74de504"
export user_uuid="8146583c-0b5f-11ec-abf8-da7ad0900001"

# 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.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/cases/${case_id}/watchers/${user_uuid}" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}"
# Path parameters
export case_id="f98a5a5b-e0ff-45d4-b2f5-afe6e74de504"
export user_uuid="8146583c-0b5f-11ec-abf8-da7ad0900001"

# 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.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/cases/${case_id}/watchers/${user_uuid}" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}"
# Path parameters
export case_id="f98a5a5b-e0ff-45d4-b2f5-afe6e74de504"
export user_uuid="8146583c-0b5f-11ec-abf8-da7ad0900001"

# 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.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/cases/${case_id}/watchers/${user_uuid}" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}"