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Create an incident impact

POSThttps://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/incidents/{incident_id}/impactshttps://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/incidents/{incident_id}/impactshttps://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/incidents/{incident_id}/impactshttps://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/incidents/{incident_id}/impactshttps://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/incidents/{incident_id}/impactshttps://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/incidents/{incident_id}/impactshttps://api.uk1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/incidents/{incident_id}/impactshttps://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/incidents/{incident_id}/impactshttps://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/incidents/{incident_id}/impacts

Overview

Create an impact for an incident.

This endpoint requires the incident_write permission.

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

Arguments

Path Parameters

Name
Type
Description
incident_id [required]
string

The UUID of the incident.

Query Strings

Name
Type
Description
include
array

Specifies which related resources should be included in the response.

Request

Body Data (required)

Incident impact payload.

Field
Type
Description
data [required]
object

Incident impact data for a create request.

Response

CREATED

Response with an incident impact.

Field
Type
Description
data [required]
object

Incident impact data from a response.

included
[object]

Included related resources that the user requested.

Code Example

# Path parameters
export incident_id="CHANGE_ME"

# 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.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/incidents/${incident_id}/impacts" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "description": "Service was unavailable for external users",
      "end_at": "2025-08-29T13:17:00Z",
      "fields": {
        "customers_impacted": "all",
        "products_impacted": [
          "shopping",
          "marketing"
        ]
      },
      "start_at": "2025-08-28T13:17:00Z"
    },
    "type": "incident_impacts"
  }
}
EOF
# Path parameters
export incident_id="CHANGE_ME"

# 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.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/incidents/${incident_id}/impacts" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "description": "Service was unavailable for external users",
      "end_at": "2025-08-29T13:17:00Z",
      "fields": {
        "customers_impacted": "all",
        "products_impacted": [
          "shopping",
          "marketing"
        ]
      },
      "start_at": "2025-08-28T13:17:00Z"
    },
    "type": "incident_impacts"
  }
}
EOF
# Path parameters
export incident_id="CHANGE_ME"

# 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.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/incidents/${incident_id}/impacts" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "description": "Service was unavailable for external users",
      "end_at": "2025-08-29T13:17:00Z",
      "fields": {
        "customers_impacted": "all",
        "products_impacted": [
          "shopping",
          "marketing"
        ]
      },
      "start_at": "2025-08-28T13:17:00Z"
    },
    "type": "incident_impacts"
  }
}
EOF
# Path parameters
export incident_id="CHANGE_ME"

# 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.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/incidents/${incident_id}/impacts" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "description": "Service was unavailable for external users",
      "end_at": "2025-08-29T13:17:00Z",
      "fields": {
        "customers_impacted": "all",
        "products_impacted": [
          "shopping",
          "marketing"
        ]
      },
      "start_at": "2025-08-28T13:17:00Z"
    },
    "type": "incident_impacts"
  }
}
EOF
# Path parameters
export incident_id="CHANGE_ME"

# 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.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/incidents/${incident_id}/impacts" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "description": "Service was unavailable for external users",
      "end_at": "2025-08-29T13:17:00Z",
      "fields": {
        "customers_impacted": "all",
        "products_impacted": [
          "shopping",
          "marketing"
        ]
      },
      "start_at": "2025-08-28T13:17:00Z"
    },
    "type": "incident_impacts"
  }
}
EOF
# Path parameters
export incident_id="CHANGE_ME"

# 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.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/incidents/${incident_id}/impacts" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "description": "Service was unavailable for external users",
      "end_at": "2025-08-29T13:17:00Z",
      "fields": {
        "customers_impacted": "all",
        "products_impacted": [
          "shopping",
          "marketing"
        ]
      },
      "start_at": "2025-08-28T13:17:00Z"
    },
    "type": "incident_impacts"
  }
}
EOF
# Path parameters
export incident_id="CHANGE_ME"

# 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.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/incidents/${incident_id}/impacts" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "description": "Service was unavailable for external users",
      "end_at": "2025-08-29T13:17:00Z",
      "fields": {
        "customers_impacted": "all",
        "products_impacted": [
          "shopping",
          "marketing"
        ]
      },
      "start_at": "2025-08-28T13:17:00Z"
    },
    "type": "incident_impacts"
  }
}
EOF
# Path parameters
export incident_id="CHANGE_ME"

# 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.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/incidents/${incident_id}/impacts" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "description": "Service was unavailable for external users",
      "end_at": "2025-08-29T13:17:00Z",
      "fields": {
        "customers_impacted": "all",
        "products_impacted": [
          "shopping",
          "marketing"
        ]
      },
      "start_at": "2025-08-28T13:17:00Z"
    },
    "type": "incident_impacts"
  }
}
EOF
# Path parameters
export incident_id="CHANGE_ME"

# 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.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/incidents/${incident_id}/impacts" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "description": "Service was unavailable for external users",
      "end_at": "2025-08-29T13:17:00Z",
      "fields": {
        "customers_impacted": "all",
        "products_impacted": [
          "shopping",
          "marketing"
        ]
      },
      "start_at": "2025-08-28T13:17:00Z"
    },
    "type": "incident_impacts"
  }
}
EOF