---
title: Update global incident settings
description: Update global incident settings for the organization.
breadcrumbs: Docs > API > Update global incident settings
---

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# Update global incident settings

## v2 (latest)

{% alert level="warning" %}
**Note**: This endpoint is in public beta 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 | PATCH https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/incidents/config/global/settings     |
| us3.datadoghq.com | PATCH https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/incidents/config/global/settings |
| us5.datadoghq.com | PATCH https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/incidents/config/global/settings |
| app.datadoghq.eu  | PATCH https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/incidents/config/global/settings      |
| ap1.datadoghq.com | PATCH https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/incidents/config/global/settings |
| ap2.datadoghq.com | PATCH https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/incidents/config/global/settings |
| uk1.datadoghq.com | PATCH https://api.uk1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/incidents/config/global/settings |
| app.ddog-gov.com  | PATCH https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/incidents/config/global/settings      |
| us2.ddog-gov.com  | PATCH https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/incidents/config/global/settings  |

### Overview

Update global incident settings for the organization.

### Request

#### Body Data (required)

{% tabs %}
{% tab label="Model" %}
| Parent field | Field                  | Type   | Description                                                                              |
| ------------ | ---------------------- | ------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|              | data [*required*]      | object | Data object in the global incident settings request.                                     |
| data         | attributes             | object | Global incident settings attributes                                                      |
| attributes   | analytics_dashboard_id | string | The analytics dashboard ID                                                               |
| data         | type [*required*]      | enum   | Global incident settings resource type Allowed enum values: `incidents_global_settings`. |
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="Example" %}
```json
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "analytics_dashboard_id": "abc-123-def"
    },
    "type": "incidents_global_settings"
  }
}
```
{% /tab %}
{% /tabs %}

### Response

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

{% tabs %}
{% tab label="Model" %}
Response payload containing global incident settings.

| Parent field | Field                               | Type      | Description                                                                              |
| ------------ | ----------------------------------- | --------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|              | data [*required*]                   | object    | Data object in the global incident settings response.                                    |
| data         | attributes [*required*]             | object    | Global incident settings attributes                                                      |
| attributes   | analytics_dashboard_id [*required*] | string    | The analytics dashboard ID                                                               |
| attributes   | created [*required*]                | date-time | Timestamp when the settings were created                                                 |
| attributes   | modified [*required*]               | date-time | Timestamp when the settings were last modified                                           |
| data         | id [*required*]                     | string    | The unique identifier for the global incident settings                                   |
| data         | type [*required*]                   | enum      | Global incident settings resource type Allowed enum values: `incidents_global_settings`. |
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="Example" %}
```json
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "analytics_dashboard_id": "abc-123-def",
      "created": "2026-01-13T17:15:56.557278191Z",
      "modified": "2026-01-13T17:15:56.557278191Z"
    },
    "id": "f8b9a915-ed85-48b4-9071-ceba567a3db5",
    "type": "incidents_global_settings"
  }
}
```
{% /tab %}
{% /tabs %}
{% /tab %}

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

{% 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
# 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 PATCH "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/incidents/config/global/settings" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "analytics_dashboard_id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000003-def"
    },
    "type": "incidents_global_settings"
  }
}
EOF
```
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="Go" %}
```go
// Update global incident settings 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() {
	body := datadogV2.GlobalIncidentSettingsRequest{
		Data: datadogV2.GlobalIncidentSettingsDataRequest{
			Attributes: &datadogV2.GlobalIncidentSettingsAttributesRequest{
				AnalyticsDashboardId: datadog.PtrString("abc-123-def"),
			},
			Type: datadogV2.GLOBALINCIDENTSETTINGSTYPE_INCIDENTS_GLOBAL_SETTINGS,
		},
	}
	ctx := datadog.NewDefaultContext(context.Background())
	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, datadog.ContextAccessToken, os.Getenv("DD_BEARER_TOKEN"))
	configuration := datadog.NewConfiguration()
	configuration.SetUnstableOperationEnabled("v2.UpdateGlobalIncidentSettings", true)
	apiClient := datadog.NewAPIClient(configuration)
	api := datadogV2.NewIncidentsApi(apiClient)
	resp, r, err := api.UpdateGlobalIncidentSettings(ctx, body)

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

	responseContent, _ := json.MarshalIndent(resp, "", "  ")
	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "Response from `IncidentsApi.UpdateGlobalIncidentSettings`:\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
// Update global incident settings 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.GlobalIncidentSettingsAttributesRequest;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.GlobalIncidentSettingsDataRequest;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.GlobalIncidentSettingsRequest;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.GlobalIncidentSettingsResponse;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.GlobalIncidentSettingsType;

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

    GlobalIncidentSettingsRequest body =
        new GlobalIncidentSettingsRequest()
            .data(
                new GlobalIncidentSettingsDataRequest()
                    .attributes(
                        new GlobalIncidentSettingsAttributesRequest()
                            .analyticsDashboardId("abc-123-def"))
                    .type(GlobalIncidentSettingsType.INCIDENTS_GLOBAL_SETTINGS));

    try {
      GlobalIncidentSettingsResponse result = apiInstance.updateGlobalIncidentSettings(body);
      System.out.println(result);
    } catch (ApiException e) {
      System.err.println("Exception when calling IncidentsApi#updateGlobalIncidentSettings");
      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
"""
Update global incident settings returns "OK" response
"""

from os import environ
from datadog_api_client import ApiClient, Configuration
from datadog_api_client.v2.api.incidents_api import IncidentsApi
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.global_incident_settings_attributes_request import (
    GlobalIncidentSettingsAttributesRequest,
)
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.global_incident_settings_data_request import GlobalIncidentSettingsDataRequest
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.global_incident_settings_request import GlobalIncidentSettingsRequest
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.global_incident_settings_type import GlobalIncidentSettingsType

body = GlobalIncidentSettingsRequest(
    data=GlobalIncidentSettingsDataRequest(
        attributes=GlobalIncidentSettingsAttributesRequest(
            analytics_dashboard_id="abc-123-def",
        ),
        type=GlobalIncidentSettingsType.INCIDENTS_GLOBAL_SETTINGS,
    ),
)

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

    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
# Update global incident settings returns "OK" response

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

body = DatadogAPIClient::V2::GlobalIncidentSettingsRequest.new({
  data: DatadogAPIClient::V2::GlobalIncidentSettingsDataRequest.new({
    attributes: DatadogAPIClient::V2::GlobalIncidentSettingsAttributesRequest.new({
      analytics_dashboard_id: "abc-123-def",
    }),
    type: DatadogAPIClient::V2::GlobalIncidentSettingsType::INCIDENTS_GLOBAL_SETTINGS,
  }),
})
p api_instance.update_global_incident_settings(body)
```

#### 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
// Update global incident settings returns "OK" response
use datadog_api_client::datadog;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::api_incidents::IncidentsAPI;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::GlobalIncidentSettingsAttributesRequest;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::GlobalIncidentSettingsDataRequest;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::GlobalIncidentSettingsRequest;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::GlobalIncidentSettingsType;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
    let body = GlobalIncidentSettingsRequest::new(
        GlobalIncidentSettingsDataRequest::new(
            GlobalIncidentSettingsType::INCIDENTS_GLOBAL_SETTINGS,
        )
        .attributes(
            GlobalIncidentSettingsAttributesRequest::new()
                .analytics_dashboard_id("abc-123-def".to_string()),
        ),
    );
    let mut configuration = datadog::Configuration::new();
    configuration.set_unstable_operation_enabled("v2.update_global_incident_settings", true);
    let api = IncidentsAPI::with_config(configuration);
    let resp = api.update_global_incident_settings(body).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="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" cargo run
```
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="TypeScript" %}
```typescript
/**
 * Update global incident settings 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.updateGlobalIncidentSettings"] = true;
const apiInstance = new v2.IncidentsApi(configuration);

const params: v2.IncidentsApiUpdateGlobalIncidentSettingsRequest = {
  body: {
    data: {
      attributes: {
        analyticsDashboardId: "abc-123-def",
      },
      type: "incidents_global_settings",
    },
  },
};

apiInstance
  .updateGlobalIncidentSettings(params)
  .then((data: v2.GlobalIncidentSettingsResponse) => {
    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 %}