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Opsgenie Actions API

📘

Create an API Integration and obtain your apiKey to make requests listed below.

🚧

If using the EU instance of Opsgenie, the URL needs to be https://api.eu.opsgenie.com for requests to be successful.

Create Action Channel

HTTP Method

URL

POST

https://api.opsgenie.com/v1/actions/channels

JSON Body Fields

Field

Mandatory

Description

name

true

Name of the channel

actionType

true

Type of action channel
Possible values are: "rest", "aws-systems-manager", "aws-sns" and "oec"

awsSmActionChannel

If actionType value is "aws-systems-manager" then true

AWS Systems Manager configurations

awsSnsActionChannel

If actionType value is "aws-sns" then true

AWS SNS configurations

restChannel

If actionType value is "rest" then true

RESTful configurations

awsSmActionChannel field example:

"awsSmActionChannel" : {
	"roleName" : "opsgenie-automation-action-cem",
	"accountId" : "1234567-21325467",
	"region" : "us-west-2"
}

awsSnsActionChannel field example:

"awsSnsActionChannel": {
	"topicName" : "example-topic-name",
	"accountId" : "123",
	"region" : "eu-central-1"
}

restChannel field example:

"restActionChannel": {
  "url" : "https://cem.ngrok.io",
  "headers" : {
    "test1" : "test2"
  }
}

Sample Request

curl --request POST \
  --url 'https://api.opsgenie.com/v1/actions/channels?teamId=40fba2a9-503a-4460-b0e0-7059335d7e68' \
  --header 'authorization: GenieKey f9f5b3aa-6822-4391-8b36-ab8847ec58ea' \
  --header 'content-type: application/json' \
  --data '{
	"actionType" : "aws-systems-manager",
	"name" : "new-test",
	"awsSmActionChannel": {
		"roleName" : "opsgenie-automation-action-cem",
		"accountId" : "123",
		"region" : "us-west-2"
	}
}'

Sample Response

{
  "data": {
    "id": "4a3c42d8-78c1-4639-8d55-23a68394c151"
  },
  "took": 0.356,
  "requestId": "e18bc2f2-f0b9-4b84-a4a2-efbca447e5ad"
}

RESPONSE CODE: 201

📘

For OEC channel type after Create API call is successful, ApiKey for the OEC channel will become visible on OpsGenie UI under Teams -> Actions -> Action Channels (select your channel)

Update Action Channel

HTTP Method

URL

PATCH or PUT

https://api.opsgenie.com/v1/actions/channels/:channelId

Query Parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Description

teamId

true

Team ID who owns the requested channel

JSON Body Fields

Field

Mandatory

Description

name

true

Name of the channel

awsSmActionChannel

If actionType value was "aws-systems-manager" then true

AWS Systems Manager configurations

awsSnsActionChannel

If actionType value was "aws-sns" then true

AWS SNS configurations

restChannel

If actionType value was "rest" then true

RESTful configurations

Sample Request

curl --request PATCH \
  --url 'https://api.opsgenie.com/v1/actions/channels/13683609-1432-4d98-bae0-ffdb6ae4ae0d?teamId=40fba2a9-503a-4460-b0e0-7059335d7e68' \
  --header 'authorization: GenieKey f9f5b3aa-6822-4391-8b36-ab8847ec58ea' \
  --header 'content-type: application/json' \
  --data '{
	"name" : "hepbirlikte",
	"restActionChannel": {
		"url" : "https://updated-opsgenie.io"
	}	
}'

Sample Response

{
  "data": {
    "id": "13683609-1432-4d98-bae0-ffdb6ae4ae0d"
  },
  "took": 0.109,
  "requestId": "79b6c050-e882-4570-8dcd-74646972b249"
}

RESPONSE CODE: 200

Delete Action Channel

HTTP Method

URL

DELETE

https://api.opsgenie.com/v1/actions/channels/:channelId

In-Line Parameters

Referred Name

Description

channelId

Channel ID of the requested channel

Query Parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Description

teamId

true

Team ID who owns the requested channel

Sample Requests

curl --request DELETE \
  --url 'https://api.opsgenie.com/v1/actions/channels/4a3c42d8-78c1-4639-8d55-23a68394c151?teamId=40fba2a9-503a-4460-b0e0-7059335d7e68' \
  --header 'authorization: GenieKey f9f5b3aa-6822-4391-8b36-ab8847ec58ea'

Sample Response

{
  "data": {
    "result": "Deleted"
  },
  "took": 0.283,
  "requestId": "cb133e41-8952-4118-888e-374d927c7895"
}

RESPONSE CODE: 200

Get Action Channel

HTTP Method

URL

GET

https://api.opsgenie.com/v1/actions/channels/:channelId

In-Line Parameters

Referred Name

Description

channelId

Channel ID of the requested channel

Query Parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Description

teamId

true

Team ID who owns the requested channel

Sample Request

curl -X GET -H "Authorization: GenieKey eb243592-faa2-4ba2-a551q-1afdf565c889" 'https://api.opsgenie.com/v1/actions/channels/d903a1dd-8afd-49ba-88f7-34498eb8113c?teamId=f57e4588-0c96-410b-8afa-24b31b117c22'

Sample Response

{
  "data": {
    "id": "13683609-1432-4d98-bae0-ffdb6ae4ae0d",
    "teamId": "40fba2a9-503a-4460-b0e0-7059335d7e68",
    "name": "test_1",
    "actionType": "rest",
    "restActionChannel": {
      "url": "https://test.com",
      "headers": {}
    }
  },
  "took": 1.886,
  "requestId": "6d0c548d-f109-458f-a702-184cb38e02c9"
}

RESPONSE CODE: 200

List Action Channels

HTTP Method

URL

GET

https://api.opsgenie.com/v1/actions/channels

Query Parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Description

teamId

true

Getting channels for specified team

Sample Request

curl -X GET -H "Authorization: GenieKey eb243592-faa2-4ba2-a551q-1afdf565c889" 'https://api.opsgenie.com/v1/actions/channels?teamId=f57e4588-0c96-410b-8afa-24b31b117c22'

Sample Response

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "13683609-1432-4d98-bae0-ffdb6ae4ae0d",
      "teamId": "40fba2a9-503a-4460-b0e0-7059335d7e68",
      "name": "hepbirlikte",
      "actionType": "rest",
      "restActionChannel": {
        "url": "",
        "headers": {}
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "9299521f-11ee-4b1d-93a4-a963b65423c1",
      "teamId": "40fba2a9-503a-4460-b0e0-7059335d7e68",
      "name": "",
      "actionType": "aws-systems-manager",
      "awsSmActionChannel": {
        "accountId": "123",
        "roleName": "opsgenie-automation-action-cem",
        "region": "us-west-2"
      }
    }
  ],
  "took": 0.063,
  "requestId": "38b62f10-ad1f-477c-b895-5dc80cd90429"
}

RESPONSE CODE: 200

Create Action

❗️

Create Action API only supports Rest and OEC channel types for now.

HTTP Method

URL

POST

https://api.opsgenie.com/v1/actions/actions

Query Parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Description

teamId

true

Team ID who owns the requested channel

JSON Body Fields

Field

Mandatory

Description

name

true

Name of the action

channelId

true

Channel ID who owns the requested action

channelType

true

Channel type who owns the requested action

state

true

State of being enabled or disabled

permissions

true

Permissions that specifies to allowed member to perform the action

parameters

false

awsSmDocument

If channelType value is "aws-systems-manager" then true

AWS Systems Manager configurations

Sample Requests

curl -X POST \
  'https://api.opsgenie.com/v1/actions/actions?teamId=f57e4588-0c96-410b-8afa-24b31b117c22' \
  -H 'Authorization: GenieKey eb243592-faa2-4ba2-a551q-1afdf565c889' \
  -H 'content-type: application/json' \
  -d '{
    "name" : "Action2",
    "channelId": "e72b4966-f5de-4b00-b062f-16c4f300000",
    "channelType": "rest",
    "state": {
        "enabled" : false,
        "disableReason" : "something went wrong"
    },
    "permissions": {
        "allTeamMembersAllowed" : true,
        "allowedMembers" : [
            {
                "username" : "[email protected]"
            }
        ],
        "policiesEnabled" : false
    },
    "parameters" : [
        {
            "name": "parameter123",
            "description": "this makes difference",
            "valueType": "string",
            "required" : "true",
            "defaultValue" : [
                "val1", "val2"
            ],
            "parameterType": "prompt-user",
            "inputType": "free-form",
            "availableValues" : [
                "val1", "val2"
            ]
        }
    ]
}'

Sample Response

{
    "data": {
        "name": "Action2",
        "teamId": "f57e4588-0c96-410b-8afa-24b31b117c22",
        "channelId": "e72b4966-f5de-4b00-b062f-16c4f300000",
        "channelType": "rest",
        "state": {
            "enabled": false,
            "disableReason": "something went wrong"
        },
        "permissions": {
            "allTeamMembersAllowed": true,
            "allowedMembers": [
                {
                    "username": "[email protected]",
                    "id": "80ab38b5-4434-4a17-9092c-14974b00000"
                }
            ],
            "policiesEnabled": false
        },
        "parameters": [
            {
                "name": "parameter123",
                "description": "this makes difference",
                "valueType": "string",
                "required": true,
                "defaultValue": [],
                "parameterType": "prompt-user",
                "inputType": "free-form",
                "availableValues": [
                    "val2",
                    "val1"
                ]
            }
        ]
    },
    "took": 0.385,
    "requestId": "6aad4cde-9e9a-4ce8-acf50-f3074500000"
}

RESPONSE CODE: 201

Update Action

❗️

Update Action API only supports Rest and OEC channel types for now.

HTTP Method

URL

PATCH or PUT

https://api.opsgenie.com/v1/actions/channels/:actionName

In-Line Parameters

Referred Name

Description

actionName

Action name of the requested action.

Query Parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Description

teamId

true

Team ID who owns the requested channel

📘

Updates are applied as partially, so only altered fields are sufficient to update according to the fields in Create Action section.

Sample Request

curl -X PUT \
  'https://api.opsgenie.com/v1/actions/actions/Action2?teamId=f57e4588-0c96-410b-8afa-24b31b117c22' \
  -H 'Authorization: GenieKey eb243592-faa2-4ba2-a551q-1afdf565c889' \
  -H 'content-type: application/json' \
  -d '{
    "name" : "Updated-Action2",
    "channelType": "oec",
    "permissions": {
        "allTeamMembersAllowed" : false,
        "allowedMembers" : [
            {
            	"username" : "[email protected]"
            },
            {
            	"id" : "80ab38b5-4434-4a17-9092c-14974b00000"
            }
        ]
    }
}'

Sample Response

{
  "data": {
    "name": "Updated-Action2",
    "channelId": "e72b4966-f5de-4b00-b062f-16c4f300000",
    "channelType": "oec",
    "state": {
      "enabled": false,
      "disableReason": "something went wrong"
    },
    "permissions": {
      "allTeamMembersAllowed": false,
      "allowedMembers": [
        {
          "username": "[email protected]",
          "id": "80ab38b5-4434-4a17-9092c-14974b00001"
        },
        {
          "username": "[email protected]",
          "id": "80ab38b5-4434-4a17-9092c-14974b00000"
        }
      ],
      "policiesEnabled": false
    },
    "parameters": [
      {
        "name": "parameter123",
        "description": "this makes difference",
        "valueType": "string",
        "required": true,
        "defaultValue": [],
        "parameterType": "prompt-user",
        "inputType": "free-form",
        "availableValues": [
          "val2",
          "val1"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "took": 0.546,
  "requestId": "d0e1130f-1326-4cd9-81f51-4bf28400000"
}

RESPONSE CODE: 200

Delete Action

HTTP Method

URL

DELETE

https://api.opsgenie.com/v1/actions/actions/:actionName

In-Line Parameters

Referred Name

Description

actionName

Action name of the requested action.

Query Parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Description

teamId

true

Team ID who owns the requested channel

Sample Request

curl -X DELETE \
  'https://api.opsgenie.com/v1/actions/actions/Action2?teamId=f57e4588-0c96-410b-8afa-24b31b117c22' \
  -H 'Authorization: GenieKey eb243592-faa2-4ba2-a551q-1afdf565c889'

Sample Response

{
  "result": "Deleted",
  "took": 0.476,
  "requestId": "1c99bc61-3414-4b29-a18a7-373c9300000"
}

RESPONSE CODE: 200

Get Action

HTTP Method

URL

GET

https://api.opsgenie.com/v1/actions/actions/:actionName

In-Line Parameters

Referred Name

Description

actionName

Action name of the requested action.

Query Parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Description

teamId

true

Team ID who owns the requested action

Sample Request

curl -X GET \
  'https://api.opsgenie.com/v1/actions/actions/Action1?teamId=f57e4588-0c96-410b-8afa-24b31b117c22' \
  -H 'Authorization: GenieKey eb243592-faa2-4ba2-a551q-1afdf565c889'

Sample Response

{
  "data": {
    "name": "Action1",
    "teamId": "f57e4588-0c96-410b-8afa-24b31b117c22",
    "channelId": "e72b4966-f5de-4b00-b062f-16c4f300000",
    "channelType": "rest",
    "state": {
      "enabled": true,
      "disableReason": ""
    },
    "permissions": {
      "allTeamMembersAllowed": false,
      "allowedMembers": [
        {
          "username": "[email protected]",
          "id": "2065a58b-61f8-44e3-b7fd-efc4d7500000"
        }
      ],
      "policiesEnabled": true
    },
    "parameters": []
  },
  "took": 1.749,
  "requestId": "7e08524c-3efb-45ef-a5a35-12c8fe00000"
}

RESPONSE CODE: 200

List Action

HTTP Method

URL

GET

https://api.opsgenie.com/v1/actions/actions

Query Parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Description

teamId

true

Team ID who owns the requested action

Sample Request

curl -X GET \
  'https://api.opsgenie.com/v1/actions/actions?teamId=f57e4588-0c96-410b-8afa-24b31b117c22' \
  -H 'Authorization: GenieKey eb243592-faa2-4ba2-a551q-1afdf565c889'

Sample Response

{
  "data": [
    {
      "name": "Action1",
      "channelId": "e72b4966-f5de-4b00-b062f-16c4f300000",
      "channelType": "rest",
      "state": {
        "enabled": true,
        "disableReason": ""
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Action2",
      "channelId": "e72b4966-f5de-4b00-b062f-16c4f300000",
      "channelType": "rest",
      "state": {
        "enabled": true,
        "disableReason": ""
      }
    }
  ],
  "took": 2.241,
  "requestId": "2e0a501d-530d-4b41-89e66-5a366e00000"
}

RESPONSE CODE: 200

Execute Action

HTTP Method

URL

POST

https://api.opsgenie.com/v1/actions/actions/executions/:actionName

In-line Parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Description

actionName

true

The name of Opsgenie action

JSON Body Fields

Parameter

Mandatory

Description

identifier

true

Identifier id of entity(alert or incident)

type

true

Type of entity. It can be alert or incident. You can refer below for example values.

ownerTeam

true

Owner team of entity. Either name or id should be provided.

parameters

false

Parameter fields are mandatory for only defined as prompted-user and required fields. name, valueType and values fields are mandatory for each item. You can refer below for example values.

Sample Request

curl -X POST \
  'https://api.opsgenie.com/v1/actions/actions/executions/post-to-rest-endpoint' \
  -H 'Authorization: GenieKey fe8b5cec-2e53-4d94-86fc-fcdea7f06bd5' \
  -H 'Cache-Control: no-cache' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
  
  "identifier":"f16dfd3a-f5ba-454b-8da4-1b0f32c45ed2-1590670606997",
  "type": "alert",
  "ownerTeam":{
      "id":"e5f85ef7-3bd3-4c32-9d69-dcaf20079d0e",
      "name":"teamName"
    },
  "parameters":[
    {
        "name":"testValue",
        "valueType": "boolean",
        "values":["true"]
    }]
}'
curl -X POST \
  'https://api.opsgenie.com/v1/actions/actions/executions/startInstanceEx1' \
  -H 'Authorization: GenieKey 2asdlkf2b-516d-asd2-a0f7-83e234ee82d8' \
  -H 'Cache-Control: no-cache' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
  
  "identifier":"0asdkke-6ca2-234n-lkas-cb2f23hdns4f-155las1232472",
  "type": "alert",
   "ownerTeam":{
      "id":"e5f85ef7-3bd3-4c32-9d69-dcaf20079d0e",
      "name":"teamName"
   },
  "parameters":[
	{
		"name":"InstanceId",
		"valueType": "string-list",
		"values":["i-019d86dcb5ac833ab"]
	}]
}'

Sample Response

{
    "data": {
        "message": "Request will be processed"
    },
    "took": 1.824,
    "requestId": "763f9d3e-0e95-4b49-8cc5-587ca9591879"
}

Get Execution Request Status

HTTP Method

URL

GET

https://api.opsgenie.com/v1/actions/actions/executions/:requestId

In-line Parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Description

requestId

true

Universally unique identifier of the tracked request. Please note: that ID of the request was provided within execution action response.

Sample Request

curl -X GET 'https://api.opsgenie.com/v1/actions/actions/executions/9ans345370-d120-498c-laks1-66dlajsd20d3' \
-H 'Authorization: GenieKey fe8b5cec-2e53-4d94-86fc-fcdea7f06bd5' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json'

Sample Response

{
    "data": {
        "requestId": "1885e8ab-e227-4874-8af6-71cf39114a31",
        "opsgenieEntity": {
            "id": "f16dfd3a-f5ba-454b-8da4-1b0f32c45ed2-1590670606997",
            "type": "alert"
        },
        "actionName": "post-to-rest-endpoint",
        "success": true,
        "result": "Successfully processed action: ActionExecutionState{actionType='rest', state=finished}"
    },
    "took": 1.393,
    "requestId": "b1f69f62-7961-4022-99b9-71c24cda462c"
}

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