---
title: Get annotations for a page
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# Get annotations for a page{% #get-annotations-for-a-page %}

{% tab title="v2" %}
**Note**: This endpoint is in preview and is subject to change. If you have any feedback, contact [Datadog support](https://docs.datadoghq.com/help/).
| Datadog site      | API endpoint                                                       |
| ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| ap1.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/annotation/page/{page_id} |
| ap2.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/annotation/page/{page_id} |
| app.datadoghq.eu  | GET https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/annotation/page/{page_id}      |
| app.ddog-gov.com  | GET https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/annotation/page/{page_id}      |
| us2.ddog-gov.com  | GET https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/annotation/page/{page_id}  |
| app.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/annotation/page/{page_id}     |
| us3.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/annotation/page/{page_id} |
| us5.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/annotation/page/{page_id} |

### Overview

Returns all annotations on a specific page for a given time window, grouped by widget. Unlike `ListAnnotations`, this endpoint returns a single structured object with annotations indexed by their ID and a widget-to-annotation mapping for easy UI rendering.

### Arguments

#### Path Parameters

| Name                      | Type   | Description                                                                                                                            |
| ------------------------- | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| page_id [*required*] | string | The ID of the page, prefixed with the page type and joined by a colon (for example, `dashboard:abc-def-xyz` or `notebook:1234567890`). |

#### Query Strings

| Name                         | Type    | Description                                                    |
| ---------------------------- | ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| start_time [*required*] | integer | Start of the time window in milliseconds since the Unix epoch. |
| end_time [*required*]   | integer | End of the time window in milliseconds since the Unix epoch.   |

### Response

{% tab title="200" %}
OK
{% tab title="Model" %}
Response containing all annotations on a page, grouped by widget.

| Parent field         | Field                                | Type     | Description                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| -------------------- | ------------------------------------ | -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|                      | data [*required*]               | object   | Annotations grouped by widget for a single page.                                                                                                                                                          |
| data                 | attributes [*required*]         | object   | Attributes of the annotations on a page.                                                                                                                                                                  |
| attributes           | annotations [*required*]        | object   | Map of annotation UUID to annotation object, keyed by annotation ID.                                                                                                                                      |
| additionalProperties | <any-key>                            | object   | A flat annotation object as it appears within a page annotations response.                                                                                                                                |
| <any-key>            | author_id [*required*]          | string   | Identifier of the user who created the annotation.                                                                                                                                                        |
| <any-key>            | color [*required*]              | enum     | Color used to render the annotation in the UI. Allowed enum values: `gray,blue,purple,green,yellow,red`                                                                                                   |
| <any-key>            | created_at [*required*]         | int64    | Creation time of the annotation in milliseconds since the Unix epoch.                                                                                                                                     |
| <any-key>            | description [*required*]        | string   | User-defined text attached to the annotation.                                                                                                                                                             |
| <any-key>            | end_time [*required*]           | int64    | End time of the annotation in milliseconds since the Unix epoch. Null for `pointInTime` annotations.                                                                                                      |
| <any-key>            | id [*required*]                 | uuid     | Unique identifier of the annotation.                                                                                                                                                                      |
| <any-key>            | modified_at [*required*]        | int64    | Last modification time of the annotation in milliseconds since the Unix epoch.                                                                                                                            |
| <any-key>            | page_id [*required*]            | string   | ID of the page the annotation belongs to, prefixed with the page type and joined by a colon (for example, `dashboard:abc-def-xyz` or `notebook:1234567890`).                                              |
| <any-key>            | start_time [*required*]         | int64    | Start time of the annotation in milliseconds since the Unix epoch.                                                                                                                                        |
| <any-key>            | type [*required*]               | enum     | Kind of annotation. `pointInTime` annotations mark a single moment in time, while `timeRegion` annotations span a window of time and require an `end_time`. Allowed enum values: `pointInTime,timeRegion` |
| <any-key>            | widget_ids                           | [string] | IDs of widgets the annotation is associated with. When empty or omitted, the annotation applies to the whole page.                                                                                        |
| attributes           | global_annotations [*required*] | [string] | List of annotation IDs that apply to the entire page rather than a specific widget.                                                                                                                       |
| attributes           | widget_mapping [*required*]     | object   | Map from widget ID to the list of annotation IDs displayed on that widget.                                                                                                                                |
| additionalProperties | <any-key>                            | [string] | List of annotation IDs displayed on a widget.                                                                                                                                                             |
| data                 | id [*required*]                 | string   | ID of the page, prefixed with the page type and joined by a colon (for example, `dashboard:abc-def-xyz` or `notebook:1234567890`).                                                                        |
| data                 | type [*required*]               | enum     | Page annotations resource type. Allowed enum values: `page_annotations`                                                                                                                                   |

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "annotations": {
        "<any-key>": {
          "author_id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
          "color": "blue",
          "created_at": 1704067200000,
          "description": "Deployed v2.3.1 to production.",
          "end_time": 1704070800000,
          "id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
          "modified_at": 1704067200000,
          "page_id": "dashboard:abc-def-xyz",
          "start_time": 1704067200000,
          "type": "pointInTime",
          "widget_ids": [
            "1234567890"
          ]
        }
      },
      "global_annotations": [
        "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001"
      ],
      "widget_mapping": {
        "<any-key>": [
          "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
        ]
      }
    },
    "id": "dashboard:abc-def-xyz",
    "type": "page_annotations"
  }
}
```

{% /tab %}

{% /tab %}

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

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="403" %}
Forbidden
{% tab title="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 title="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 %}

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="429" %}
Too many requests
{% tab title="Model" %}
API error response.

| Field                    | Type     | Description       |
| ------------------------ | -------- | ----------------- |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. |

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```

{% /tab %}

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="500" %}
Internal Server Error
{% tab title="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 title="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 %}

{% /tab %}

### Code Example

##### 
                  \# Path parameters export page_id="dashboard:abc-def-xyz" \# Required query arguments export start_time="1.7040672e+12" export end_time="1.7041536e+12" \# Curl command curl -X GET "https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/annotation/page/${page_id}?start_time=${start_time}&end_time=${end_time}" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "DD-API-KEY: ${DD_API_KEY}" \
-H "DD-APPLICATION-KEY: ${DD_APP_KEY}" 
                
{% /tab %}
