Create a case

POST https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/caseshttps://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/caseshttps://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/caseshttps://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/caseshttps://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/caseshttps://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/caseshttps://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/caseshttps://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/cases

Overview

Create a Case

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

Request

Body Data (required)

Case payload

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Field

Type

Description

data [required]

object

Case creation data

attributes [required]

object

Case creation attributes

custom_attributes

object

Case custom attributes

<any-key>

object

A typed value for a custom attribute on a specific case.

is_multi [required]

boolean

If true, value must be an array

type [required]

enum

The data type of the custom attribute, which determines the allowed values and UI input control. Allowed enum values: URL,TEXT,NUMBER,SELECT

value [required]

 <oneOf>

The value of a custom attribute. The accepted format depends on the attribute's type and whether it accepts multiple values.

Option 1

string

A string value for a TEXT, URL, or SELECT-type custom attribute.

Option 2

[string]

An array of string values for a multi-value TEXT, URL, or SELECT-type custom attribute.

Option 3

double

A numeric value for a NUMBER-type custom attribute.

Option 4

[number]

An array of numeric values for a multi-value NUMBER-type custom attribute.

description

string

Description

priority

enum

Case priority Allowed enum values: NOT_DEFINED,P1,P2,P3,P4,P5

default: NOT_DEFINED

status_name

string

Status of the case. Must be one of the existing statuses for the case's type.

title [required]

string

Title

type_id [required]

string

Case type UUID

relationships

object

Relationships formed with the case on creation

assignee

object

Relationship to user.

data [required]

object

Relationship to user object.

id [required]

string

A unique identifier that represents the user.

type [required]

enum

User resource type. Allowed enum values: user

default: user

project [required]

object

Relationship to project.

data [required]

object

Relationship to project object.

id [required]

string

A unique identifier that represents the project.

type [required]

enum

Project resource type. Allowed enum values: project

default: project

type [required]

enum

JSON:API resource type for cases. Allowed enum values: case

default: case

{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "priority": "NOT_DEFINED",
      "title": "Security breach investigation in 0cfbc5cbc676ee71",
      "type_id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001"
    },
    "relationships": {
      "assignee": {
        "data": {
          "id": "string",
          "type": "user"
        }
      },
      "project": {
        "data": {
          "id": "d4bbe1af-f36e-42f1-87c1-493ca35c320e",
          "type": "project"
        }
      }
    },
    "type": "case"
  }
}

Response

CREATED

Case response

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Field

Type

Description

data

object

A case

attributes [required]

object

Case resource attributes

archived_at

date-time

Timestamp of when the case was archived

attributes

object

Key-value pairs of case attributes. Each key maps to an array of string values, used for flexible metadata such as labels or tags.

<any-key>

[string]

closed_at

date-time

Timestamp of when the case was closed

created_at

date-time

Timestamp of when the case was created

custom_attributes

object

Case custom attributes

<any-key>

object

A typed value for a custom attribute on a specific case.

is_multi [required]

boolean

If true, value must be an array

type [required]

enum

The data type of the custom attribute, which determines the allowed values and UI input control. Allowed enum values: URL,TEXT,NUMBER,SELECT

value [required]

 <oneOf>

The value of a custom attribute. The accepted format depends on the attribute's type and whether it accepts multiple values.

Option 1

string

A string value for a TEXT, URL, or SELECT-type custom attribute.

Option 2

[string]

An array of string values for a multi-value TEXT, URL, or SELECT-type custom attribute.

Option 3

double

A numeric value for a NUMBER-type custom attribute.

Option 4

[number]

An array of numeric values for a multi-value NUMBER-type custom attribute.

description

string

Description

jira_issue

object

Jira issue attached to case

result

object

Jira issue information

issue_id

string

Jira issue ID

issue_key

string

Jira issue key

issue_url

string

Jira issue URL

project_key

string

Jira project key

status

enum

Case status Allowed enum values: IN_PROGRESS,COMPLETED,FAILED

default: IN_PROGRESS

key

string

Key

modified_at

date-time

Timestamp of when the case was last modified

priority

enum

Case priority Allowed enum values: NOT_DEFINED,P1,P2,P3,P4,P5

default: NOT_DEFINED

service_now_ticket

object

ServiceNow ticket attached to case

result

object

ServiceNow ticket information

sys_target_link

string

Link to the Incident created on ServiceNow

status

enum

Case status Allowed enum values: IN_PROGRESS,COMPLETED,FAILED

default: IN_PROGRESS

status

enum

DEPRECATED: Deprecated way of representing the case status, which only supports OPEN, IN_PROGRESS, and CLOSED statuses. Use status_name instead. Allowed enum values: OPEN,IN_PROGRESS,CLOSED

status_group

enum

Status group of the case. Allowed enum values: SG_OPEN,SG_IN_PROGRESS,SG_CLOSED

status_name

string

Status of the case. Must be one of the existing statuses for the case's type.

title

string

Title

type

enum

DEPRECATED: Case type Allowed enum values: STANDARD

type_id

string

Case type UUID

id [required]

string

Case's identifier

relationships

object

Resources related to a case

assignee

object

Relationship to user.

data [required]

object

Relationship to user object.

id [required]

string

A unique identifier that represents the user.

type [required]

enum

User resource type. Allowed enum values: user

default: user

created_by

object

Relationship to user.

data [required]

object

Relationship to user object.

id [required]

string

A unique identifier that represents the user.

type [required]

enum

User resource type. Allowed enum values: user

default: user

modified_by

object

Relationship to user.

data [required]

object

Relationship to user object.

id [required]

string

A unique identifier that represents the user.

type [required]

enum

User resource type. Allowed enum values: user

default: user

project

object

Relationship to project.

data [required]

object

Relationship to project object.

id [required]

string

A unique identifier that represents the project.

type [required]

enum

Project resource type. Allowed enum values: project

default: project

type [required]

enum

JSON:API resource type for cases. Allowed enum values: case

default: case

{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "archived_at": "2019-09-19T10:00:00.000Z",
      "attributes": {
        "<any-key>": []
      },
      "closed_at": "2019-09-19T10:00:00.000Z",
      "created_at": "2019-09-19T10:00:00.000Z",
      "custom_attributes": {
        "<any-key>": {
          "is_multi": false,
          "type": "NUMBER",
          "value": {
            "description": "",
            "type": ""
          }
        }
      },
      "description": "string",
      "jira_issue": {
        "result": {
          "issue_id": "string",
          "issue_key": "string",
          "issue_url": "string",
          "project_key": "string"
        },
        "status": "COMPLETED"
      },
      "key": "CASEM-4523",
      "modified_at": "2019-09-19T10:00:00.000Z",
      "priority": "NOT_DEFINED",
      "service_now_ticket": {
        "result": {
          "sys_target_link": "string"
        },
        "status": "COMPLETED"
      },
      "status": "OPEN",
      "status_group": "SG_OPEN",
      "status_name": "Open",
      "title": "Memory leak investigation on API",
      "type": "STANDARD",
      "type_id": "3b010bde-09ce-4449-b745-71dd5f861963"
    },
    "id": "aeadc05e-98a8-11ec-ac2c-da7ad0900001",
    "relationships": {
      "assignee": {
        "data": {
          "id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
          "type": "user"
        }
      },
      "created_by": {
        "data": {
          "id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
          "type": "user"
        }
      },
      "modified_by": {
        "data": {
          "id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
          "type": "user"
        }
      },
      "project": {
        "data": {
          "id": "e555e290-ed65-49bd-ae18-8acbfcf18db7",
          "type": "project"
        }
      }
    },
    "type": "case"
  }
}

Bad Request

API error response.

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Field

Type

Description

errors [required]

[string]

A list of errors.

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

Unauthorized

API error response.

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Field

Type

Description

errors [required]

[string]

A list of errors.

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

Forbidden

API error response.

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Field

Type

Description

errors [required]

[string]

A list of errors.

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

Not Found

API error response.

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Field

Type

Description

errors [required]

[string]

A list of errors.

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

Too many requests

API error response.

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Field

Type

Description

errors [required]

[string]

A list of errors.

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

Code Example

                          ## default
# 

# Curl command
curl -X POST "https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com"https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com"https://api.datadoghq.eu"https://api.ddog-gov.com"https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com"https://api.datadoghq.com"https://api.us3.datadoghq.com"https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/cases" \ -H "Accept: application/json" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -H "DD-API-KEY: ${DD_API_KEY}" \ -H "DD-APPLICATION-KEY: ${DD_APP_KEY}" \ -d @- << EOF { "data": { "attributes": { "priority": "NOT_DEFINED", "status_name": "Open", "title": "Security breach investigation", "type_id": "3b010bde-09ce-4449-b745-71dd5f861963" }, "relationships": { "assignee": { "data": { "id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000", "type": "user" } }, "project": { "data": { "id": "e555e290-ed65-49bd-ae18-8acbfcf18db7", "type": "project" } } }, "type": "case" } } EOF
// Create a case returns "CREATED" 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() {
	// there is a valid "user" in the system
	UserDataID := os.Getenv("USER_DATA_ID")

	body := datadogV2.CaseCreateRequest{
		Data: datadogV2.CaseCreate{
			Attributes: datadogV2.CaseCreateAttributes{
				Priority: datadogV2.CASEPRIORITY_NOT_DEFINED.Ptr(),
				Title:    "Security breach investigation in 0cfbc5cbc676ee71",
				TypeId:   "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001",
			},
			Relationships: &datadogV2.CaseCreateRelationships{
				Assignee: *datadogV2.NewNullableNullableUserRelationship(&datadogV2.NullableUserRelationship{
					Data: *datadogV2.NewNullableNullableUserRelationshipData(&datadogV2.NullableUserRelationshipData{
						Id:   UserDataID,
						Type: datadogV2.USERRESOURCETYPE_USER,
					}),
				}),
				Project: datadogV2.ProjectRelationship{
					Data: datadogV2.ProjectRelationshipData{
						Id:   "d4bbe1af-f36e-42f1-87c1-493ca35c320e",
						Type: datadogV2.PROJECTRESOURCETYPE_PROJECT,
					},
				},
			},
			Type: datadogV2.CASERESOURCETYPE_CASE,
		},
	}
	ctx := datadog.NewDefaultContext(context.Background())
	configuration := datadog.NewConfiguration()
	apiClient := datadog.NewAPIClient(configuration)
	api := datadogV2.NewCaseManagementApi(apiClient)
	resp, r, err := api.CreateCase(ctx, body)

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

	responseContent, _ := json.MarshalIndent(resp, "", "  ")
	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "Response from `CaseManagementApi.CreateCase`:\n%s\n", responseContent)
}

Instructions

First install the library and its dependencies and then save the example to main.go and run following commands:

    
DD_SITE="datadoghq.comus3.datadoghq.comus5.datadoghq.comdatadoghq.euap1.datadoghq.comap2.datadoghq.comddog-gov.comus2.ddog-gov.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" go run "main.go"
// Create a case returns "CREATED" response

import com.datadog.api.client.ApiClient;
import com.datadog.api.client.ApiException;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.api.CaseManagementApi;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.CaseCreate;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.CaseCreateAttributes;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.CaseCreateRelationships;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.CaseCreateRequest;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.CasePriority;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.CaseResourceType;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.CaseResponse;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.NullableUserRelationship;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.NullableUserRelationshipData;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.ProjectRelationship;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.ProjectRelationshipData;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.ProjectResourceType;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.UserResourceType;

public class Example {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    ApiClient defaultClient = ApiClient.getDefaultApiClient();
    CaseManagementApi apiInstance = new CaseManagementApi(defaultClient);

    // there is a valid "user" in the system
    String USER_DATA_ID = System.getenv("USER_DATA_ID");

    CaseCreateRequest body =
        new CaseCreateRequest()
            .data(
                new CaseCreate()
                    .attributes(
                        new CaseCreateAttributes()
                            .priority(CasePriority.NOT_DEFINED)
                            .title("Security breach investigation in 0cfbc5cbc676ee71")
                            .typeId("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001"))
                    .relationships(
                        new CaseCreateRelationships()
                            .assignee(
                                new NullableUserRelationship()
                                    .data(
                                        new NullableUserRelationshipData()
                                            .id(USER_DATA_ID)
                                            .type(UserResourceType.USER)))
                            .project(
                                new ProjectRelationship()
                                    .data(
                                        new ProjectRelationshipData()
                                            .id("d4bbe1af-f36e-42f1-87c1-493ca35c320e")
                                            .type(ProjectResourceType.PROJECT))))
                    .type(CaseResourceType.CASE));

    try {
      CaseResponse result = apiInstance.createCase(body);
      System.out.println(result);
    } catch (ApiException e) {
      System.err.println("Exception when calling CaseManagementApi#createCase");
      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 and then save the example to Example.java and run following commands:

    
DD_SITE="datadoghq.comus3.datadoghq.comus5.datadoghq.comdatadoghq.euap1.datadoghq.comap2.datadoghq.comddog-gov.comus2.ddog-gov.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" java "Example.java"
"""
Create a case returns "CREATED" response
"""

from os import environ
from datadog_api_client import ApiClient, Configuration
from datadog_api_client.v2.api.case_management_api import CaseManagementApi
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.case_create import CaseCreate
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.case_create_attributes import CaseCreateAttributes
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.case_create_relationships import CaseCreateRelationships
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.case_create_request import CaseCreateRequest
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.case_priority import CasePriority
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.case_resource_type import CaseResourceType
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.nullable_user_relationship import NullableUserRelationship
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.nullable_user_relationship_data import NullableUserRelationshipData
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.project_relationship import ProjectRelationship
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.project_relationship_data import ProjectRelationshipData
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.project_resource_type import ProjectResourceType
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.user_resource_type import UserResourceType

# there is a valid "user" in the system
USER_DATA_ID = environ["USER_DATA_ID"]

body = CaseCreateRequest(
    data=CaseCreate(
        attributes=CaseCreateAttributes(
            priority=CasePriority.NOT_DEFINED,
            title="Security breach investigation in 0cfbc5cbc676ee71",
            type_id="00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001",
        ),
        relationships=CaseCreateRelationships(
            assignee=NullableUserRelationship(
                data=NullableUserRelationshipData(
                    id=USER_DATA_ID,
                    type=UserResourceType.USER,
                ),
            ),
            project=ProjectRelationship(
                data=ProjectRelationshipData(
                    id="d4bbe1af-f36e-42f1-87c1-493ca35c320e",
                    type=ProjectResourceType.PROJECT,
                ),
            ),
        ),
        type=CaseResourceType.CASE,
    ),
)

configuration = Configuration()
with ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:
    api_instance = CaseManagementApi(api_client)
    response = api_instance.create_case(body=body)

    print(response)

Instructions

First install the library and its dependencies and then save the example to example.py and run following commands:

    
DD_SITE="datadoghq.comus3.datadoghq.comus5.datadoghq.comdatadoghq.euap1.datadoghq.comap2.datadoghq.comddog-gov.comus2.ddog-gov.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" python3 "example.py"
# Create a case returns "CREATED" response

require "datadog_api_client"
api_instance = DatadogAPIClient::V2::CaseManagementAPI.new

# there is a valid "user" in the system
USER_DATA_ID = ENV["USER_DATA_ID"]

body = DatadogAPIClient::V2::CaseCreateRequest.new({
  data: DatadogAPIClient::V2::CaseCreate.new({
    attributes: DatadogAPIClient::V2::CaseCreateAttributes.new({
      priority: DatadogAPIClient::V2::CasePriority::NOT_DEFINED,
      title: "Security breach investigation in 0cfbc5cbc676ee71",
      type_id: "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001",
    }),
    relationships: DatadogAPIClient::V2::CaseCreateRelationships.new({
      assignee: DatadogAPIClient::V2::NullableUserRelationship.new({
        data: DatadogAPIClient::V2::NullableUserRelationshipData.new({
          id: USER_DATA_ID,
          type: DatadogAPIClient::V2::UserResourceType::USER,
        }),
      }),
      project: DatadogAPIClient::V2::ProjectRelationship.new({
        data: DatadogAPIClient::V2::ProjectRelationshipData.new({
          id: "d4bbe1af-f36e-42f1-87c1-493ca35c320e",
          type: DatadogAPIClient::V2::ProjectResourceType::PROJECT,
        }),
      }),
    }),
    type: DatadogAPIClient::V2::CaseResourceType::CASE,
  }),
})
p api_instance.create_case(body)

Instructions

First install the library and its dependencies and then save the example to example.rb and run following commands:

    
DD_SITE="datadoghq.comus3.datadoghq.comus5.datadoghq.comdatadoghq.euap1.datadoghq.comap2.datadoghq.comddog-gov.comus2.ddog-gov.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" rb "example.rb"
// Create a case returns "CREATED" response
use datadog_api_client::datadog;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::api_case_management::CaseManagementAPI;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::CaseCreate;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::CaseCreateAttributes;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::CaseCreateRelationships;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::CaseCreateRequest;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::CasePriority;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::CaseResourceType;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::NullableUserRelationship;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::NullableUserRelationshipData;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::ProjectRelationship;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::ProjectRelationshipData;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::ProjectResourceType;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::UserResourceType;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
    // there is a valid "user" in the system
    let user_data_id = std::env::var("USER_DATA_ID").unwrap();
    let body = CaseCreateRequest::new(
        CaseCreate::new(
            CaseCreateAttributes::new(
                "Security breach investigation in 0cfbc5cbc676ee71".to_string(),
                "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001".to_string(),
            )
            .priority(CasePriority::NOT_DEFINED),
            CaseResourceType::CASE,
        )
        .relationships(
            CaseCreateRelationships::new(ProjectRelationship::new(ProjectRelationshipData::new(
                "d4bbe1af-f36e-42f1-87c1-493ca35c320e".to_string(),
                ProjectResourceType::PROJECT,
            )))
            .assignee(Some(NullableUserRelationship::new(Some(
                NullableUserRelationshipData::new(user_data_id.clone(), UserResourceType::USER),
            )))),
        ),
    );
    let configuration = datadog::Configuration::new();
    let api = CaseManagementAPI::with_config(configuration);
    let resp = api.create_case(body).await;
    if let Ok(value) = resp {
        println!("{:#?}", value);
    } else {
        println!("{:#?}", resp.unwrap_err());
    }
}

Instructions

First install the library and its dependencies and then save the example to src/main.rs and run following commands:

    
DD_SITE="datadoghq.comus3.datadoghq.comus5.datadoghq.comdatadoghq.euap1.datadoghq.comap2.datadoghq.comddog-gov.comus2.ddog-gov.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" cargo run
/**
 * Create a case returns "CREATED" response
 */

import { client, v2 } from "@datadog/datadog-api-client";

const configuration = client.createConfiguration();
const apiInstance = new v2.CaseManagementApi(configuration);

// there is a valid "user" in the system
const USER_DATA_ID = process.env.USER_DATA_ID as string;

const params: v2.CaseManagementApiCreateCaseRequest = {
  body: {
    data: {
      attributes: {
        priority: "NOT_DEFINED",
        title: "Security breach investigation in 0cfbc5cbc676ee71",
        typeId: "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001",
      },
      relationships: {
        assignee: {
          data: {
            id: USER_DATA_ID,
            type: "user",
          },
        },
        project: {
          data: {
            id: "d4bbe1af-f36e-42f1-87c1-493ca35c320e",
            type: "project",
          },
        },
      },
      type: "case",
    },
  },
};

apiInstance
  .createCase(params)
  .then((data: v2.CaseResponse) => {
    console.log(
      "API called successfully. Returned data: " + JSON.stringify(data)
    );
  })
  .catch((error: any) => console.error(error));

Instructions

First install the library and its dependencies and then save the example to example.ts and run following commands:

    
DD_SITE="datadoghq.comus3.datadoghq.comus5.datadoghq.comdatadoghq.euap1.datadoghq.comap2.datadoghq.comddog-gov.comus2.ddog-gov.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" tsc "example.ts"