---
title: List case watchers
description: Datadog, the leading service for cloud-scale monitoring.
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# List case watchers{% #list-case-watchers %}
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**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/cases/{case_id}/watchers |
| ap2.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/cases/{case_id}/watchers |
| app.datadoghq.eu  | GET https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/cases/{case_id}/watchers      |
| app.ddog-gov.com  | GET https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/cases/{case_id}/watchers      |
| us2.ddog-gov.com  | GET https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/cases/{case_id}/watchers  |
| app.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/cases/{case_id}/watchers     |
| us3.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/cases/{case_id}/watchers |
| us5.datadoghq.com | GET https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/cases/{case_id}/watchers |

### Overview

Returns the list of users who are watching a case. Watchers receive notifications about updates to the case.

OAuth apps require the `cases_read` authorization [scope](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest/scopes.md#case-management) to access this endpoint.



### Arguments

#### Path Parameters

| Name                      | Type   | Description        |
| ------------------------- | ------ | ------------------ |
| case_id [*required*] | string | Case's UUID or key |

### Response

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OK
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Response containing the list of users watching a case.

| Parent field  | Field                           | Type     | Description                                                                |
| ------------- | ------------------------------- | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|               | data [*required*]          | [object] | List of case watchers.                                                     |
| data          | id [*required*]            | string   | The primary identifier of the case watcher.                                |
| data          | relationships [*required*] | object   | Relationships for a case watcher, linking to the underlying user resource. |
| relationships | user [*required*]          | object   | The user relationship for a case watcher.                                  |
| user          | data [*required*]          | object   | Relationship to user object.                                               |
| data          | id [*required*]            | string   | A unique identifier that represents the user.                              |
| data          | type [*required*]          | enum     | User resource type. Allowed enum values: `user`                            |
| data          | type [*required*]          | enum     | JSON:API resource type for case watchers. Allowed enum values: `watcher`   |

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```json
{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "8146583c-0b5f-11ec-abf8-da7ad0900001",
      "relationships": {
        "user": {
          "data": {
            "id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
            "type": "user"
          }
        }
      },
      "type": "watcher"
    }
  ]
}
```

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Bad Request
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API error response.

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

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

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Unauthorized
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API error response.

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

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

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Forbidden
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API error response.

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

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

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Not Found
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API error response.

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

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

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Too many requests
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API error response.

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

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

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### Code Example

##### 
                  \# Path parameters export case_id="f98a5a5b-e0ff-45d4-b2f5-afe6e74de504" \# Curl command curl -X GET "https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/cases/${case_id}/watchers" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "DD-API-KEY: ${DD_API_KEY}" \
-H "DD-APPLICATION-KEY: ${DD_APP_KEY}" 
                
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