--- title: Create global incident handle description: Datadog, the leading service for cloud-scale monitoring. breadcrumbs: Docs > API Reference > Incidents --- # Create global incident handle{% #create-global-incident-handle %} Copy pageCopied {% tab title="v2" %} **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/). | Datadog site | API endpoint | | ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | ap1.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/incidents/config/global/incident-handles | | ap2.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/incidents/config/global/incident-handles | | app.datadoghq.eu | POST https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/incidents/config/global/incident-handles | | app.ddog-gov.com | POST https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/incidents/config/global/incident-handles | | us2.ddog-gov.com | POST https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/incidents/config/global/incident-handles | | app.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/incidents/config/global/incident-handles | | us3.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/incidents/config/global/incident-handles | | us5.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/incidents/config/global/incident-handles | ### Overview Create a new global incident handle. ### Arguments #### Query Strings | Name | Type | Description | | ------- | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | | include | string | Comma-separated list of related resources to include in the response | ### Request #### Body Data (required) {% tab title="Model" %} | Parent field | Field | Type | Description | | -------------- | ------------------------------- | -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | data [*required*] | object | Data object representing an incident handle in a create or update request. | | data | attributes [*required*] | object | Incident handle attributes for requests | | attributes | fields | object | Dynamic fields associated with the handle | | fields | severity | [string] | Severity levels associated with the handle | | attributes | name [*required*] | string | The handle name | | data | id | string | The ID of the incident handle (required for PUT requests) | | data | relationships | object | Relationships to associate with an incident handle in a create or update request. | | relationships | commander_user | object | A single relationship object for an incident handle, wrapping the related resource data. | | commander_user | data [*required*] | object | Relationship data for an incident handle, containing the ID and type of the related resource. | | data | id [*required*] | string | The ID of the related resource | | data | type [*required*] | string | The type of the related resource | | relationships | incident_type [*required*] | object | A single relationship object for an incident handle, wrapping the related resource data. | | incident_type | data [*required*] | object | Relationship data for an incident handle, containing the ID and type of the related resource. | | data | id [*required*] | string | The ID of the related resource | | data | type [*required*] | string | The type of the related resource | | data | type [*required*] | enum | Incident handle resource type Allowed enum values: `incidents_handles` | {% /tab %} {% tab title="Example" %} ```json { "data": { "attributes": { "fields": { "severity": [ "SEV-1" ] }, "name": "@incident-sev-1" }, "id": "b2494081-cdf0-4205-b366-4e1dd4fdf0bf", "relationships": { "commander_user": { "data": { "id": "f7b538b1-ed7c-4e84-82de-fdf84a539d40", "type": "incident_types" } }, "incident_type": { "data": { "id": "f7b538b1-ed7c-4e84-82de-fdf84a539d40", "type": "incident_types" } } }, "type": "incidents_handles" } } ``` {% /tab %} ### Response {% tab title="201" %} Created {% tab title="Model" %} Response payload for a single incident handle, including the handle data and related resources. | Parent field | Field | Type | Description | | ----------------------------- | --------------------------------------- | --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | data [*required*] | object | Data object representing an incident handle in a response. | | data | attributes [*required*] | object | Incident handle attributes for responses | | attributes | created_at [*required*] | date-time | Timestamp when the handle was created | | attributes | fields [*required*] | object | Dynamic fields associated with the handle | | fields | severity | [string] | Severity levels associated with the handle | | attributes | modified_at [*required*] | date-time | Timestamp when the handle was last modified | | attributes | name [*required*] | string | The handle name | | data | id [*required*] | string | The ID of the incident handle | | data | relationships | object | Relationships associated with an incident handle response, including linked users and incident type. | | relationships | commander_user | object | A single relationship object for an incident handle, wrapping the related resource data. | | commander_user | data [*required*] | object | Relationship data for an incident handle, containing the ID and type of the related resource. | | data | id [*required*] | string | The ID of the related resource | | data | type [*required*] | string | The type of the related resource | | relationships | created_by_user [*required*] | object | A single relationship object for an incident handle, wrapping the related resource data. | | created_by_user | data [*required*] | object | Relationship data for an incident handle, containing the ID and type of the related resource. | | data | id [*required*] | string | The ID of the related resource | | data | type [*required*] | string | The type of the related resource | | relationships | incident_type [*required*] | object | A single relationship object for an incident handle, wrapping the related resource data. | | incident_type | data [*required*] | object | Relationship data for an incident handle, containing the ID and type of the related resource. | | data | id [*required*] | string | The ID of the related resource | | data | type [*required*] | string | The type of the related resource | | relationships | last_modified_by_user [*required*] | object | A single relationship object for an incident handle, wrapping the related resource data. | | last_modified_by_user | data [*required*] | object | Relationship data for an incident handle, containing the ID and type of the related resource. | | data | id [*required*] | string | The ID of the related resource | | data | type [*required*] | string | The type of the related resource | | data | type [*required*] | enum | Incident handle resource type Allowed enum values: `incidents_handles` | | | included | [ ] | Included related resources | | included | Option 1 | object | User object returned by the API. | | Option 1 | attributes | object | Attributes of user object returned by the API. | | attributes | email | string | Email of the user. | | attributes | handle | string | Handle of the user. | | attributes | icon | string | URL of the user's icon. | | attributes | name | string | Name of the user. | | attributes | uuid | string | UUID of the user. | | Option 1 | id | string | ID of the user. | | Option 1 | type | enum | Users resource type. Allowed enum values: `users` | | included | Option 2 | object | Incident type response data. | | Option 2 | attributes | object | Incident type's attributes. | | attributes | createdAt | date-time | Timestamp when the incident type was created. | | attributes | createdBy | string | A unique identifier that represents the user that created the incident type. | | attributes | description | string | Text that describes the incident type. | | attributes | is_default | boolean | If true, this incident type will be used as the default incident type if a type is not specified during the creation of incident resources. | | attributes | lastModifiedBy | string | A unique identifier that represents the user that last modified the incident type. | | attributes | modifiedAt | date-time | Timestamp when the incident type was last modified. | | attributes | name [*required*] | string | The name of the incident type. | | attributes | prefix | string | The string that will be prepended to the incident title across the Datadog app. | | Option 2 | id [*required*] | string | The incident type's ID. | | Option 2 | relationships | object | The incident type's resource relationships. | | relationships | created_by_user | object | Relationship to user. | | created_by_user | data [*required*] | object | Relationship to user object. | | data | id [*required*] | string | A unique identifier that represents the user. | | data | type [*required*] | enum | Users resource type. Allowed enum values: `users` | | relationships | google_meet_configuration | object | A reference to a Google Meet Configuration resource. | | google_meet_configuration | data [*required*] | object | The Google Meet configuration relationship data object. | | data | id [*required*] | string | The unique identifier of the Google Meet configuration. | | data | type [*required*] | string | The type of the Google Meet configuration. | | relationships | last_modified_by_user | object | Relationship to user. | | last_modified_by_user | data [*required*] | object | Relationship to user object. | | data | id [*required*] | string | A unique identifier that represents the user. | | data | type [*required*] | enum | Users resource type. Allowed enum values: `users` | | relationships | microsoft_teams_configuration | object | A reference to a Microsoft Teams Configuration resource. | | microsoft_teams_configuration | data [*required*] | object | The Microsoft Teams configuration relationship data object. | | data | id [*required*] | string | The unique identifier of the Microsoft Teams configuration. | | data | type [*required*] | string | The type of the Microsoft Teams configuration. | | relationships | zoom_configuration | object | A reference to a Zoom configuration resource. | | zoom_configuration | data [*required*] | object | The Zoom configuration relationship data object. | | data | id [*required*] | string | The unique identifier of the Zoom configuration. | | data | type [*required*] | string | The type of the Zoom configuration. | | Option 2 | type [*required*] | enum | Incident type resource type. Allowed enum values: `incident_types` | {% /tab %} {% tab title="Example" %} ```json { "data": { "attributes": { "created_at": "2026-01-13T17:15:52.726905Z", "fields": { "severity": [ "SEV-1" ] }, "modified_at": "2026-01-13T17:15:52.726905Z", "name": "@incident-sev-1" }, "id": "12ceee6d-a7c0-4407-bc54-30e54140d7f0", "relationships": { "commander_user": { "data": { "id": "f7b538b1-ed7c-4e84-82de-fdf84a539d40", "type": "incident_types" } }, "created_by_user": { "data": { "id": "f7b538b1-ed7c-4e84-82de-fdf84a539d40", "type": "incident_types" } }, "incident_type": { "data": { "id": "f7b538b1-ed7c-4e84-82de-fdf84a539d40", "type": "incident_types" } }, "last_modified_by_user": { "data": { "id": "f7b538b1-ed7c-4e84-82de-fdf84a539d40", "type": "incident_types" } } }, "type": "incidents_handles" }, "included": [ { "attributes": { "email": "string", "handle": "string", "icon": "string", "name": "string", "uuid": "string" }, "id": "string", "type": "users" } ] } ``` {% /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="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 %} ### Code Example ##### \## default # \# Curl command curl -X POST "https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/incidents/config/global/incident-handles" \ -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": { "fields": { "severity": [ "SEV-1" ] }, "name": "@incident-sev-1" }, "id": "b2494081-cdf0-4205-b366-4e1dd4fdf0bf", "relationships": { "commander_user": { "data": { "id": "f7b538b1-ed7c-4e84-82de-fdf84a539d40", "type": "incident_types" } }, "incident_type": { "data": { "id": "f7b538b1-ed7c-4e84-82de-fdf84a539d40", "type": "incident_types" } } }, "type": "incidents_handles" } } EOF ##### ```python """ Create global incident handle returns "Created" response """ from datadog_api_client import ApiClient, Configuration from datadog_api_client.v2.api.incidents_api import IncidentsApi from datadog_api_client.v2.model.incident_handle_attributes_fields import IncidentHandleAttributesFields from datadog_api_client.v2.model.incident_handle_attributes_request import IncidentHandleAttributesRequest from datadog_api_client.v2.model.incident_handle_data_request import IncidentHandleDataRequest from datadog_api_client.v2.model.incident_handle_relationship import IncidentHandleRelationship from datadog_api_client.v2.model.incident_handle_relationship_data import IncidentHandleRelationshipData from datadog_api_client.v2.model.incident_handle_relationships_request import IncidentHandleRelationshipsRequest from datadog_api_client.v2.model.incident_handle_request import IncidentHandleRequest from datadog_api_client.v2.model.incident_handle_type import IncidentHandleType body = IncidentHandleRequest( data=IncidentHandleDataRequest( attributes=IncidentHandleAttributesRequest( fields=IncidentHandleAttributesFields( severity=[ "SEV-1", ], ), name="@incident-sev-1", ), id="b2494081-cdf0-4205-b366-4e1dd4fdf0bf", relationships=IncidentHandleRelationshipsRequest( commander_user=IncidentHandleRelationship( data=IncidentHandleRelationshipData( id="f7b538b1-ed7c-4e84-82de-fdf84a539d40", type="incident_types", ), ), incident_type=IncidentHandleRelationship( data=IncidentHandleRelationshipData( id="f7b538b1-ed7c-4e84-82de-fdf84a539d40", type="incident_types", ), ), ), type=IncidentHandleType.INCIDENTS_HANDLES, ), ) configuration = Configuration() configuration.unstable_operations["create_global_incident_handle"] = True with ApiClient(configuration) as api_client: api_instance = IncidentsApi(api_client) response = api_instance.create_global_incident_handle(body=body) print(response) ``` #### Instructions First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=python) and then save the example to `example.py` and run following commands: DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="" DD_APP_KEY="" python3 "example.py" ##### ```ruby # Create global incident handle returns "Created" response require "datadog_api_client" DatadogAPIClient.configure do |config| config.unstable_operations["v2.create_global_incident_handle".to_sym] = true end api_instance = DatadogAPIClient::V2::IncidentsAPI.new body = DatadogAPIClient::V2::IncidentHandleRequest.new({ data: DatadogAPIClient::V2::IncidentHandleDataRequest.new({ attributes: DatadogAPIClient::V2::IncidentHandleAttributesRequest.new({ fields: DatadogAPIClient::V2::IncidentHandleAttributesFields.new({ severity: [ "SEV-1", ], }), name: "@incident-sev-1", }), id: "b2494081-cdf0-4205-b366-4e1dd4fdf0bf", relationships: DatadogAPIClient::V2::IncidentHandleRelationshipsRequest.new({ commander_user: DatadogAPIClient::V2::IncidentHandleRelationship.new({ data: DatadogAPIClient::V2::IncidentHandleRelationshipData.new({ id: "f7b538b1-ed7c-4e84-82de-fdf84a539d40", type: "incident_types", }), }), incident_type: DatadogAPIClient::V2::IncidentHandleRelationship.new({ data: DatadogAPIClient::V2::IncidentHandleRelationshipData.new({ id: "f7b538b1-ed7c-4e84-82de-fdf84a539d40", type: "incident_types", }), }), }), type: DatadogAPIClient::V2::IncidentHandleType::INCIDENTS_HANDLES, }), }) p api_instance.create_global_incident_handle(body) ``` #### Instructions First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=ruby) and then save the example to `example.rb` and run following commands: DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="" DD_APP_KEY="" rb "example.rb" ##### ```go // Create global incident handle 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() { body := datadogV2.IncidentHandleRequest{ Data: datadogV2.IncidentHandleDataRequest{ Attributes: datadogV2.IncidentHandleAttributesRequest{ Fields: &datadogV2.IncidentHandleAttributesFields{ Severity: []string{ "SEV-1", }, }, Name: "@incident-sev-1", }, Id: datadog.PtrString("b2494081-cdf0-4205-b366-4e1dd4fdf0bf"), Relationships: *datadogV2.NewNullableIncidentHandleRelationshipsRequest(&datadogV2.IncidentHandleRelationshipsRequest{ CommanderUser: &datadogV2.IncidentHandleRelationship{ Data: datadogV2.IncidentHandleRelationshipData{ Id: "f7b538b1-ed7c-4e84-82de-fdf84a539d40", Type: "incident_types", }, }, IncidentType: datadogV2.IncidentHandleRelationship{ Data: datadogV2.IncidentHandleRelationshipData{ Id: "f7b538b1-ed7c-4e84-82de-fdf84a539d40", Type: "incident_types", }, }, }), Type: datadogV2.INCIDENTHANDLETYPE_INCIDENTS_HANDLES, }, } ctx := datadog.NewDefaultContext(context.Background()) configuration := datadog.NewConfiguration() configuration.SetUnstableOperationEnabled("v2.CreateGlobalIncidentHandle", true) apiClient := datadog.NewAPIClient(configuration) api := datadogV2.NewIncidentsApi(apiClient) resp, r, err := api.CreateGlobalIncidentHandle(ctx, body, *datadogV2.NewCreateGlobalIncidentHandleOptionalParameters()) if err != nil { fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error when calling `IncidentsApi.CreateGlobalIncidentHandle`: %v\n", err) fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Full HTTP response: %v\n", r) } responseContent, _ := json.MarshalIndent(resp, "", " ") fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "Response from `IncidentsApi.CreateGlobalIncidentHandle`:\n%s\n", responseContent) } ``` #### Instructions First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=go) and then save the example to `main.go` and run following commands: DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="" DD_APP_KEY="" go run "main.go" ##### ```java // Create global incident handle returns "Created" 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.IncidentHandleAttributesFields; import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.IncidentHandleAttributesRequest; import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.IncidentHandleDataRequest; import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.IncidentHandleRelationship; import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.IncidentHandleRelationshipData; import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.IncidentHandleRelationshipsRequest; import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.IncidentHandleRequest; import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.IncidentHandleResponse; import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.IncidentHandleType; import java.util.Collections; public class Example { public static void main(String[] args) { ApiClient defaultClient = ApiClient.getDefaultApiClient(); defaultClient.setUnstableOperationEnabled("v2.createGlobalIncidentHandle", true); IncidentsApi apiInstance = new IncidentsApi(defaultClient); IncidentHandleRequest body = new IncidentHandleRequest() .data( new IncidentHandleDataRequest() .attributes( new IncidentHandleAttributesRequest() .fields( new IncidentHandleAttributesFields() .severity(Collections.singletonList("SEV-1"))) .name("@incident-sev-1")) .id("b2494081-cdf0-4205-b366-4e1dd4fdf0bf") .relationships( new IncidentHandleRelationshipsRequest() .commanderUser( new IncidentHandleRelationship() .data( new IncidentHandleRelationshipData() .id("f7b538b1-ed7c-4e84-82de-fdf84a539d40") .type("incident_types"))) .incidentType( new IncidentHandleRelationship() .data( new IncidentHandleRelationshipData() .id("f7b538b1-ed7c-4e84-82de-fdf84a539d40") .type("incident_types")))) .type(IncidentHandleType.INCIDENTS_HANDLES)); try { IncidentHandleResponse result = apiInstance.createGlobalIncidentHandle(body); System.out.println(result); } catch (ApiException e) { System.err.println("Exception when calling IncidentsApi#createGlobalIncidentHandle"); 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://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=java) and then save the example to `Example.java` and run following commands: DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="" DD_APP_KEY="" java "Example.java" ##### ```rust // Create global incident handle returns "Created" response use datadog_api_client::datadog; use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::api_incidents::CreateGlobalIncidentHandleOptionalParams; use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::api_incidents::IncidentsAPI; use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::IncidentHandleAttributesFields; use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::IncidentHandleAttributesRequest; use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::IncidentHandleDataRequest; use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::IncidentHandleRelationship; use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::IncidentHandleRelationshipData; use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::IncidentHandleRelationshipsRequest; use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::IncidentHandleRequest; use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::IncidentHandleType; #[tokio::main] async fn main() { let body = IncidentHandleRequest::new( IncidentHandleDataRequest::new( IncidentHandleAttributesRequest::new("@incident-sev-1".to_string()) .fields(IncidentHandleAttributesFields::new().severity(vec!["SEV-1".to_string()])), IncidentHandleType::INCIDENTS_HANDLES, ) .id("b2494081-cdf0-4205-b366-4e1dd4fdf0bf".to_string()) .relationships(Some( IncidentHandleRelationshipsRequest::new(IncidentHandleRelationship::new( IncidentHandleRelationshipData::new( "f7b538b1-ed7c-4e84-82de-fdf84a539d40".to_string(), "incident_types".to_string(), ), )) .commander_user(IncidentHandleRelationship::new( IncidentHandleRelationshipData::new( "f7b538b1-ed7c-4e84-82de-fdf84a539d40".to_string(), "incident_types".to_string(), ), )), )), ); let mut configuration = datadog::Configuration::new(); configuration.set_unstable_operation_enabled("v2.CreateGlobalIncidentHandle", true); let api = IncidentsAPI::with_config(configuration); let resp = api .create_global_incident_handle(body, CreateGlobalIncidentHandleOptionalParams::default()) .await; if let Ok(value) = resp { println!("{:#?}", value); } else { println!("{:#?}", resp.unwrap_err()); } } ``` #### Instructions First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=rust) and then save the example to `src/main.rs` and run following commands: DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="" DD_APP_KEY="" cargo run ##### ```typescript /** * Create global incident handle returns "Created" response */ import { client, v2 } from "@datadog/datadog-api-client"; const configuration = client.createConfiguration(); configuration.unstableOperations["v2.createGlobalIncidentHandle"] = true; const apiInstance = new v2.IncidentsApi(configuration); const params: v2.IncidentsApiCreateGlobalIncidentHandleRequest = { body: { data: { attributes: { fields: { severity: ["SEV-1"], }, name: "@incident-sev-1", }, id: "b2494081-cdf0-4205-b366-4e1dd4fdf0bf", relationships: { commanderUser: { data: { id: "f7b538b1-ed7c-4e84-82de-fdf84a539d40", type: "incident_types", }, }, incidentType: { data: { id: "f7b538b1-ed7c-4e84-82de-fdf84a539d40", type: "incident_types", }, }, }, type: "incidents_handles", }, }, }; apiInstance .createGlobalIncidentHandle(params) .then((data: v2.IncidentHandleResponse) => { 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://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=typescript) and then save the example to `example.ts` and run following commands: DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="" DD_APP_KEY="" tsc "example.ts" {% /tab %}