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Escalation chains HTTP API

Create an escalation chain

Required permission: grafana-oncall-app.escalation-chains:write

shell 
curl "{{API_URL}}/api/v1/escalation_chains/" \
  --request POST \
  --header "Authorization: meowmeowmeow" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{
      "name": "example-chain"
  }'

The above command returns JSON structured in the following way:

json 
{
  "id": "FWDL7M6N6I9HE",
  "name": "example-chain",
  "team_id": null
}
ParameterRequiredDescription
nameyesName of the escalation chain
team_idnoID of the team

HTTP request

POST {{API_URL}}/api/v1/escalation_chains/

Get an escalation chain

Required permission: grafana-oncall-app.escalation-chains:read

shell 
curl "{{API_URL}}/api/v1/escalation_chains/F5JU6KJET33FE/" \
  --request GET \
  --header "Authorization: meowmeowmeow" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json"

The above command returns JSON structured in the following way:

json 
{
  "id": "F5JU6KJET33FE",
  "name": "default",
  "team_id": null
}

HTTP request

GET {{API_URL}}/api/v1/escalation_chains/<ESCALATION_CHAIN_ID>/

List escalation chains

Required permission: grafana-oncall-app.escalation-chains:read

shell 
curl "{{API_URL}}/api/v1/escalation_chains/" \
  --request GET \
  --header "Authorization: meowmeowmeow" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json"

The above command returns JSON structured in the following way:

json 
{
  "count": 2,
  "next": null,
  "previous": null,
  "results": [
    {
      "id": "F5JU6KJET33FE",
      "name": "default",
      "team_id": null
    }
  ],
  "current_page_number": 1,
  "page_size": 50,
  "total_pages": 1
}

Note: The response is paginated. You may need to make multiple requests to get all records.

HTTP request

GET {{API_URL}}/api/v1/escalation_chains/

Delete an escalation chain

Required permission: grafana-oncall-app.escalation-chains:write

shell 
curl "{{API_URL}}/api/v1/escalation_chains/F5JU6KJET33FE/" \
  --request DELETE \
  --header "Authorization: meowmeowmeow" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json"

HTTP request

DELETE {{API_URL}}/api/v1/escalation_chains/<ESCALATION_CHAIN_ID>/