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List incident updates. Incident Updates allows you to see all the updates that have been shared against a particular incident. This will include any time that the Severity or Status of an incident changed, alongside any additional updates that were provided.

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The incident update object

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created_at
string<date-time>
required

When the update was created

Example:

"2021-08-17T13:28:57.801578Z"

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id
string
required

Unique identifier for this incident update

Example:

"01FCNDV6P870EA6S7TK1DSYDG0"

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incident_id
string
required

The incident this update relates to

Example:

"01FCNDV6P870EA6S7TK1DSYDG0"

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new_incident_status
object
required
Example:
{
  "category": "triage",
  "created_at": "2021-08-17T13:28:57.801578Z",
  "description": "Impact has been **fully mitigated**, and we're ready to learn from this incident.",
  "id": "01FCNDV6P870EA6S7TK1DSYD5H",
  "name": "Closed",
  "rank": 4,
  "updated_at": "2021-08-17T13:28:57.801578Z"
}
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updater
object
required
Example:
{
  "alert": {
    "id": "01GW2G3V0S59R238FAHPDS1R66",
    "title": "*errors.withMessage: PG::Error failed to connect"
  },
  "api_key": {
    "id": "01FCNDV6P870EA6S7TK1DSYDG0",
    "name": "My test API key"
  },
  "user": {
    "email": "lisa@incident.io",
    "id": "01FCNDV6P870EA6S7TK1DSYDG0",
    "name": "Lisa Karlin Curtis",
    "role": "owner",
    "slack_user_id": "U02AYNF2XJM"
  },
  "workflow": {
    "id": "01FCNDV6P870EA6S7TK1DSYDG0",
    "name": "My little workflow"
  }
}
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merged_into_incident_id
string

The ID of the incident this incident was merged into, if the to state of this update is 'merged'.

Example:

"01FCNDV6P870EA6S7TK1DSYDG0"

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message
string

Message that explains the context behind the update

Example:

"We're working on a fix, hoping to ship in the next 30 minutes"

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new_severity
object
Example:
{
  "created_at": "2021-08-17T13:28:57.801578Z",
  "description": "Issues with **low impact**.",
  "id": "01FCNDV6P870EA6S7TK1DSYDG0",
  "name": "Minor",
  "rank": 1,
  "updated_at": "2021-08-17T13:28:57.801578Z"
}