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POSTAlertingSince 1.0SynchronousAuth Required

OverrideAlertAssignment

Override the current alert assignment to a different engineer

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Path Parameters

Request Inputs

Path Parameters

  • alertIdStringRequired

    Alert identifier to override assignment for

Body Fields

  • assigneeIdStringRequired

    New assignee user identifier

    Example: user-002

  • reasonStringRequired

    Reason for the override

    Example: Original assignee is on vacation

  • operatorIdStringRequired

    User performing the override

    Example: admin

Responses

200 OK

On success, this API returns the following response structure.

  • alertIdString

    Alert identifier for this assignment

    Example: alert-789xyz

  • assigneeUserIdString

    User ID of the assigned engineer

    Example: user-001

  • assigneeNameString

    Display name of the assigned engineer

    Example: John Smith

  • assignedAtString

    Timestamp when the assignment was made

    Example: 2026-01-15T08:00:00Z

  • assignmentSourceString

    Source of the assignment (auto, manual, escalation)

    Example: auto

Endpoint

POST/api/v1/alerting/assignments/{alertId}/override

/api/v1/alerting/assignments/{alertId}/override

Operation ID

OverrideAlertAssignment

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Request Example

curl -X POST '{host}/api/v1/alerting/assignments/{alertId}/override' -H 'Authorization: Bearer {token}' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"assigneeId":"user-002","reason":"Original assignee is on vacation","operatorId":"admin"}'

Response Example

200
{
  "alertId": "alert-789xyz",
  "assigneeUserId": "user-001",
  "assigneeName": "John Smith",
  "assignedAt": "example",
  "assignmentSource": "auto"
}

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