Update incident

PUT /incidents/:id

Update incident title, severity, or status.

Auth: Bearer token (write scope)

Body parameters

Request

bash
curl -X PUT -H "Authorization: Bearer hu_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"severity": "critical"}' \
  "https://happyuptime.com/api/v1/incidents/inc_847"

Response

json
{
  "data": {
    "id": "inc_847",
    "title": "API latency spike",
    "status": "investigating",
    "severity": "critical",
    "started_at": "2026-03-07T14:22:00Z",
    "updated_at": "2026-03-07T15:00:00Z"
  }
}

To append a status update message (instead of overwriting the incident fields), use POST /incidents/:id/updates.