Amazon Incident Manager Create Timeline Event API

The Create Timeline Event API from Amazon Incident Manager — 1 operation(s) for create timeline event.

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POST /createTimelineEvent Amazon Incident Manager Create Timeline Event #

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OpenAPI Specification

amazon-incident-manager-create-timeline-event-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  version: 2018-05-10
  x-release: v4
  title: AWS Systems Manager Incident Manager Create Timeline Event…
  description: Systems Manager Incident Manager is an incident management console designed to help users mitigate and recover from incidents affecting their Amazon Web Services-hosted applications.
  x-logo:
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    backgroundColor: '#FFFFFF'
  termsOfService: https://aws.amazon.com/service-terms/
  contact:
    name: Mike Ralphson
    email: mike.ralphson@gmail.com
    url: https://github.com/mermade/aws2openapi
    x-twitter: PermittedSoc
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0 License
    url: http://www.apache.org/licenses/
  x-providerName: amazonaws.com
  x-serviceName: ssm-incidents
  x-aws-signingName: ssm-incidents
  x-origin:
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  x-apiClientRegistration:
    url: https://portal.aws.amazon.com/gp/aws/developer/registration/index.html?nc2=h_ct
  x-apisguru-categories:
  - cloud
  x-preferred: true
servers:
- url: http://ssm-incidents.{region}.amazonaws.com
  variables:
    region:
      description: The AWS region
      enum:
      - us-east-1
      - us-east-2
      - us-west-1
      - us-west-2
      - us-gov-west-1
      - us-gov-east-1
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      - eu-north-1
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      - eu-west-2
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      - af-south-1
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      - ap-southeast-2
      - ap-east-1
      - ap-south-1
      - sa-east-1
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      default: us-east-1
  description: The SSM Incidents multi-region endpoint
- url: https://ssm-incidents.{region}.amazonaws.com
  variables:
    region:
      description: The AWS region
      enum:
      - us-east-1
      - us-east-2
      - us-west-1
      - us-west-2
      - us-gov-west-1
      - us-gov-east-1
      - ca-central-1
      - eu-north-1
      - eu-west-1
      - eu-west-2
      - eu-west-3
      - eu-central-1
      - eu-south-1
      - af-south-1
      - ap-northeast-1
      - ap-northeast-2
      - ap-northeast-3
      - ap-southeast-1
      - ap-southeast-2
      - ap-east-1
      - ap-south-1
      - sa-east-1
      - me-south-1
      default: us-east-1
  description: The SSM Incidents multi-region endpoint
- url: http://ssm-incidents.{region}.amazonaws.com.cn
  variables:
    region:
      description: The AWS region
      enum:
      - cn-north-1
      - cn-northwest-1
      default: cn-north-1
  description: The SSM Incidents endpoint for China (Beijing) and China (Ningxia)
- url: https://ssm-incidents.{region}.amazonaws.com.cn
  variables:
    region:
      description: The AWS region
      enum:
      - cn-north-1
      - cn-northwest-1
      default: cn-north-1
  description: The SSM Incidents endpoint for China (Beijing) and China (Ningxia)
security:
- hmac: []
tags:
- name: Create Timeline Event
paths:
  /createTimelineEvent:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-Amz-Content-Sha256'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-Amz-Date'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-Amz-Algorithm'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-Amz-Credential'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-Amz-Security-Token'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-Amz-Signature'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-Amz-SignedHeaders'
    post:
      operationId: CreateTimelineEvent
      description: Creates a custom timeline event on the incident details page of an incident record. Incident Manager automatically creates timeline events that mark key moments during an incident. You can create custom timeline events to mark important events that Incident Manager can detect automatically.
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateTimelineEventOutput'
        '480':
          description: ThrottlingException
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ThrottlingException'
        '481':
          description: ResourceNotFoundException
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResourceNotFoundException'
        '482':
          description: AccessDeniedException
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AccessDeniedException'
        '483':
          description: ValidationException
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationException'
        '484':
          description: ConflictException
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ConflictException'
        '485':
          description: InternalServerException
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/InternalServerException'
      parameters: []
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - eventData
              - eventTime
              - eventType
              - incidentRecordArn
              properties:
                clientToken:
                  description: A token that ensures that a client calls the action only once with the specified details.
                  type: string
                  minLength: 0
                  maxLength: 128
                eventData:
                  description: A short description of the event.
                  type: string
                  minLength: 0
                  maxLength: 12000
                eventReferences:
                  description: Adds one or more references to the <code>TimelineEvent</code>. A reference is an Amazon Web Services resource involved or associated with the incident. To specify a reference, enter its Amazon Resource Name (ARN). You can also specify a related item associated with a resource. For example, to specify an Amazon DynamoDB (DynamoDB) table as a resource, use the table's ARN. You can also specify an Amazon CloudWatch metric associated with the DynamoDB table as a related item.
                  type: array
                  items:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/EventReference'
                  minItems: 0
                  maxItems: 10
                eventTime:
                  description: The time that the event occurred.
                  type: string
                  format: date-time
                eventType:
                  description: The type of event. You can create timeline events of type <code>Custom Event</code>.
                  type: string
                  minLength: 0
                  maxLength: 100
                incidentRecordArn:
                  description: The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the incident record that the action adds the incident to.
                  type: string
                  pattern: ^arn:aws(-cn|-us-gov)?:[a-z0-9-]*:[a-z0-9-]*:([0-9]{12})?:.+$
                  minLength: 0
                  maxLength: 1000
      summary: Amazon Incident Manager Create Timeline Event
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
      tags:
      - Create Timeline Event
components:
  parameters:
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      name: X-Amz-SignedHeaders
      in: header
      schema:
        type: string
      required: false
    X-Amz-Date:
      name: X-Amz-Date
      in: header
      schema:
        type: string
      required: false
    X-Amz-Signature:
      name: X-Amz-Signature
      in: header
      schema:
        type: string
      required: false
    X-Amz-Algorithm:
      name: X-Amz-Algorithm
      in: header
      schema:
        type: string
      required: false
    X-Amz-Content-Sha256:
      name: X-Amz-Content-Sha256
      in: header
      schema:
        type: string
      required: false
    X-Amz-Security-Token:
      name: X-Amz-Security-Token
      in: header
      schema:
        type: string
      required: false
    X-Amz-Credential:
      name: X-Amz-Credential
      in: header
      schema:
        type: string
      required: false
  schemas:
    AccessDeniedException: {}
    CreateTimelineEventOutput:
      type: object
      required:
      - eventId
      - incidentRecordArn
      properties:
        eventId:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/UUID'
          - description: 'The ID of the event for easy reference later. '
        incidentRecordArn:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Arn'
          - description: The ARN of the incident record that you added the event to.
    UUID:
      type: string
      minLength: 0
      maxLength: 50
    InternalServerException: {}
    ValidationException: {}
    ThrottlingException: {}
    GeneratedId:
      type: string
      pattern: ^related-item/(ANALYSIS|INCIDENT|METRIC|PARENT|ATTACHMENT|OTHER|AUTOMATION|INVOLVED_RESOURCE|TASK)/([0-9]|[A-F]){32}$
      minLength: 0
      maxLength: 200
    ConflictException: {}
    EventReference:
      type: object
      properties:
        relatedItemId:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/GeneratedId'
          - description: The ID of a <code>RelatedItem</code> referenced in a <code>TimelineEvent</code>.
        resource:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Arn'
          - description: The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of an Amazon Web Services resource referenced in a <code>TimelineEvent</code>.
      description: An item referenced in a <code>TimelineEvent</code> that is involved in or somehow associated with an incident. You can specify an Amazon Resource Name (ARN) for an Amazon Web Services resource or a <code>RelatedItem</code> ID.
    Arn:
      type: string
      pattern: ^arn:aws(-cn|-us-gov)?:[a-z0-9-]*:[a-z0-9-]*:([0-9]{12})?:.+$
      minLength: 0
      maxLength: 1000
    ResourceNotFoundException: {}
  securitySchemes:
    hmac:
      type: apiKey
      name: Authorization
      in: header
      description: Amazon Signature authorization v4
      x-amazon-apigateway-authtype: awsSigv4
externalDocs:
  description: Amazon Web Services documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ssm-incidents/
x-hasEquivalentPaths: true