Everbridge Global Template APIs API

The Global Template APIs API from Everbridge — 6 operation(s) for global template apis.

Operations 8

GET /global-templates/ List global templates #
POST /global-templates/ Publish a template to the Global Template Library #
GET /global-templates/categories List global template categories #
GET /global-templates/event-types List global template event types #
POST /global-templates/import Import a global template to the org #
GET /global-templates/{id} Get a global template by ID #
DELETE /global-templates/{id} Delete a global template #
GET /global-templates/{id}/import-status Check import status of a global template #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://developers.everbridge.net/home/docs/overview
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APIReference
https://developers.everbridge.net/home/reference
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GettingStarted
https://developers.everbridge.net/home/docs/ebs-gs-guide
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Authentication
https://developers.everbridge.net/home/docs/ebs-gs-guide-authentication-types
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APIReference
https://developers.everbridge.net/home/reference/generate-token
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APIReference
https://developers.everbridge.net/home/reference/comms-apis
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APIReference
https://developers.everbridge.net/home/reference/authorization
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GettingStarted
https://developers.everbridge.net/home/docs/notifications
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APIReference
https://developers.everbridge.net/home/reference/cema-query-public
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APIReference
https://developers.everbridge.net/home/reference/cema-query-stream-1
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APIReference
https://developers.everbridge.net/home/reference/assets
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https://developers.everbridge.net/home/reference/assets-query
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APIReference
https://developers.everbridge.net/home/reference/travel-risk-intelligence
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APIReference
https://developers.everbridge.net/home/reference/checks
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APIReference
https://developers.everbridge.net/home/reference/risk-events
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APIReference
https://developers.everbridge.net/home/reference/safety-devices-event
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APIReference
https://developers.everbridge.net/home/reference/snapcomms-authentication
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GettingStarted
https://support.snapcomms.com/hc/en-us/articles/19361020051867-Integration-Through-API-Overview

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OpenAPI Specification

everbridge-global-template-apis-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Communications Global Template APIs API
  description: Unified Communications APIs
  version: '1.0'
servers:
- url: https://api.everbridge.net/managerapps/communications/v1
tags:
- name: Global Template APIs
paths:
  /global-templates/:
    get:
      tags:
      - Global Template APIs
      operationId: getGlobalTemplates
      summary: List global templates
      description: List available global templates from the Global Template Library. Returns 200 with empty array if no templates found.
      parameters:
      - in: query
        name: category
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Filter global templates by category name.
      - in: query
        name: eventType
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Filter global templates by event type. Returns templates whose eventTypes array contains the specified value.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of global templates (empty array if none found)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/GlobalTemplateResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
      security:
      - API_Authorizer: []
      x-amazon-apigateway-integration:
        type: http_proxy
        connectionId: 11ofco
        httpMethod: GET
        uri: https://prod-us-us-east-1-0-os-nginx.ue1-0.prod-us.prod.us-east-1.evbg.io/cem-comms/communications/global-templates
        responses:
          default:
            statusCode: '200'
        passthroughBehavior: when_no_match
        connectionType: VPC_LINK
    post:
      tags:
      - Global Template APIs
      operationId: createGlobalTemplate
      summary: Publish a template to the Global Template Library
      description: Creates a new global template by publishing an org template to the global library.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/GlobalTemplateImportRequest'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Global template created successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GlobalTemplateResponse'
        '400':
          description: Bad request
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
        '409':
          description: Conflict - template already published
      security:
      - API_Authorizer: []
      x-amazon-apigateway-integration:
        type: http_proxy
        connectionId: 11ofco
        httpMethod: POST
        uri: https://prod-us-us-east-1-0-os-nginx.ue1-0.prod-us.prod.us-east-1.evbg.io/cem-comms/communications/global-templates
        responses:
          default:
            statusCode: '200'
        passthroughBehavior: when_no_match
        connectionType: VPC_LINK
  /global-templates/categories:
    get:
      tags:
      - Global Template APIs
      operationId: getGlobalTemplateCategories
      summary: List global template categories
      description: Returns a list of distinct category names from the Global Template Library for use in filter dropdowns.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of distinct category names
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: string
                example:
                - Weather
                - Security
                - IT Outage
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
      security:
      - API_Authorizer: []
      x-amazon-apigateway-integration:
        type: http_proxy
        connectionId: 11ofco
        httpMethod: GET
        uri: https://prod-us-us-east-1-0-os-nginx.ue1-0.prod-us.prod.us-east-1.evbg.io/cem-comms/communications/global-templates/categories
        responses:
          default:
            statusCode: '200'
        passthroughBehavior: when_no_match
        connectionType: VPC_LINK
  /global-templates/event-types:
    get:
      tags:
      - Global Template APIs
      operationId: getGlobalTemplateEventTypes
      summary: List global template event types
      description: Returns a list of distinct event type names from the Global Template Library for use in filter dropdowns.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of distinct event type names
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: string
                example:
                - Hurricane
                - Earthquake
                - Active Shooter
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
      security:
      - API_Authorizer: []
      x-amazon-apigateway-integration:
        type: http_proxy
        connectionId: 11ofco
        httpMethod: GET
        uri: https://prod-us-us-east-1-0-os-nginx.ue1-0.prod-us.prod.us-east-1.evbg.io/cem-comms/communications/global-templates/event-types
        responses:
          default:
            statusCode: '200'
        passthroughBehavior: when_no_match
        connectionType: VPC_LINK
  /global-templates/import:
    post:
      tags:
      - Global Template APIs
      operationId: importGlobalTemplateToOrg
      summary: Import a global template to the org
      description: Creates a new org template from a global template in the library.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/GlobalTemplateImportToOrgRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Template imported successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GlobalTemplateImportToOrgResponse'
        '400':
          description: Bad request
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
        '404':
          description: Global template not found
      security:
      - API_Authorizer: []
      x-amazon-apigateway-integration:
        type: http_proxy
        connectionId: 11ofco
        httpMethod: POST
        uri: https://prod-us-us-east-1-0-os-nginx.ue1-0.prod-us.prod.us-east-1.evbg.io/cem-comms/communications/global-templates/import
        responses:
          default:
            statusCode: '200'
        passthroughBehavior: when_no_match
        connectionType: VPC_LINK
  /global-templates/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Global Template APIs
      operationId: getGlobalTemplateById
      summary: Get a global template by ID
      description: Returns a single global template by its UUID.
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        description: The UUID of the global template.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Global template found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GlobalTemplateResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
        '404':
          description: Global template not found
      security:
      - API_Authorizer: []
      x-amazon-apigateway-integration:
        type: http_proxy
        connectionId: 11ofco
        httpMethod: GET
        uri: https://prod-us-us-east-1-0-os-nginx.ue1-0.prod-us.prod.us-east-1.evbg.io/cem-comms/communications/global-templates/{id}
        requestParameters:
          integration.request.path.id: method.request.path.id
        responses:
          default:
            statusCode: '200'
        passthroughBehavior: when_no_match
        connectionType: VPC_LINK
    delete:
      tags:
      - Global Template APIs
      operationId: deleteGlobalTemplate
      summary: Delete a global template
      description: Deletes a global template by its ID. Performs a hard delete.
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        description: The UUID of the global template to delete.
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Global template deleted successfully
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
        '404':
          description: Global template not found
      security:
      - API_Authorizer: []
      x-amazon-apigateway-integration:
        type: http_proxy
        connectionId: 11ofco
        httpMethod: DELETE
        uri: https://prod-us-us-east-1-0-os-nginx.ue1-0.prod-us.prod.us-east-1.evbg.io/cem-comms/communications/global-templates/{id}
        requestParameters:
          integration.request.path.id: method.request.path.id
        responses:
          default:
            statusCode: '204'
        passthroughBehavior: when_no_match
        connectionType: VPC_LINK
  /global-templates/{id}/import-status:
    get:
      tags:
      - Global Template APIs
      operationId: getGlobalTemplateImportStatus
      summary: Check import status of a global template
      description: Returns whether a global template has already been imported into the current org and how many times.
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        description: The UUID of the global template.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Import status
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GlobalTemplateImportStatusResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
      security:
      - API_Authorizer: []
      x-amazon-apigateway-integration:
        type: http_proxy
        connectionId: 11ofco
        httpMethod: GET
        uri: https://prod-us-us-east-1-0-os-nginx.ue1-0.prod-us.prod.us-east-1.evbg.io/cem-comms/communications/global-templates/{id}/import-status
        requestParameters:
          integration.request.path.id: method.request.path.id
        responses:
          default:
            statusCode: '200'
        passthroughBehavior: when_no_match
        connectionType: VPC_LINK
components:
  schemas:
    GlobalTemplateImportToOrgRequest:
      type: object
      description: Request to import a global template into an organization.
      properties:
        globalTemplateId:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: The ID of the global template to import.
        category:
          type: object
          properties:
            id:
              type: string
              description: The org category ID to assign to the imported template.
            name:
              type: string
              description: The org category name.
          required:
          - id
          - name
      required:
      - globalTemplateId
      - category
    GlobalTemplateImportToOrgResponse:
      type: object
      description: Response after importing a global template to an org.
      properties:
        templateId:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: The ID of the newly created org template.
        templateName:
          type: string
          description: The name of the newly created org template.
        message:
          type: string
          description: Success message.
      required:
      - templateId
      - templateName
      - message
    GlobalTemplateImportRequest:
      type: object
      description: Request to publish/create a global template from an org template.
      properties:
        templateId:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: The ID of the org template to publish to the global library.
      required:
      - templateId
    GlobalTemplateResponse:
      type: object
      description: A global template from the Global Template Library.
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: Unique identifier for the global template.
        name:
          type: string
          description: Name of the global template.
        description:
          type: string
          description: Description of the global template.
        category:
          type: string
          description: Category of the global template.
        eventTypes:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: Event types associated with the global template.
        status:
          type: string
          description: Status of the template (e.g., DRAFT, LIVE).
        priority:
          type: string
          description: Priority level of the template.
        type:
          type: string
          description: Type of the template (e.g., COMMS).
        tags:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: Tags associated with the template.
        variables:
          type: object
          description: Template variables (CONTEXT type only).
        message:
          type:
          - object
          - 'null'
          description: Message content including subject and body for each channel (available on GET by ID only).
        sourceTemplateId:
          type: string
          description: Original template ID from which this was imported.
        importedFromOrgId:
          type: string
          description: Organization ID from which the template was imported.
        importedByUserId:
          type: string
          description: User ID who imported the template.
        importedAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Timestamp when the template was imported.
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Timestamp when the global template was created.
        createdBy:
          type: string
          description: User ID who created the global template.
      required:
      - id
      - name
      - category
      - status
      - priority
      - type
      - sourceTemplateId
      - importedFromOrgId
      - importedByUserId
      - importedAt
      - createdAt
      - createdBy
    GlobalTemplateImportStatusResponse:
      type: object
      description: Import status of a global template in the current org.
      properties:
        alreadyImported:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether this global template has been imported into the current org.
        importCount:
          type: integer
          description: Number of times this global template has been imported.
        existingTemplates:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              id:
                type: string
                format: uuid
              name:
                type: string
          description: List of existing org templates created from this global template.
      required:
      - alreadyImported
      - importCount
      - existingTemplates
  securitySchemes:
    API_Authorizer:
      type: apiKey
      name: Authorization
      in: header
      x-amazon-apigateway-authtype: custom
      x-amazon-apigateway-authorizer:
        authorizerUri: arn:aws:apigateway:us-east-1:lambda:path/2015-03-31/functions/arn:aws:lambda:us-east-1:214792946631:function:API_Authorizer_us-east-1_prod:live/invocations
        authorizerCredentials: arn:aws:iam::214792946631:role/comms-unified-gateway-prod-us-us-east-1-0-us-east-1-gw
        authorizerResultTtlInSeconds: 300
        identitySource: method.request.header.Authorization,method.request.header.PathCacheKey,method.request.header.MethodCacheKey
        type: request
    api_key:
      type: apiKey
      name: x-api-key
      in: header
x-readme:
  explorer-enabled: true
  proxy-enabled: true