Creates a new alert source from provided data
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.rootly.com/v1/alert_sources \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json' \
--data '{
"data": {
"type": "alert_sources",
"attributes": {
"name": "<string>",
"source_type": "email",
"alert_urgency_id": "<string>",
"owner_group_ids": [
"<string>"
],
"alert_template_attributes": {
"title": "<string>",
"description": "<string>",
"external_url": "<string>"
},
"alert_source_urgency_rules_attributes": [
{
"json_path": "<string>",
"operator": "is",
"value": "<string>",
"conditionable_type": "AlertField",
"conditionable_id": "<string>",
"kind": "payload",
"alert_urgency_id": "<string>"
}
],
"sourceable_attributes": {
"auto_resolve": true,
"resolve_state": "<string>",
"accept_threaded_emails": true,
"field_mappings_attributes": [
{
"field": "external_id",
"json_path": "<string>"
}
]
},
"resolution_rule_attributes": {
"enabled": true,
"condition_type": "all",
"identifier_matchable_type": "AlertField",
"identifier_matchable_id": "<string>",
"identifier_reference_kind": "payload",
"identifier_json_path": "<string>",
"identifier_value_regex": "<string>",
"conditions_attributes": [
{
"field": "<string>",
"operator": "is",
"value": "<string>",
"conditionable_type": "AlertField",
"conditionable_id": "<string>",
"kind": "payload"
}
]
},
"alert_source_fields_attributes": [
{
"alert_field_id": "<string>",
"template_body": "<string>"
}
]
}
}
}'
{
"data": {
"id": "ddfa7c91-b70b-4f26-b4dd-5187ff64b7a4",
"type": "alert_sources",
"attributes": {
"name": "Email Source 1",
"source_type": "email",
"status": "setup_incomplete",
"secret": "4ea5588c3fcb8b87e917fcabb1a776927c44b05ad9d8869d0a0cc26f063dec72",
"alert_urgency_id": "e244cf1d-22a8-4efe-b6cf-67f219247926",
"created_at": "2025-07-06T14:05:37.845-07:00",
"updated_at": "2025-07-06T14:05:37.851-07:00",
"webhook_endpoint": "http://localhost:3001/webhooks/incoming/generic_webhooks/notify/<TYPE>/<ID>",
"owner_group_ids": [],
"alert_source_urgency_rules_attributes": [],
"alert_source_fields_attributes": [
{
"template_body": null,
"created_at": "2025-07-06T14:05:37.858-07:00",
"updated_at": "2025-07-06T14:05:37.858-07:00",
"alert_field_id": "6fbd9ca4-52bc-4f04-8383-267117b77416",
"alert_field": {
"id": "6fbd9ca4-52bc-4f04-8383-267117b77416",
"slug": "description-field",
"name": "Description Field",
"kind": "description",
"created_at": "2025-07-06T14:05:34.301-07:00",
"updated_at": "2025-07-06T14:05:34.301-07:00"
}
},
{
"template_body": null,
"created_at": "2025-07-06T14:05:37.863-07:00",
"updated_at": "2025-07-06T14:05:37.863-07:00",
"alert_field_id": "e8583ef3-3b3d-464b-8a9b-be025c517fc5",
"alert_field": {
"id": "e8583ef3-3b3d-464b-8a9b-be025c517fc5",
"slug": "title-field",
"name": "Title Field",
"kind": "title",
"created_at": "2025-07-06T14:05:34.294-07:00",
"updated_at": "2025-07-06T14:05:34.294-07:00"
}
}
],
"sourceable_attributes": null,
"alert_template_attributes": null,
"resolution_rule_attributes": {
"id": "dfd00568-4f58-4686-b591-f943d333601b",
"enabled": true,
"condition_type": "all",
"identifier_json_path": "$.email.subject",
"identifier_value_regex": "",
"identifier_matchable_type": null,
"identifier_matchable_id": null,
"identifier_reference_kind": "payload",
"conditions_attributes": [
{
"id": "a55a7e87-69bf-448d-8958-5aa7574fcfe5",
"field": "$.email.subject",
"operator": "is",
"value": "Resolved",
"conditionable_type": null,
"conditionable_id": null,
"kind": "payload"
}
]
},
"email": "email-source-9dbb027ba8e32a6a2b7117b0f618986a@test.email.rootly.com",
"accept_threaded_emails": false
},
"relationships": {
"alert_source_urgency_rules": {
"data": []
},
"alert_source_fields": {
"data": [
{
"id": "1aae53a7-b931-4388-8aeb-cebb49a82cb9",
"template_body": null,
"alerts_source_id": "ddfa7c91-b70b-4f26-b4dd-5187ff64b7a4",
"alert_field_id": "6fbd9ca4-52bc-4f04-8383-267117b77416",
"deleted_at": null,
"created_at": "2025-07-06T14:05:37.858-07:00",
"updated_at": "2025-07-06T14:05:37.858-07:00",
"position": 1
},
{
"id": "45251719-9c8e-4998-947a-6992da8d3885",
"template_body": null,
"alerts_source_id": "ddfa7c91-b70b-4f26-b4dd-5187ff64b7a4",
"alert_field_id": "e8583ef3-3b3d-464b-8a9b-be025c517fc5",
"deleted_at": null,
"created_at": "2025-07-06T14:05:37.863-07:00",
"updated_at": "2025-07-06T14:05:37.863-07:00",
"position": 2
}
]
}
}
}
}
Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>
, where <token>
is your auth token.
alert source created with resolution rule
The response is of type object
.
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curl --request POST \
--url https://api.rootly.com/v1/alert_sources \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json' \
--data '{
"data": {
"type": "alert_sources",
"attributes": {
"name": "<string>",
"source_type": "email",
"alert_urgency_id": "<string>",
"owner_group_ids": [
"<string>"
],
"alert_template_attributes": {
"title": "<string>",
"description": "<string>",
"external_url": "<string>"
},
"alert_source_urgency_rules_attributes": [
{
"json_path": "<string>",
"operator": "is",
"value": "<string>",
"conditionable_type": "AlertField",
"conditionable_id": "<string>",
"kind": "payload",
"alert_urgency_id": "<string>"
}
],
"sourceable_attributes": {
"auto_resolve": true,
"resolve_state": "<string>",
"accept_threaded_emails": true,
"field_mappings_attributes": [
{
"field": "external_id",
"json_path": "<string>"
}
]
},
"resolution_rule_attributes": {
"enabled": true,
"condition_type": "all",
"identifier_matchable_type": "AlertField",
"identifier_matchable_id": "<string>",
"identifier_reference_kind": "payload",
"identifier_json_path": "<string>",
"identifier_value_regex": "<string>",
"conditions_attributes": [
{
"field": "<string>",
"operator": "is",
"value": "<string>",
"conditionable_type": "AlertField",
"conditionable_id": "<string>",
"kind": "payload"
}
]
},
"alert_source_fields_attributes": [
{
"alert_field_id": "<string>",
"template_body": "<string>"
}
]
}
}
}'
{
"data": {
"id": "ddfa7c91-b70b-4f26-b4dd-5187ff64b7a4",
"type": "alert_sources",
"attributes": {
"name": "Email Source 1",
"source_type": "email",
"status": "setup_incomplete",
"secret": "4ea5588c3fcb8b87e917fcabb1a776927c44b05ad9d8869d0a0cc26f063dec72",
"alert_urgency_id": "e244cf1d-22a8-4efe-b6cf-67f219247926",
"created_at": "2025-07-06T14:05:37.845-07:00",
"updated_at": "2025-07-06T14:05:37.851-07:00",
"webhook_endpoint": "http://localhost:3001/webhooks/incoming/generic_webhooks/notify/<TYPE>/<ID>",
"owner_group_ids": [],
"alert_source_urgency_rules_attributes": [],
"alert_source_fields_attributes": [
{
"template_body": null,
"created_at": "2025-07-06T14:05:37.858-07:00",
"updated_at": "2025-07-06T14:05:37.858-07:00",
"alert_field_id": "6fbd9ca4-52bc-4f04-8383-267117b77416",
"alert_field": {
"id": "6fbd9ca4-52bc-4f04-8383-267117b77416",
"slug": "description-field",
"name": "Description Field",
"kind": "description",
"created_at": "2025-07-06T14:05:34.301-07:00",
"updated_at": "2025-07-06T14:05:34.301-07:00"
}
},
{
"template_body": null,
"created_at": "2025-07-06T14:05:37.863-07:00",
"updated_at": "2025-07-06T14:05:37.863-07:00",
"alert_field_id": "e8583ef3-3b3d-464b-8a9b-be025c517fc5",
"alert_field": {
"id": "e8583ef3-3b3d-464b-8a9b-be025c517fc5",
"slug": "title-field",
"name": "Title Field",
"kind": "title",
"created_at": "2025-07-06T14:05:34.294-07:00",
"updated_at": "2025-07-06T14:05:34.294-07:00"
}
}
],
"sourceable_attributes": null,
"alert_template_attributes": null,
"resolution_rule_attributes": {
"id": "dfd00568-4f58-4686-b591-f943d333601b",
"enabled": true,
"condition_type": "all",
"identifier_json_path": "$.email.subject",
"identifier_value_regex": "",
"identifier_matchable_type": null,
"identifier_matchable_id": null,
"identifier_reference_kind": "payload",
"conditions_attributes": [
{
"id": "a55a7e87-69bf-448d-8958-5aa7574fcfe5",
"field": "$.email.subject",
"operator": "is",
"value": "Resolved",
"conditionable_type": null,
"conditionable_id": null,
"kind": "payload"
}
]
},
"email": "email-source-9dbb027ba8e32a6a2b7117b0f618986a@test.email.rootly.com",
"accept_threaded_emails": false
},
"relationships": {
"alert_source_urgency_rules": {
"data": []
},
"alert_source_fields": {
"data": [
{
"id": "1aae53a7-b931-4388-8aeb-cebb49a82cb9",
"template_body": null,
"alerts_source_id": "ddfa7c91-b70b-4f26-b4dd-5187ff64b7a4",
"alert_field_id": "6fbd9ca4-52bc-4f04-8383-267117b77416",
"deleted_at": null,
"created_at": "2025-07-06T14:05:37.858-07:00",
"updated_at": "2025-07-06T14:05:37.858-07:00",
"position": 1
},
{
"id": "45251719-9c8e-4998-947a-6992da8d3885",
"template_body": null,
"alerts_source_id": "ddfa7c91-b70b-4f26-b4dd-5187ff64b7a4",
"alert_field_id": "e8583ef3-3b3d-464b-8a9b-be025c517fc5",
"deleted_at": null,
"created_at": "2025-07-06T14:05:37.863-07:00",
"updated_at": "2025-07-06T14:05:37.863-07:00",
"position": 2
}
]
}
}
}
}