Update a specific form_field by id
curl --request PUT \
--url https://api.rootly.com/v1/form_fields/{id} \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json' \
--data '
{
"data": {
"type": "form_fields",
"attributes": {
"kind": "custom",
"input_kind": "text",
"value_kind": "inherit",
"value_kind_catalog_id": "<string>",
"name": "<string>",
"description": "<string>",
"shown": [
"<string>"
],
"required": [
"<string>"
],
"show_on_incident_details": true,
"enabled": true,
"default_values": [
"<string>"
]
}
}
}
'{
"data": {
"id": "cb79bd45-06fc-4405-8856-434a40a602d6",
"type": "form_fields",
"attributes": {
"team_id": 176,
"slug": "test-update-custom-field",
"kind": "custom",
"input_kind": "text",
"value_kind": "inherit",
"value_kind_catalog_id": null,
"name": "Test update custom field",
"description": "Blanditiis ut deserunt hic.",
"shown": [
"web_new_incident_form",
"web_update_incident_form"
],
"required": [],
"default_values": [],
"show_on_incident_details": false,
"enabled": true,
"updated_at": "2025-12-09T05:13:46.651-08:00",
"created_at": "2025-12-09T05:13:43.529-08:00"
},
"relationships": {
"options": {
"data": [
{
"id": "2bc5c542-cc28-42c8-882b-b2468c296771",
"type": "form_field_options"
},
{
"id": "c71afc28-a3f2-4560-8c2f-c40c8d5b97e9",
"type": "form_field_options"
}
]
},
"positions": {
"data": [
{
"id": "37475620-9ac0-4ba7-9e79-15ca5d9c6a34",
"type": "form_field_positions"
},
{
"id": "b4cd4f12-d860-411f-ba2d-0f27bb50e5f2",
"type": "form_field_positions"
}
]
}
}
}
}Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.
Resource UUID
Show child attributes
form_fields Show child attributes
The kind of the form field
custom, title, summary, mitigation_message, resolution_message, severity, environments, types, services, causes, functionalities, teams, visibility, mark_as_test, mark_as_backfilled, labels, notify_emails, trigger_manual_workflows, show_ongoing_incidents, attach_alerts, mark_as_in_triage, in_triage_at, started_at, detected_at, acknowledged_at, mitigated_at, resolved_at, closed_at, custom_sub_status, manual_starting_datetime_field The input kind of the form field
text, textarea, select, multi_select, date, datetime, number, checkbox, tags, rich_text The value kind of the form field
inherit, group, service, functionality, user, catalog_entity The ID of the catalog used when value_kind is catalog_entity
The name of the form field
The description of the form field
Where the form field is shown. Add custom forms using the custom form's slug field. Or choose a built-in form: web_new_incident_form, web_update_incident_form, web_incident_post_mortem_form, web_incident_mitigation_form, web_incident_resolution_form, web_incident_cancellation_form, web_scheduled_incident_form, web_update_scheduled_incident_form, incident_post_mortem, slack_new_incident_form, slack_update_incident_form, slack_update_incident_status_form, slack_incident_mitigation_form, slack_incident_resolution_form, slack_incident_cancellation_form, slack_scheduled_incident_form, slack_update_scheduled_incident_form
Where the form field is required. Add custom forms using the custom form's slug field. Or choose a built-in form: web_new_incident_form, web_update_incident_form, web_incident_post_mortem_form, web_incident_mitigation_form, web_incident_resolution_form, web_incident_cancellation_form, web_scheduled_incident_form, web_update_scheduled_incident_form, slack_new_incident_form, slack_update_incident_form, slack_update_incident_status_form, slack_incident_mitigation_form, slack_incident_resolution_form, slack_incident_cancellation_form, slack_scheduled_incident_form, slack_update_scheduled_incident_form
Whether the form field is shown on the incident details panel
Whether the form field is enabled
The default values.
form_field updated
Show child attributes
Unique ID of the form field
form_fields Show child attributes
The kind of the form field
custom, title, summary, mitigation_message, resolution_message, severity, environments, types, services, causes, functionalities, teams, visibility, mark_as_test, mark_as_backfilled, labels, notify_emails, trigger_manual_workflows, show_ongoing_incidents, attach_alerts, mark_as_in_triage, in_triage_at, started_at, detected_at, acknowledged_at, mitigated_at, resolved_at, closed_at, custom_sub_status, manual_starting_datetime_field The input kind of the form field
text, textarea, select, multi_select, date, datetime, number, checkbox, tags, rich_text The value kind of the form field
inherit, group, service, functionality, user, catalog_entity The name of the form field
The slug of the form field
Where the form field is shown. Add custom forms using the custom form's slug field. Or choose a built-in form: web_new_incident_form, web_update_incident_form, web_incident_post_mortem_form, web_incident_mitigation_form, web_incident_resolution_form, web_incident_cancellation_form, web_scheduled_incident_form, web_update_scheduled_incident_form, incident_post_mortem, slack_new_incident_form, slack_update_incident_form, slack_update_incident_status_form, slack_incident_mitigation_form, slack_incident_resolution_form, slack_incident_cancellation_form, slack_scheduled_incident_form, slack_update_scheduled_incident_form
Where the form field is required. Add custom forms using the custom form's slug field. Or choose a built-in form: web_new_incident_form, web_update_incident_form, web_incident_post_mortem_form, web_incident_mitigation_form, web_incident_resolution_form, web_incident_cancellation_form, web_scheduled_incident_form, web_update_scheduled_incident_form, slack_new_incident_form, slack_update_incident_form, slack_update_incident_status_form, slack_incident_mitigation_form, slack_incident_resolution_form, slack_incident_cancellation_form, slack_scheduled_incident_form, slack_update_scheduled_incident_form
The default values.
Date of creation
Date of last update
The ID of the catalog used when value_kind is catalog_entity
The description of the form field
Whether the form field is shown on the incident details panel
Whether the form field is enabled
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curl --request PUT \
--url https://api.rootly.com/v1/form_fields/{id} \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json' \
--data '
{
"data": {
"type": "form_fields",
"attributes": {
"kind": "custom",
"input_kind": "text",
"value_kind": "inherit",
"value_kind_catalog_id": "<string>",
"name": "<string>",
"description": "<string>",
"shown": [
"<string>"
],
"required": [
"<string>"
],
"show_on_incident_details": true,
"enabled": true,
"default_values": [
"<string>"
]
}
}
}
'{
"data": {
"id": "cb79bd45-06fc-4405-8856-434a40a602d6",
"type": "form_fields",
"attributes": {
"team_id": 176,
"slug": "test-update-custom-field",
"kind": "custom",
"input_kind": "text",
"value_kind": "inherit",
"value_kind_catalog_id": null,
"name": "Test update custom field",
"description": "Blanditiis ut deserunt hic.",
"shown": [
"web_new_incident_form",
"web_update_incident_form"
],
"required": [],
"default_values": [],
"show_on_incident_details": false,
"enabled": true,
"updated_at": "2025-12-09T05:13:46.651-08:00",
"created_at": "2025-12-09T05:13:43.529-08:00"
},
"relationships": {
"options": {
"data": [
{
"id": "2bc5c542-cc28-42c8-882b-b2468c296771",
"type": "form_field_options"
},
{
"id": "c71afc28-a3f2-4560-8c2f-c40c8d5b97e9",
"type": "form_field_options"
}
]
},
"positions": {
"data": [
{
"id": "37475620-9ac0-4ba7-9e79-15ca5d9c6a34",
"type": "form_field_positions"
},
{
"id": "b4cd4f12-d860-411f-ba2d-0f27bb50e5f2",
"type": "form_field_positions"
}
]
}
}
}
}