> ## Documentation Index
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# Add an update to an incident



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi/api-docs.yaml post /v1/incidents/{incident_id}/updates
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: StatusStack API
  description: >
    API for managing status monitoring, incidents, stacks, and website
    monitoring.


    You can import this specification directly into Postman, Insomnia or any
    other

    OpenAPI-compatible client.


    Only the operations documented here are part of the supported public API.
    Any other

    endpoint is unstable and may change without a version bump.
  version: 1.4.0
  contact:
    name: StatusStack Support
    url: https://statusstack.com/support
servers:
  - url: https://statusstack.com/api
    description: Production server
security: []
paths:
  /v1/incidents/{incident_id}/updates:
    parameters:
      - name: incident_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid
    post:
      summary: Add an update to an incident
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
                - status
                - message
              properties:
                status:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                    - investigating
                    - identified
                    - monitoring
                    - resolved
                message:
                  type: string
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Update added
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/IncidentUpdate'
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    IncidentUpdate:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        incident_id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
            - investigating
            - identified
            - monitoring
            - resolved
        message:
          type: string
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: >
        StatusStack authenticates requests with API keys, created via the
        dashboard with

        granular permissions (read, write, delete, admin, *).


        API keys support version compatibility:

        - v1 keys: Can only access v1 endpoints

        - v2 keys: Can access both v1 and v2 endpoints


        Available permissions:

        - `read`: View resources (GET requests)

        - `write`: Create and update resources (POST, PUT requests)

        - `delete`: Delete resources (DELETE requests)

        - `admin`: Administrative access to all resources

        - `*`: Wildcard permission (all actions allowed)

````

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