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    5. Severities
    6. Severity groups
      1. List all existing severity groups GET
      2. Get single severity group GET
      3. Create a new severity group POST
      4. Update an existing severity group PATCH
      5. Delete an existing severity group DELETE
      6. Severity groups API response params
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    1. Metadata

Get single severity group

Returns a single severity group by ID.

GET https://uptime.betterstack.com/api/v2/urgency-groups/:urgency_group_id

URL parameters

urgency_group_id
required string

The ID of the severity group you want to get.

Headers

Authorization
required string

Bearer $TOKEN

200

Returns a single severity group

Response body

{
  "data": {
    "id": "95251342",
    "type": "urgency_group",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "Example",
      "sort_index": null,
      "created_at": "2024-07-26T15:07:46.350Z",
      "updated_at": "2024-07-26T15:07:46.350Z",
      "team_name": "Testing"
    }
  }
}

Example cURL

Example
curl --request GET \
  --url https://uptime.betterstack.com/api/v2/urgency-groups/1234567 \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"

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