# List severities

Returns a list of existing severities. This endpoint [supports pagination](https://betterstack.com/docs/uptime/api/pagination/).

[endpoint]
base_url = "https://uptime.betterstack.com"
path = "/api/v2/urgencies"
method = "GET"

[[query_param]]
name = "team_name"
description = "Filter severities belonging to a specified team when using [global API token](https://betterstack.com/docs/uptime/api/getting-started-with-uptime-api/#get-a-global-api-token)."
required = false
type = "string"

[[header]]
name = "Authorization"
description = "Bearer `$TOKEN`"
required = true
type = "string"

[/endpoint]

[responses]
[[response]]
status = 200
description = '''Paginated list of severities'''
body = '''{
  "data": [
  {
    "id": "123",
    "type": "urgency",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "High Severity",
      "team_name": "Test team",
      "sms": false,
      "call": true,
      "email": true,
      "push": true
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "456",
    "type": "urgency",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "Low Severity",
      "team_name": "Test team",
      "sms": false,
      "call": false,
      "email": true,
      "push": false
    }
  }
],
  "pagination": {
    "first": "https://uptime.betterstack.com/api/v2/urgencies?page=1",
    "last": "https://uptime.betterstack.com/api/v2/urgencies?page=1",
    "prev": null,
    "next": null
  }
}'''
[/responses]


#### Example cURL 

```shell
[label Example]
curl --request GET \
  --url https://uptime.betterstack.com/api/v2/urgencies \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"
```
[info]
#### Looking for the details of a specific parameter?
Explore [the list of all severities API parameters](https://betterstack.com/docs/uptime/api/severities-api-response-params/).
[/info]