Alerts API - Domo

Domo Alerts allow users to subscribe to various events and receive timely notifications as changes occur. Find out more about Alerts by reading this article. The Alerts API can be used to manage alerts in your Domo instance.

Get alerts

Query alerts from your Domo instance.

Playground

Method: GET
Endpoint: /api/social/v4/alerts?all=true&limit=5

Code Example

async function getAlerts() {
  const url = `/api/social/v4/alerts`;
  const response = await fetch(url);
  return await response.json();
}

Query Parameters

Property Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
all	Boolean	Optional		Whether to fetch all alerts at once
cardId	Integer	Optional		A specific card id to fetch alerts for
currentUserSubscriptions	Boolean	Optional	false	Whether to fetch the alerts subscribed to by the current user
dataSetId	String	Optional		A specific dataset id to fetch alerts for
disabled	Boolean	Optional		Whether to fetch only disabled alerts
fields	String	Optional	id, category, type, name, description, resourceType, resourceId, createdAt, createdBy, modifiedAt, modifiedBy	Which alert fields to include in the response (can be set to ‘all’ to fetch all fields)
limit	Integer	Optional	100	The query limit
offset	Integer	Optional	0	The query offset (for pagination)
ownerId	Integer	Optional		A specific user id to fetch owned alerts for
pageId	Integer	Optional		A specific page id to fetch alerts for
sort	String	Optional	createdAt	The field to sort by
subscriberId	Integer	Optional		A specific user id to fetch subscribed alerts for
subscriptionTypes	String	Optional		A list of subscription types to filter the alerts by
suggested	Boolean	Optional		Whether to fetch only alerts that are suggested for you
triggered	String	Optional		Whether to fetch only alerts that have been triggered

Response

Returns the alerts based on the included query params.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
{
  [
    {
        "id": 358,
        "name": "Any row has changes for column(s): 'embedURL, metric, src, filesAPINum, docId, userName, title'",
        "type": "ANY_ROW",
        "resourceType": "DATASET",
        "resourceId": "58b3775b-ab03-4f54-9052-a3c5f7cbf426",
        "createdAt": "2024-12-12 23:37:32",
        "createdBy": 1341393147,
        "modifiedAt": "2024-12-13 18:55:17",
        "modifiedBy": 1341393147,
        "category": "DATA"
    },...
  ]
}

Get an alert

Gets an existing alert by id.

Playground

Method: GET
Endpoint: /api/social/v4/alerts/{alertId}

Code Example

async function getAlert(alertId) {
  const url = `/api/social/v4/alerts/${alertId}`;
  const response = await fetch(url);
  return await response.json();
}

Path Parameters

Property Name	Type	Description
alertId	Integer	The id of the alert you want to get

Query Parameters

Property Name	Type	Required	Description
fields	String	Optional	Which alert fields to include in the response

Response

Returns the alert.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
{
  "actions": [],
  "active": true,
  "category": "DATA",
  "configurations": [],
  "contextual": true,
  "createdAt": "2024-01-01 00:00:00",
  "createdBy": 123456789,
  "currentUserSubscribed": false,
  "enabled": true,
  "error": {},
  "filterGroups": [],
  "id": 123,
  "modifiedAt": "2024-01-01 00:00:00",
  "modifiedBy": 123456789,
  "name": "My Favorite Alert",
  "owner": 123456789,
  "resourceId": "58b3775b-ab03-4f54-9052-a3c5f7cbf426",
  "resourceName": "Test Dataset",
  "resourceType": "DATASET",
  "rule": "Any row has changes for column(s): 'test'",
  "subscriptions": [],
  "triggerFrequency": "Rarely",
  "triggered": false,
  "type": "ANY_ROW"
}

Delete an alert

Deletes an existing alert by id.

Playground

Method: DELETE
Endpoint: /api/social/v4/alerts/{alertId}

Code Example

async function deleteAlert(alertId) {
  const url = `/api/social/v4/alerts/${alertId}`;
  const response = await fetch(url, {
    method: 'DELETE',
  });
  return await response.json();
}

Arguments

Property Name	Type	Required	Description
alertId	Integer	Required	The id of the alert you want to delete

Response

Returns the parameter of success or error based on the alert id being valid.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK

This endpoint subscribes a Domo user to an existing alert.

Playground

Method: POST
Endpoint: /api/social/v4/alerts/{alertId}/subscriptions

Code Example

async function subscribeToAlert(alertId, userId) {
  const url = `/api/social/v4/alerts/${alertId}/subscriptions`;
  const response = await fetch(url, {
    body: JSON.stringify({ subscriberId: userId, type: 'USER' }),
  });
  return await response.json();
}

Arguments

Property Name	Type	Required	Description
alertId	Integer	Required	The id of the alert you want to subscribe the user to

Response

Returns the parameter of success or error based on the alert id being valid.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK

Unsubscribe user from an alert

This endpoint unsubscribes a Domo user from an existing alert.

Playground

Method: POST
Endpoint: /api/social/v4/alerts/{alertId}/subscriptions?subscriberId={subscriberId}&type={type}

Code Example

async function unsubscribeFromAlert(alertId, userId) {
  const url = `/api/social/v4/alerts/${alertId}/subscriptions?subscriberId=${userId}&type=USER`;
  const response = await fetch(url, {
    method: 'DELETE',
  });
  return await response.json();
}

Arguments

Property Name	Type	Required	Description
alertId	Integer	Required	The id of the alert you want to subscribe the user to

Query Parameters

Property Name	Type	Required	Description
subscriberId	Integer	Required	The id of the entity unsubscribing from the alert
type	String	Required	The entity type, can be USER, GROUP, BUZZ, DAILY, WEEKLY, or AUTO

Response

Returns the parameter of success or error based on the alert id being valid.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK

This endpoint shares an existing alert with a Domo user.

Playground

Method: POST
Endpoint: /api/social/v4/alerts/{alertId}/share

Code Example

async function shareAlert(alertId, userId, message, email) {
  const url = `/api/social/v4/alerts/${alertId}/share`;
  const payload = {
    userMessage: message,
    alertSubscriptions: [{ subscriberId: userId, type: 'USER' }],
    sendEmail,
    metaData: {},
  };
  const response = await fetch(url, {
    body: JSON.stringify(payload),
  });
  return await response.json();
}

Arguments

Property Name	Type	Required	Description
alertId	Integer	Required	The id of the alert you want to subscribe the user to

Request Body

Property Name	Type	Required	Description
userMessage	String	Required	The message you want to send to the person
alertSubscriptions	Object[]	Required	The entities you want to share the alert with. See above for entity params.
sendEmail	Boolean		Whether or not to send an email to the person once the alert is shared
metaData	Object

{
  "userMessage": "I think you'll find this alert useful",
  "alertSubscriptions": [{ "subscriberId": 12345, "type": "USER" }],
  "sendEmail": true,
  "metaData": {}
}

Response

Returns the parameter of success or error based on the alert id being valid.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK

​Get alerts

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​Code Example

​Query Parameters

​Response

​Get an alert

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​Code Example

​Path Parameters

​Query Parameters

​Response

​Delete an alert

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​Code Example

​Arguments

​Response

​Subscribe user to an alert

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​Code Example

​Arguments

​Response

​Unsubscribe user from an alert

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​Code Example

​Arguments

​Query Parameters

​Response

​Share an alert

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​Code Example

​Arguments

​Request Body

​Response

Get alerts

Code Example

Query Parameters

Response

Get an alert

Code Example

Path Parameters

Query Parameters

Response

Delete an alert

Code Example

Arguments

Response

Subscribe user to an alert

Code Example

Arguments

Response

Unsubscribe user from an alert

Code Example

Arguments

Query Parameters

Response

Share an alert

Code Example

Arguments

Request Body

Response