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PATCH/api/v1/privacy/incidents/{id}

Update incident details (root cause, corrective actions, status, resolution date)

Partial update of a breach incident. Use POST /notify for the load-bearing authority-notification event; this endpoint is for routine investigation updates.

Authentication

Send Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY on every request. Generate API keys at /dashboard/settings/api-keys.

Parameters

id in pathrequired
string

Request body required

Example

{
  "root_cause": "string",
  "corrective_actions": [
    "string"
  ],
  "status": "draft",
  "resolution_date": "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
}
Schema
{
  "application/json": {
    "schema": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "root_cause": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "corrective_actions": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        },
        "status": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
            "draft",
            "open",
            "notified",
            "resolved"
          ]
        },
        "resolution_date": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "date-time"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Response

All status codes

200Updated
400Bad Request — INVALID_ID, INVALID_STATUS_TRANSITION, VALIDATION_ERROR.
401Unauthorized — no valid credential was presented (AUTH_REQUIRED).
403Forbidden — the credential is valid but lacks the API-key scope, member role, or plan entitlement this operation requires.
404Not Found — NOT_FOUND.
409Conflict — CONFLICT.
429Too Many Requests — the per-key or per-organization rate limit was exceeded. Honour the Retry-After header.
500Internal Server Error — DB_ERROR.

Code samples

cURL

# {id} is shown with an EXAMPLE value — replace it with real values.
curl -X PATCH \
  https://evalguard.ai/api/v1/privacy/incidents/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $EVALGUARD_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "root_cause": "string", "corrective_actions": [ "string" ], "status": "draft", "resolution_date": "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z" }'

TypeScript

// The TypeScript SDK (@evalguard/sdk) exposes TYPED methods — runEval,
// getEval, runSecurityScan, checkFirewall, … — not a generic request().
// For an arbitrary endpoint, call it directly:
// {id} is shown with an EXAMPLE value — replace it with real values.

const res = await fetch("https://evalguard.ai/api/v1/privacy/incidents/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000", {
  method: "PATCH",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.EVALGUARD_API_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "root_cause": "string",
    "corrective_actions": [
      "string"
    ],
    "status": "draft",
    "resolution_date": "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
  }),
});
console.log(res.status, await res.json());

Python

# The Python SDK (pip install evalguardai) exposes TYPED methods on
# EvalGuardClient — run_eval, get_eval, … — not a generic request().
# For an arbitrary endpoint, call it directly:
# {id} is shown with an EXAMPLE value — replace it with real values.

import os
import requests

headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['EVALGUARD_API_KEY']}"}
headers["Content-Type"] = "application/json"

response = requests.request(
    "PATCH",
    "https://evalguard.ai/api/v1/privacy/incidents/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
    headers=headers,
    json={
    "root_cause": "string",
    "corrective_actions": [
        "string"
    ],
    "status": "draft",
    "resolution_date": "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
},
)
print(response.status_code, response.json())

Go

package main

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"os"
	"strings"
)

// {id} is shown with an EXAMPLE value — replace it with real values.
func main() {
	body := strings.NewReader(`{"root_cause":"string","corrective_actions":["string"],"status":"draft","resolution_date":"2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"}`)
	req, _ := http.NewRequestWithContext(context.Background(), "PATCH", "https://evalguard.ai/api/v1/privacy/incidents/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000", body)
	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+os.Getenv("EVALGUARD_API_KEY"))
	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
	resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
	if err != nil { panic(err) }
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	fmt.Println(resp.Status)
}

Errors

400401403404409429500

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