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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/api-keys.

Parameters

id in pathrequired
string

Request body required

Example

{
  "root_cause": "string",
  "corrective_actions": [
    "string"
  ],
  "status": "draft",
  "resolution_date": "2026-07-14T19:53:34.712Z"
}
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

Code samples

cURL

curl -X PATCH \
  https://evalguard.ai/api/v1/privacy/incidents/{id} \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $EVALGUARD_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "root_cause": "string", "corrective_actions": [ "string" ], "status": "draft", "resolution_date": "2026-07-14T19:53:34.712Z" }'

TypeScript

import { EvalGuard } from "@evalguard/sdk";

const client = new EvalGuard({ apiKey: process.env.EVALGUARD_API_KEY });

const response = await client.request({
  method: "PATCH",
  path: "/api/v1/privacy/incidents/{id}",
  body: {
    "root_cause": "string",
    "corrective_actions": [
      "string"
    ],
    "status": "draft",
    "resolution_date": "2026-07-14T19:53:34.712Z"
  },
});
console.log(response);

Python

from evalguard import EvalGuard
import os

client = EvalGuard(api_key=os.environ["EVALGUARD_API_KEY"])

response = client.request(
    method="PATCH",
    path="/api/v1/privacy/incidents/{id}",
    body={
    "root_cause": "string",
    "corrective_actions": [
        "string"
    ],
    "status": "draft",
    "resolution_date": "2026-07-14T19:53:34.712Z"
},
)
print(response)

Go

package main

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

func main() {
	body := strings.NewReader(`{"root_cause":"string","corrective_actions":["string"],"status":"draft","resolution_date":"2026-07-14T19:53:34.712Z"}`)
	req, _ := http.NewRequestWithContext(context.Background(), "PATCH", "https://evalguard.ai/api/v1/privacy/incidents/{id}", 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)
}

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