Workflow Actions
Post to External Status Page
PagerDuty Incident Management
Professional
Description
Post to an External Status Page and notify subscribers.
Note
If Automated Incident Posts are enabled for a status page, they will override the Post to External Status Page incident workflow action. In this case, the incident workflow action will not run.
Instructions
- If you have not done so, follow the instructions to Create an Incident Workflow.
- When the instructions prompt you to add actions, select this action.
- Enter the following Inputs and click Save.
- Continue following instructions to Publish the Workflow.
- When the action runs, you will see the Outputs listed below.
Inputs
Field References
Fields with the {+} icon accept Field References, which can be useful for referencing incident data or outputs created in prior workflow steps. To add Field References, click {+}, or enter {{, and select relevant fields. Refer to the Field References article for more information.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| External Status Page | Select the External Status Page from the dropdown to post incidents automatically. |
| Post status | Select the Status Page status from the dropdown that maps to your conditional trigger: Investigating, Detected or Resolved. |
| Message | This message will be posted on the Status Page and sent to incident subscribers. |
| Impact | Select how this incident will impact the status of your page. Select All good, Minor or Major. |
| Time until next update | Specify the expected time for the next update to be sent. Make a selection from the dropdown: 15, 30, 45, 60 or 90 minutes. |
| Notifications | Select the box if you would like status page subscribers to be notified. |
Outputs
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Result | Value that shows if the action was successful or not. Either "Success" or "Failed." |
| Result Summary | Brief description of what the action did or if it failed |
| Error | Brief description that is populated if the action failed. |