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Incident → Create

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Summary

Create a new incident in OpenCTI

Inputs

  • name (required) — Name of the incident (minimum 2 characters)
  • additionalFields — Additional fields to attach to the incident, provided as key-value pairs.
  • aliases — Comma-separated list of aliases for the incident.
  • confidence — Confidence level (0-100) of the incident data.
  • createdBy — Identity ID of the creator of the incident.
  • description — Free‑form description of the incident.
  • first_seen — Timestamp when the incident was first observed.
  • incident_type — Type of incident (e.g., intrusion, malware).
  • objectLabel — Comma-separated IDs of labels associated with the incident.
  • last_seen — Timestamp when the incident was last observed.
  • objectMarking — Comma-separated IDs of marking definitions applied to the incident.
  • objective — Objective or goal associated with the incident.
  • severity — Severity level of the incident (critical, high, low, medium).
  • source — Source identifier for the incident.

Output shape

a single incident object

Contains the created incident's ID and all returned attributes; may include system‑generated fields such as timestamps or version numbers.

Examples

Example 1: Creating an incident with basic attributes

Set Name='Phishing Campaign', Description='Spear‑phishing of Finance', Severity='high', and optionally add Aliases and Confidence.

Example 2: Creating an incident with full metadata

Provide Name, Description, Aliases, Confidence, Created By, First Seen, Incident Type, Labels, Last Seen, Object Marking, Objective, Severity, and Source; leave optional fields empty as needed.

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