ActionOpsgenieUpdated September 2026

How do I create an Opsgenie alert?

Short answer: You can create opsgenie alert in Opsgenie by hand from its own interface, but it won’t repeat itself. On TinyCommand, add the Opsgenie Create Opsgenie Alert action to a workflow, map its 6 inputs from any upstream app, and it runs automatically every time the trigger fires. No code, and a free tier to start.

Create Opsgenie Alert in Opsgenie — start free All 4 Opsgenie actions

Create Opsgenie Alert in Opsgenie — start free

Inputs

The fields this action accepts.

Every field can be mapped from an upstream trigger, AI step, table row, or hard-coded literal.

Field	Type	Required	Description
Message message	string	Required	Disk usage 95%
Alias (dedupe key) alias	string	Optional	–
Description description	string	Optional	–
Priority priority	options	Optional	–
Tags tags	array	Optional	–
Responders (JSON array) responders_json	string	Optional	[{"type":"team","name":"OnCall"}]

Sample request

{
  "message": "Disk usage 95%",
  "alias": "{{trigger.alias}}",
  "description": "{{trigger.description}}",
  "priority": "{{trigger.priority}}",
  "tags": "{{trigger.tags}}"
}

Returns

{
  "took": 0.1,
  "result": "Request will be processed",
  "requestId": "req_abc"
}

Use these fields in downstream nodes for routing, logging, or error handling.

Triggered by

Apps that pair well as the trigger for Create Opsgenie Alert.

Any of these apps can fire this action as part of a workflow.

Google Sheets → Opsgenie

2 Google Sheets triggers

HubSpot → Opsgenie

18 HubSpot triggers

FAQ

Questions about Create Opsgenie Alert.

What does the Create Opsgenie Alert action do in Opsgenie?

Opens an alert with message, alias for dedupe, responder routing, priority. The standard hook for "monitoring source detected anomaly → page the on-call engineer" workflows.

What inputs does Create Opsgenie Alert require?

Required: Message. Every input accepts a static value or a variable from any upstream node in your workflow.

Can I use dynamic inputs from earlier workflow nodes?

Yes. Any field on this action can pull values from upstream nodes, whether that's a form response, a trigger payload, an AI output, or a lookup result.

What happens if Opsgenie returns an error?

The run history shows the failed step with its input and the error message Opsgenie returned, so you can fix the input and run the workflow again. Automatic retries are built into HTTP steps only, where you can also set your own retry count and delay.

Does Create Opsgenie Alert support batch operations?

Run Create Opsgenie Alert inside a loop to process each item in an array. TinyCommand does not throttle calls for you, so for large arrays add a Delay step if you need to stay within Opsgenie's rate limits.

More actions

Other Opsgenie actions.

Action

Opsgenie Add Note

Appends a note to an alert's timeline. For "AI-summarised investigation findings → log on the alert for the responder" workflows.

Action

Close Opsgenie Alert

Resolves an alert. The standard end-state when monitoring signals indicate the issue is fixed — repeated Create Alert with same alias re-opens.

Action

List Opsgenie Alerts

Paginated alerts with filters by status, priority, responder. For "current open alerts" dashboards and weekly post-mortem rollups.

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