New Alarms Webhook Object

A New Alarms webhook for alarm raised and alarm resolved. Useful to integrate Verkada Alarms with third party applications (eg. outputs, ticketing systems, notification systems)

A New Alarms webhook object contains the following fields:

AttributeTypeDescription
webhook_typeStringnew_alarms
webhook_idStringVerkada defined Id for notification webhook
org_idStringOrganization Id from which webhook is created.
created_atIntegerTime at which webhook was created. Measured in seconds since the Unix epoch.
dataObjectEvent payload; see Data object below.

Data object

The data object contains the event payload.

Field reference

AttributeTypeDescription
event_typeStringEvent that triggered the webhook. Values: alarm_raised, alarm_resolved.
event_timeIntegerTime at which webhook was created. Measured in seconds since the Unix epoch.
alarm_idStringUnique alarm identifier.
site_idStringID of the site where the alarm occurred.
site_nameStringName of the site where the alarm occurred.
partition_idStringID of the partition where the alarm occurred.
partition_nameStringName of the partition where the alarm occurred.
response_idStringResponse config ID.
response_levelStringLevel of the alarm response. Values: self_monitored, video_verification_only, standard, immediate_dispatch.
is_silentBooleanWhether the alarm is silent (e.g. panic, duress).
trigger_timeIntegerTime the device raised the alarm (seconds since Unix epoch).
trigger_device_idStringID of the device that triggered the alarm.
trigger_device_typeStringType of triggering device. camera, wired_motion_sensor, wired_contact_sensor, access_control_door, wired_panic_button, wired_water_leak_sensor, wired_glass_break_sensor, wired_generic_sensor, wireless_motion_sensor, wireless_contact_sensor, wireless_panic_button, wireless_water_leak_sensor, universal_transmitter, alarm_console
trigger_device_nameStringName of the triggering device.
trigger_typeStringType of trigger. Values: camera_alert_rule_motion, camera_alert_rule_dwell, camera_alert_rule_line_crossing, alarms_motion, alarms_opened, alarms_held_open, alarms_forced_open, alarms_panic, alarms_water_detected, alarms_glass_break, alarms_trigger, alarms_duress
context_camera_idsStringContext camera ID for the sensor or camera (self). May be empty if there is no paired context camera.
incident_linkString (URL)Link to the incident in Command.

Example Payloads

Alarms Raised

{
  "org_id": "4ee5b1a3-2e73-4cf1-a998-619456295bcb",
  "webhook_type": "new_alarms",
  "created_at": 1769052459,
  "webhook_id": "c7737e06-afd1-451c-a656-bc00b46c7481",
  "data": {
    "event_type": "alarm_raised",
    "event_time": 1769052459,
    "alarm_id": "019c6a26-3d2e-78f3-82d8-51eaf1764b09",
    "site_id": "cc74a540-8206-493f-9df8-6ce9e24d8a91",
    "is_silent": false,
    "partition_id": "3aea0dc7-e357-4fc8-a873-174831cfc31e",
    "partition_name": "Lobby",
    "response_id": "0199f499-526d-7676-900f-7f2e3819dcd3",
    "site_name": "Watch Store",
    "response_level": "standard",
    "trigger_time": 1769052458,
    "trigger_device_id": "a8a85e5e-ea40-4411-8e2b-835e48810119",
    "trigger_device_type": "wired_contact_sensor",
    "trigger_type": "alarms_opened",
    "trigger_device_name": "Side Door",
    "context_camera_ids": [
      "18a74bbc-9821-4d61-ab93-6070de20988e"
    ],
    "incident_link": "https://watch-org.command.verkada.com/new-alarms/live-incident/019c6a26-3d2e-78f3-82d8-51eaf1764b09"
  }
}

Alarm resolved (same alarm_id)

{
  "org_id": "4ee5b1a3-2e73-4cf1-a998-619456295bcb",
  "webhook_type": "new_alarms",
  "created_at": 1769052467,
  "webhook_id": "44da628c-bff3-46ee-a142-d0c874b27d81",
  "data": {
    "event_type": "alarm_resolved",
    "event_time": 1769052467,
    "alarm_id": "019c6a26-3d2e-78f3-82d8-51eaf1764b09",
    "site_id": "cc74a540-8206-493f-9df8-6ce9e24d8a91",
    "is_silent": false,
    "partition_id": "3aea0dc7-e357-4fc8-a873-174831cfc31e",
    "partition_name": "Lobby",
    "response_id": "0199f499-526d-7676-900f-7f2e3819dcd3",
    "site_name": "Watch Store",
    "response_level": "standard",
    "trigger_time": 1769052458,
    "trigger_device_id": "a8a85e5e-ea40-4411-8e2b-835e48810119",
    "trigger_device_type": "wired_contact_sensor",
    "trigger_type": "alarms_opened",
    "trigger_device_name": "Side Door",
    "context_camera_ids": [
      "18a74bbc-9821-4d61-ab93-6070de20988e"
    ],
    "incident_link": "https://watch-org.command.verkada.com/new-alarms/live-incident/019c6a26-3d2e-78f3-82d8-51eaf1764b09"
  }
}