Configure Runbook Inputs & Outputs

Learn how to configure incident and alert context for your runbooks.

Set incident context

To ensure the correct fields are available in the data picker:

1. Open your runbook in the editor

2. Go to the Input/Output section (top of the page)

3. Under Incident Context, select:

   • Any Incident - Standard incident fields only

   • No Incident - No incident fields available

   • Custom Incident Type - Standard fields + custom fields from a specific incident type

4. If you selected Custom Incident Type:

   • Choose the incident type from the dropdown

   • All custom fields from that type become available in the data picker

5. Click Save

Example: If you select "Service Incident" as the custom incident type, and that type has custom fields like error_rate and affected_users, those fields will appear in the data picker as:

• {{incident.error_rate}}

• {{incident.affected_users}}

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Next steps

• Go to Create Runbooks to learn about runbook creation.

• Go to Overview to understand incident and alert fields.

• Go to Use Mustache Templates in Runbook Actions to reference fields in actions.