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Overview

The list_alert_grouping_settings tool retrieves all alert grouping settings in your PagerDuty account. Alert grouping settings define how alerts are automatically grouped into incidents based on various criteria.
This is a read-only tool that does not modify any data in your PagerDuty account. Alert Grouping features are available only on certain PagerDuty plans.

Parameters

service_ids
array
Filter alert grouping settings by service IDs. Only returns settings related to the specified services.Example: ["PSVC123", "PSVC456"]
limit
integer
default:"25"
Maximum number of results to return. Must be between 1 and 100.Example: 50
after
string
Cursor to retrieve the next page of results. Only present if a next page exists.Example: "cursor_token_here"
before
string
Cursor to retrieve the previous page of results. Only present if not on the first page.Example: "cursor_token_here"
total
boolean
default:"false"
Set to true to include the total count of settings in the response. By default, this is set to false for faster response times.Example: true

Response

Returns a list of alert grouping setting objects.
response
array
Array of alert grouping setting objects

Example Usage

"Show me all alert grouping settings"

Use Cases

  • Audit grouping configuration - Review how alerts are grouped across services
  • Service-specific review - View grouping settings for specific services
  • Configuration discovery - Find existing grouping rules before creating new ones
  • Optimization - Identify services using different grouping strategies
  • Compliance - Verify alert grouping meets organizational standards

Grouping Types Explained

Content-Based

Groups alerts when specified fields match exactly. Best for consistent alert formats.

Content-Based Intelligent

Combines field matching with intelligent analysis for more sophisticated grouping.

Intelligent

Uses AI to intelligently group related alerts without explicit field matching.

Time-Based

Groups all alerts within a specified time window, regardless of content.

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