---
title: "Adjust severity of an issue"
method: POST
path: "/issues/{issue_id}/severity/adjust"
---

# Adjust severity of an issue

`POST /issues/{issue_id}/severity/adjust`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://app.aikido.dev/api/public/v1`
- URL: `https://app.aikido.dev/api/public/v1/issues/{issue_id}/severity/adjust`
- Auth: OAuth 2
  - Client credentials
  - Token URL: `https://app.aikido.io/api/oauth/token` scopes: `issues:write`

Adjust severity of a single issue to 'critical', 'high', 'medium' or 'low'

## Path parameters

- `issue_id` integer, required

## Request body

- object
  - `adjusted_severity` 'critical' | 'high' | 'medium' | 'low', required: The adjusted severity
  - `reason` string, required: A reason for why the severity needs to be adjusted

## Response `200`

The severity has been successfully updated

- object
  - `success` integer: The integer 1 indicating success

## Other responses

- `400`: One or more of the provided fields are invalid.

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