Creating a support case

By default, account users don't have access to create, update, search, or view cases. The account owner must provide users with access by assigning an Identity and Access Management (IAM) access policy. For more information, see Managing access to support cases.

Complete the following steps to create a support case:

1. From the IBM Cloud console menu bar, click the Help icon > Support center.

2. From the Contact support section, click Create a case.

3. Select the category for your issue.

4. Select the topic and the associated subtopic that is most closely related to your issue, and click Next.

5. Complete the required fields.

   To maintain security, do not include any personal information, sensitive data, or device or service credentials in case responses. For example, don't include passwords, API keys, secrets, or credit card information.

6. Complete optional fields:

   • Add a specific resource or product for quicker triage and investigation.
   • Attach files to provide more details about the issue you're experiencing.
   • If you'd like a user in your account to be updated about the case, add them by using the watchlist. For more information, see Updating your support case's watchlist.
   • Select Email me updates about this case to receive support case notifications.

7. Click Next, review your case summary, and click Submit case.

8. After you receive email verification for the case, follow the instructions for further communication on the issue.

After your support case is created, you can follow its progress on the Manage cases page.

IBM support cases can also be opened in the cloud console as well as in the IBM support portal. These cases can only be managed in the IBM support portal and access is controlled in the IBM support portal. For more information about access, see Managing Your Support Account Access.

Creating a support case by using the API

You can programmatically open a support case by calling the Case Management API as shown in the following sample requests. For more information about the API, see Case Management.

curl --location --request POST 'support-center.cloud.ibm.com/case-management/v1/cases' --header 'Content-Type: application/json' --header 'Content-Type: text/plain' --data-raw '{ "type": "technical",
  "subject": "Case subject",
  "description": "Case description",
  "severity":4,
   "offering": {
    "name": "Cloud Object Storage",
    "type": {
      "group": "crn_service_name",
      "key": "cloud-object-storage",
      "kind": "service",
      "id": "dff97f5c-bc5e-4455-b470-411c3edbe49c"
    }
  },
  "resources": [
    {
      "crn": "crn:v1:staging:public:cloud-object-storage:global:a/2dded3de4a4d4a098ebd0998be5cc845:723a59c4-9338-43fe-9dc4-e4a87cc78c8e::",
      "note": "Resource note"
    }
  ]
}'

OfferingType offeringType = new OfferingType.Builder()
  .group(OfferingType.Group.CRN_SERVICE_NAME)
  .key("cloud-object-storage")
  .build();
Offering offeringPayload = new Offering.Builder()
  .name("Cloud Object Storage")
  .type(offeringType)
  .build();
CreateCaseOptions createCaseOptions = new CreateCaseOptions.Builder()
  .type("technical")
  .subject("Example technical case")
  .description("This is an example case description. This is where the problem would be described.")
  .offering(offeringPayload)
  .severity(4)
  .build();

Response<Case> response = service.createCase(createCaseOptions).execute();
Case xCase = response.getResult();

System.out.println(xCase);

const offeringType = {
  group: 'crn_service_name',
  key: 'cloud-object-storage',
};

const offeringPayload = {
  name: 'Cloud Object Storage',
  type: offeringType,
};

const params = {
  type: 'technical',
  subject: 'Example technical case',
  description: 'This is an example case description. This is where the problem would be described.',
  offering: offeringPayload,
  severity: 4,
};

caseManagementService.createCase(params)
  .then(res => {
    caseNumber = res.result.number
    console.log(JSON.stringify(res.result, null, 2));
  })
  .catch(err => {
    console.warn(err)
  });

offering_type = OfferingType(
  group='crn_service_name',
  key='cloud-object-storage'
)
offering_payload = Offering(
  name='Cloud Object Storage',
  type=offering_type
)

case = case_management_service.create_case(
  type='technical',
  subject='Example technical case',
  description='This is an example case description. This is where the problem would be described.',
  offering=offering_payload,
  severity=4,
).get_result()

print(json.dumps(case, indent=2))

offeringType, _ := caseManagementService.NewOfferingType(
  casemanagementv1.OfferingTypeGroupCRNServiceNameConst,
  "cloud-object-storage",
)
offeringPayload, _ := caseManagementService.NewOffering(
  "Cloud Object Storage",
  offeringType,
)

createCaseOptions := caseManagementService.NewCreateCaseOptions(
  "technical",
  "Example technical case",
  "This is an example case description. This is where the problem would be described.",
)
createCaseOptions.SetSeverity(4)
createCaseOptions.SetOffering(offeringPayload)

caseVar, response, err := caseManagementService.CreateCase(createCaseOptions)
if err != nil {
  panic(err)
}
b, _ := json.MarshalIndent(caseVar, "", "  ")
fmt.Println(string(b))

curl -X PUT '/case-management/v1/cases/{case_number}/resources' -H 'Authorization: TOKEN' -d '{
  "crn": "296878",
  "note": "This resource does not work"
}'

AddResourceOptions addResourceOptions = new AddResourceOptions.Builder()
  .caseNumber(caseNumber)
  .crn(resourceCrn)
  .note("This resource is the service that is having the problem.")
  .build();

Response<Resource> response = service.addResource(addResourceOptions).execute();
Resource resource = response.getResult();

System.out.println(resource);

const params = {
  caseNumber: caseNumber,
  crn: resourceCrn,
  note: 'This resource is the service that is having the problem.',
};

caseManagementService.addResource(params)
  .then(res => {
    console.log(JSON.stringify(res.result, null, 2));
  })
  .catch(err => {
    console.warn(err)
  });

resource = case_management_service.add_resource(
  case_number=case_number,
  crn=resource_crn,
  note='This resource is the service that is having the problem.',
).get_result()

print(json.dumps(resource, indent=2))

addResourceOptions := caseManagementService.NewAddResourceOptions(
  caseNumber,
)
addResourceOptions.SetCRN(resourceCRN)
addResourceOptions.SetNote("This resource is the service that is having the problem.")

resource, response, err := caseManagementService.AddResource(addResourceOptions)
if err != nil {
  panic(err)
}
b, _ := json.MarshalIndent(resource, "", "  ")
fmt.Println(string(b))