name : create-timeline-event.rst **Example 1: To create a custom timeline event** The following ``create-timeline-event`` example creates a custom timeline event at the specified time on the specified incident. :: aws ssm-incidents create-timeline-event \ --event-data "\"example timeline event\"" \ --event-time 2022-10-01T20:30:00.000 \ --event-type "Custom Event" \ --incident-record-arn "arn:aws:ssm-incidents::111122223333:incident-record/Example-Response-Plan/6ebcc812-85f5-b7eb-8b2f-283e4EXAMPLE" Output:: { "eventId": "c0bcc885-a41d-eb01-b4ab-9d2deEXAMPLE", "incidentRecordArn": "arn:aws:ssm-incidents::111122223333:incident-record/Example-Response-Plan/6ebcc812-85f5-b7eb-8b2f-283e4EXAMPLE" } **Example 2: To create a timeline event with an incident note** The following ``create-timeline-event`` example creates a timeline event that is listed in the 'Incident notes' panel. :: aws ssm-incidents create-timeline-event \ --event-data "\"New Note\"" \ --event-type "Note" \ --incident-record-arn "arn:aws:ssm-incidents::111122223333:incident-record/Test/6cc46130-ca6c-3b38-68f1-f6abeEXAMPLE" \ --event-time 2023-06-20T12:06:00.000 \ --event-references '[{"resource":"arn:aws:ssm-incidents::111122223333:incident-record/Test/6cc46130-ca6c-3b38-68f1-f6abeEXAMPLE"}]' Output:: { "eventId": "a41dc885-c0bc-b4ab-eb01-de9d2EXAMPLE", "incidentRecordArn": "arn:aws:ssm-incidents::111122223333:incident-record/Example-Response-Plan/6ebcc812-85f5-b7eb-8b2f-283e4EXAMPLE" } For more information, see `Incident details <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/incident-manager/latest/userguide/tracking-details.html>`__ in the *Incident Manager User Guide*.