diff --git a/.github/workflows/assert_alert_created_with.js b/.github/workflows/assert_alert_created_with.js
index c366752..1b2ee2f 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/assert_alert_created_with.js
+++ b/.github/workflows/assert_alert_created_with.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const description = process.argv[5];
 const priority = process.argv[6];
 const tag = process.argv[7];
 const source = process.argv[8];
+const responder = process.argv[9];
 
 opsgenie.configure({
   api_key: process.env.OPSGENIE_API_KEY,
@@ -36,10 +37,18 @@ function assert_created_alert(alert) {
   if (tag) {
     expect(alert.data.tags).to.include(tag);
   }
+  if (responder) {
+    // Sadly we can't validate responders with a free account
+  }
   compare_optional_str(alert.data.source, source);
 }
 
-opsgenie.alertV2.getRequestStatus(request_id, function (_, status) {
+opsgenie.alertV2.getRequestStatus(request_id, function (error, status) {
+  if (error) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Failed to get status for alert with error: ${error.message}`,
+    );
+  }
   if (!status.data.success) {
     throw new Error("Alert wasn't (yet?) created");
   }
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 2ce71cd..12f900b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -35,11 +35,13 @@ jobs:
           export REQUIRED_VALUES_MESSAGE="Alert created with required values"
           export DESCRIPTION="alert description"
           export SOURCE="create alert integration test"
+          export RESPONDER="name:NOC:team"
           echo "ALERT_ALIAS=$(echo -n $ALIAS)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "ALL_VALUES_MESSAGE=$(echo -n ALL_VALUES_MESSAGE)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "REQUIRED_VALUES_MESSAGE=$(echo -n REQUIRED_VALUES_MESSAGE)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "DESCRIPTION=$(echo -n $DESCRIPTION)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "SOURCE=$(echo -n $SOURCE)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "RESPONDER=$(echo -n $RESPONDER)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Create OpsGenie Alert with All Values
         id: create-alert-all-values
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ jobs:
           priority: P5
           tags: kuku
           using_eu_url: false
+          responders: ${{ env.RESPONDER }}
 
       - name: Assert all values alert created
         env:
@@ -65,7 +68,8 @@ jobs:
           "${{ env.DESCRIPTION }}" \
           P5 \
           kuku \
-          "${{ env.SOURCE }}"
+          "${{ env.SOURCE }}" \
+          "${{ env.RESPONDER }}"
 
       - name: Create OpsGenie Alert with Required Values
         id: create-alert-required-values
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6a003e4..cf8049f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ This GitHub Action allows you to create alerts in [OpsGenie](https://www.atlassi
 - **\`tags\`**: Tags of the alert, separated by commas.
 - **\`priority\`**: Priority level of the alert. Possible values are P1, P2, P3, P4 and P5. Default value is P3.
 - **\`using_eu_url\`**: Set the action to use OpsGenie europe endpoint 'https://api.eu.opsgenie.com'. Defaults to false
+- **\`responders\`**: List of comma seperated targets that the alert will be routed to. (each target should be in the format: \<id type>:\<id>:\<responder type>)
 
 ### Outputs
 
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 46ded05..a5ba0e4 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ inputs:
     description: Boolean, true if using Opsgenie EU API endpoint
     required: false
     default: "false"
+  responders:
+    description: List of targets that the alert will be routed to
+    required: false
 runs:
   using: "node16"
   main: "dist/index.js"
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 45c49bb..1365e8f 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -78956,6 +78956,19 @@ define(function () {
 /***/ 4199:
 /***/ ((module) => {
 
+const createAlertRequestFrom = (alertDetails) => {
+  const request = {};
+
+  Object.assign(request, alertDetails, {
+    tags: createArrayFrom(alertDetails.tags),
+    responders: createArrayFrom(alertDetails.responders).map(
+      createResponderObjFrom,
+    ),
+  });
+
+  return withoutEmptyProperties(request);
+};
+
 function createArrayFrom(tags) {
   return !tags
     ? []
@@ -78964,18 +78977,15 @@ function createArrayFrom(tags) {
       });
 }
 
+function createResponderObjFrom(responderStr) {
+  const parts = responderStr.split(":");
+  return { [parts[0]]: parts[1], type: parts[2] };
+}
+
 function withoutEmptyProperties(obj) {
   return Object.fromEntries(Object.entries(obj).filter(([_, v]) => v !== ""));
 }
 
-const createAlertRequestFrom = (alertDetails) => {
-  const request = {};
-  Object.assign(request, alertDetails, {
-    tags: createArrayFrom(alertDetails.tags),
-  });
-  return withoutEmptyProperties(request);
-};
-
 module.exports = {
   createAlertRequestFrom,
 };
@@ -81135,7 +81145,7 @@ opsgenie.alertV2.create(alertRequest, function (error, result) {
   if (error) {
     core.setFailed(error.message);
   } else {
-    console.log(`Request sent for creating new alert: ${alertRequest.message}`);
+    console.log(`Request sent for creating new alert: ${result.requestId}`);
     core.setOutput("request_id", result.requestId);
   }
 });
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index c7972f5..28dc8ba 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ opsgenie.alertV2.create(alertRequest, function (error, result) {
   if (error) {
     core.setFailed(error.message);
   } else {
-    console.log(`Request sent for creating new alert: ${alertRequest.message}`);
+    console.log(`Request sent for creating new alert: ${result.requestId}`);
     core.setOutput("request_id", result.requestId);
   }
 });
diff --git a/src/alert.js b/src/alert.js
index e0aaf85..bc504c8 100644
--- a/src/alert.js
+++ b/src/alert.js
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+const createAlertRequestFrom = (alertDetails) => {
+  const request = {};
+
+  Object.assign(request, alertDetails, {
+    tags: createArrayFrom(alertDetails.tags),
+    responders: createArrayFrom(alertDetails.responders).map(
+      createResponderObjFrom,
+    ),
+  });
+
+  return withoutEmptyProperties(request);
+};
+
 function createArrayFrom(tags) {
   return !tags
     ? []
@@ -6,18 +19,15 @@ function createArrayFrom(tags) {
       });
 }
 
+function createResponderObjFrom(responderStr) {
+  const parts = responderStr.split(":");
+  return { [parts[0]]: parts[1], type: parts[2] };
+}
+
 function withoutEmptyProperties(obj) {
   return Object.fromEntries(Object.entries(obj).filter(([_, v]) => v !== ""));
 }
 
-const createAlertRequestFrom = (alertDetails) => {
-  const request = {};
-  Object.assign(request, alertDetails, {
-    tags: createArrayFrom(alertDetails.tags),
-  });
-  return withoutEmptyProperties(request);
-};
-
 module.exports = {
   createAlertRequestFrom,
 };