---
title: "Mute or unmute a routing path"
method: POST
path: "/api/pipewire/control/routing/{inputGroupId}/{outputGroupId}/mute"
tags: ["pipewire"]
---

# Mute or unmute a routing path

`POST /api/pipewire/control/routing/{inputGroupId}/{outputGroupId}/mute`

Sets the mute state of a single input-group to output-group routing path. Mute drives the routing channelmix volume to 0; unmute restores the saved per-path volume. Provide `mute` (bool) or `toggle: true`. Persisted to the input-group routing config.

## Request body

- object

## Response `200`

Route mute state applied and persisted

- object

## Other responses

- `400` — Provide 'mute' (bool) or 'toggle': true
- `409` — PipeWire backend not active

## Changes

- **2026-05-17** `b06d8ae6f3f2` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2026-05-13** `34a577bdabff` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/falconchristmas/apis/fpp-api/changes/api/pipewire/control/routing/:inputGroupId/:outputGroupId/mute/post.md)

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