---
title: "Changes to Create a dismissal request for a Dependabot alert for a repository"
method: POST
path: "/repos/{owner}/{repo}/dismissal-requests/dependabot/{alert_number}"
---

# Changes to Create a dismissal request for a Dependabot alert for a repository

`POST /repos/{owner}/{repo}/dismissal-requests/dependabot/{alert_number}`

> Every recorded change to this operation, newest first.

## Timeline

Changed in 1 of 94 revisions.

- **2026-08-25** `5dfa8b80024f`: 1 warning

## Changes

- **2026-08-25** `5dfa8b80024f`: 1 warning
  - the `dismissed_comment` request property's maxLength was set to `280`

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[Operation](https://skmtc.dev/github/apis/enterprise-cloud/docs/repos/:owner/:repo/dismissal-requests/dependabot/:alert_number/post.md) · [API](https://skmtc.dev/github/apis/enterprise-cloud.md) · [Page](https://skmtc.dev/github/apis/enterprise-cloud/changes/repos/:owner/:repo/dismissal-requests/dependabot/:alert_number/post)