---
title: "Change alarm state"
method: POST
path: "/alarms"
tags: ["Alarms"]
---

# Change alarm state

`POST /alarms`

Performs bulk operations on alarms (terminate, acknowledge, resolve)

## Query parameters

- `command` 'terminate' | 'acknowledge' | 'sticky_acknowledge' | 'resolve', required
- `timeout` integer

## Request body

- object
  - `alarms` integer[], required — Array of alarm IDs
  - `timeout` integer — Alternative to query parameter for sticky_acknowledge timeout

## Response `200`

Operation completed

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid request
- `401` — Access denied

## Changes

- **2026-01-30** `32f48ec94aec` — 4 breaking, 8 info
  - the `query` request parameter `command` was restricted to a list of enum values
  - the `query` request parameter `command` became required
  - the request property `alarms` became required
  - the `alarms/items/` request property type/format changed from `integer`/`` to `integer`/`int64`
  - …8 more
- **2023-02-28** `910d3ad08e09` — 2 info
  - api operation id `changeAlarmState` was added
  - added the non-success response with the status `401`
- **2023-02-27** `56704a958ac6` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2023-02-23** `9c09a2aad349` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/netxms/apis/netxms-rest-api/changes/alarms/post.md)

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