---
title: "PATCH /api/v1/checks/{pk}/escalations/"
method: PATCH
path: "/api/v1/checks/{pk}/escalations/"
tags: ["checks"]
---

# PATCH /api/v1/checks/{pk}/escalations/

`PATCH /api/v1/checks/{pk}/escalations/`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://uptime.com` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://uptime.com/api/v1/checks/{pk}/escalations/`
- Auth: none declared
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/uptime/apis/uptime-com-openapi-schema/docs/api/v1/checks/:pk/escalations/patch.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Set escalations for a check

**Sample data (JSON):**

    {
        "escalations": [{
            "wait_time": 5,
            "num_repeats": 10
            "contact_groups": ["Default", "Other"]
        }]
    }

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## Path parameters

- `pk` string, required

## Request body

- CheckEscalations
  - `escalations` object[], required: A list of escalations to set on this check; see example above.
    - `wait_time` integer, required
    - `contact_groups` string[], required
    - `num_repeats` integer: Number of times to repeat the escalation. '0' means no repeats.

## Response `200`

- CheckEscalations
  - `escalations` object[], required: A list of escalations to set on this check; see example above.
    - `wait_time` integer, required
    - `contact_groups` string[], required
    - `num_repeats` integer: Number of times to repeat the escalation. '0' means no repeats.

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