---
type: api
title: Snooze action policies in bulk by ID
description: [Required authorization] Route required privileges: manage_alerting-v2-action-policies.
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v0/operation/operation-post-alerting-v2-action-policies-bulk-snooze
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v0/operation/operation-post-alerting-v2-action-policies-bulk-snooze
products:
  - Kibana
---

# Snooze action policies in bulk by ID

Availability: 9.5+

- Server: `https://{kibana_url}`

## Paths

- `POST` `/api/alerting/v2/action_policies/_bulk_snooze`

- [Api key auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v0/authentication#apikeyauth)
- [Basic auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v0/authentication#basicauth)

## Description

[Required authorization] Route required privileges: manage_alerting-v2-action-policies.

## Request Body

`application/json`

- `ids` ([] string · min: 1 · max: 100) — required
  Explicit list of IDs to operate on.
- `snoozed_until` (string · pattern: ^(?:(?:\d\d[2468][048]|\d\d[13579][26]|\d\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\d|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\d(?::[0-5]\d(?:\.\d+)?)?(?:Z))$) — required
  The ISO datetime until which the targeted action policies should be snoozed.

## Responses

#### `200`

Returns the result of the bulk snooze operation.

`application/json`

- `affected_count` (integer · min: 0 · max: 9007199254740991)
  Number of resources the operation successfully touched.
- `errors` ([] object)
  Errors encountered during the operation.
  - `error` (object)
    - `code` (string)
      Stable error code you can branch on, for example `INVALID_SCHEDULE` or `RULE_ALREADY_EXISTS`.
    - `details` (map string to object)
      Optional extra information about the error, for example field validation issues or the `rule_id` when that ID already exists.
    - `message` (string)
      A readable explanation of the error. The wording can change without notice. Do not parse this field.
  - `id` (string)
    The identifier of the resource that failed.
#### `400`

Indicates an invalid schema or parameters.

`application/json`

- `code` (string)
  Stable error code you can branch on, for example `INVALID_SCHEDULE` or `RULE_ALREADY_EXISTS`.
- `details` (map string to object)
  Optional extra information about the error, for example field validation issues or the `rule_id` when that ID already exists.
- `error` (string)
  A short human-readable summary of the error category (e.g., "Not Found", "Bad Request"). Subject to change without notice. Do not parse or rely on its content.
- `message` (string)
  A readable explanation of the error. The wording can change without notice. Do not parse this field.
#### `401`

Indicates the request was not authenticated.

`application/json`

- `code` (string)
  Stable error code you can branch on, for example `INVALID_SCHEDULE` or `RULE_ALREADY_EXISTS`.
- `details` (map string to object)
  Optional extra information about the error, for example field validation issues or the `rule_id` when that ID already exists.
- `error` (string)
  A short human-readable summary of the error category (e.g., "Not Found", "Bad Request"). Subject to change without notice. Do not parse or rely on its content.
- `message` (string)
  A readable explanation of the error. The wording can change without notice. Do not parse this field.
#### `403`

Indicates the user does not have the required privileges to perform the request.

`application/json`

- `code` (string)
  Stable error code you can branch on, for example `INVALID_SCHEDULE` or `RULE_ALREADY_EXISTS`.
- `details` (map string to object)
  Optional extra information about the error, for example field validation issues or the `rule_id` when that ID already exists.
- `error` (string)
  A short human-readable summary of the error category (e.g., "Not Found", "Bad Request"). Subject to change without notice. Do not parse or rely on its content.
- `message` (string)
  A readable explanation of the error. The wording can change without notice. Do not parse this field.
#### `500`

Indicates an unexpected server-side error.

`application/json`

- `code` (string)
  Stable error code you can branch on, for example `INVALID_SCHEDULE` or `RULE_ALREADY_EXISTS`.
- `details` (map string to object)
  Optional extra information about the error, for example field validation issues or the `rule_id` when that ID already exists.
- `error` (string)
  A short human-readable summary of the error category (e.g., "Not Found", "Bad Request"). Subject to change without notice. Do not parse or rely on its content.
- `message` (string)
  A readable explanation of the error. The wording can change without notice. Do not parse this field.
#### `503`

Indicates the alerting engine is disabled by the `alerting:v2:enabled` advanced setting.

`application/json`

- `code` (string)
  Stable error code you can branch on, for example `INVALID_SCHEDULE` or `RULE_ALREADY_EXISTS`.
- `details` (map string to object)
  Optional extra information about the error, for example field validation issues or the `rule_id` when that ID already exists.
- `error` (string)
  A short human-readable summary of the error category (e.g., "Not Found", "Bad Request"). Subject to change without notice. Do not parse or rely on its content.
- `message` (string)
  A readable explanation of the error. The wording can change without notice. Do not parse this field.
## Code Examples

#### Console

```console
POST /api/alerting/v2/action_policies/_bulk_snooze
{
  "ids": [
    "action-policy-1",
    "action-policy-2"
  ],
  "snoozed_until": "2026-01-16T12:00:00.000Z"
}
```

#### curl

```curl
curl -X POST "https://{kibana_url}/api/alerting/v2/action_policies/_bulk_snooze" \
  -H "kbn-xsrf: true" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "ids": [
    "action-policy-1",
    "action-policy-2"
  ],
  "snoozed_until": "2026-01-16T12:00:00.000Z"
}'
```

## Response Examples

#### All targeted policies snoozed

```json
{
  "affected_count": 2,
  "errors": []
}
```

#### Indicates an invalid schema or parameters.

```json
{
  "code": "BAD_REQUEST",
  "details": {
    "errors": {
      "errors": [],
      "properties": {
        "snoozed_until": {
          "errors": [
            "Invalid input: expected string, received undefined"
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "error": "Bad Request",
  "message": "snoozed_until: Invalid input: expected string, received undefined"
}
```

#### Request was not authenticated

```json
{
  "code": "UNAUTHORIZED",
  "error": "Unauthorized",
  "message": "Authentication required to access this API."
}
```

#### Caller lacks required privileges

```json
{
  "code": "FORBIDDEN",
  "error": "Forbidden",
  "message": "The current user does not have the required privileges for this request."
}
```

#### Unexpected server-side error

```json
{
  "code": "INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR",
  "error": "Internal Server Error",
  "message": "An unexpected error occurred."
}
```

#### Alerting V2 is disabled

```json
{
  "code": "ALERTING_DISABLED",
  "error": "Service Unavailable",
  "message": "Alerting is disabled."
}
```