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title: Editing an alert
description: Use the Alerts page to edit an existing alert.
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revdate: May 7, 2024
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  steps: Steps
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# Editing an alert

Use the **Alerts** page to edit an existing alert.

## Steps

1. Go to **Monitoring > Alerts**, and browse or search for the alert that you want to edit.

2. Click the alert that you want to edit to open the details panel.

3. Click the **Pencil** icon, and enter or edit the following:

   * **Name**: A unique name for the alert.

   * **Email Addresses**: The addresses to which the alert will be sent. You can specify individual email addresses or mailing lists.

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     |   | Copy the email addresses to the clipboard if you want to use the same set of email addresses for a different alert. |

   * **Alert Types**: The event types that will trigger the alert.

4. Click **Save**.