# Set a detection alert status **POST /api/detection_engine/signals/status** Set the status of one or more detection alerts. ## Servers - http://localhost:5601: http://localhost:5601 () ## Authentication methods - Basic auth ## Parameters ### Body: application/json (object) An object containing desired status and explicit alert ids or a query to select alerts - **signal_ids** (array[string(nonempty)]) List of alert `id`s. - **status** (string) The status of an alert, which can be `open`, `acknowledged`, `in-progress`, or `closed`. ## Responses ### 200 Successful response #### Body: application/json (object) object ### 400 Invalid input data response #### Body: application/json (object) - **error** (string) - **message** (string) - **statusCode** (integer) ### 401 Unsuccessful authentication response #### Body: application/json (object) - **error** (string) - **message** (string) - **statusCode** (integer) ### 500 Internal server error response #### Body: application/json (object) - **message** (string) - **status_code** (integer) [Powered by Bump.sh](https://bump.sh)