---
title: "Escalate alert to next"
method: POST
path: "/api/{cloudId}/v1/alerts/{id}/escalate"
tags: ["Alerts"]
---

# Escalate alert to next

`POST /api/{cloudId}/v1/alerts/{id}/escalate`

This endpoint is used to escalate an existing alert. Escalation triggers the defined escalation policies which could involve notifying additional users or teams, or increasing the frequency of notifications for the alert. This operation is particularly useful in situations where an alert requires urgent attention or has not been addressed within a certain timeframe according to the pre-set escalation paths.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Request body

- EscalateToNextRequest
  - `escalationId` string, required — Escalation that the alert will be escalated.

## Response `202`

Returned if the request is successful.

- SuccessResponse
  - `result` string — Indicates the outcome of the request.
  - `requestId` string — Identifier of the request. This ID can be used to trace or track the request in the system logs or for debugging purposes in case the request fails or causes an error.
  - `took` integer

## Other responses

- `401` — Returned if the authentication credentials are incorrect.
- `422` — Returned if the payload cannot be validated.

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