---
title: "Deactivate vulnerability monitoring for a vulnerability"
method: POST
path: "/vulnerabilities/deactivate"
tags: ["Vulnerabilities"]
---

# Deactivate vulnerability monitoring for a vulnerability

`POST /vulnerabilities/deactivate`

Deactivate monitoring for select vulnerabilities.
Vanta will not monitor a deactivated vulnerability until it is reactivated.

## Request body

- object
  - `updates` VulnerabilityDeactivateRequest[], required — List of vulnerabilities to deactivate
    - `id` string, required — ID of the vulnerability to deactivate.
    - `deactivateUntilDate` string, date-time — Date until which the vulnerability should be deactivated.
    - `deactivateReason` string, required — Reason for deactivating the vulnerability.
    - `shouldReactivateWhenFixable` boolean, required — Determines whether or not vulnerabilities should reactivate when they become fixable.

## Response `200`

Ok

- BulkResponse
  - `results` UpdateResponse[], required — List of results matching the length and order of the request
    - union
      - SuccessResponse
        - `id` string, required — Id of the record
        - `status` 'SUCCESS', required
      - NonSuccessResponse
        - `id` string, required — Id of the record
        - `status` 'ERROR', required
        - `message` string, required — Message an error message

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