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# Disable Alert(s)

> Learn how to disable a disabled alerts

This article explains how to de-activate a alert in Monita. Alerts are used to create notifications which can alert you when specific scenarios occur over a set period.

<Note>Once alerts are deactivated you will no longer receive Slack/Email notifications. If you would like to stop receive a notification for a single tag, instead Update the alert and by removing the tag reference from the alert.</Note>

### Instructions

1. Go to alerts page
2. Press the toggle switch on any alert you wish to deactivate
   <img src="https://mintcdn.com/monita/JXGAxnpYvkMASBZc/images/alerting/alert-activation-on.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=JXGAxnpYvkMASBZc&q=85&s=d08378741deacd26d55c07d05a93b613" alt="Toggle alert activation" width="116" height="100" data-path="images/alerting/alert-activation-on.png" />
3. A toast notification will confirm the alert has been deactivated
   <img src="https://mintcdn.com/monita/JXGAxnpYvkMASBZc/images/alerting/alert-deactivation-confirmation.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=JXGAxnpYvkMASBZc&q=85&s=c53802fd197922b07a579a99ab6de76b" alt="Alert activation confirmed" width="814" height="182" data-path="images/alerting/alert-deactivation-confirmation.png" />