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# Mute alerts

Muting stops all alerts for an incident and its repeated occurrences for a set period. The incident stays open and logged. Spike just stops notifying your team about it.

This is useful for low-priority incidents you're aware of but don't need to act on immediately. Instead of getting alerted repeatedly, you mute it and come back when you're ready.

<figure><img src="/files/wTIXpXVS6oBKa74Ipt7D" alt="Mute alerts on an incident"><figcaption><p>Mute alerts on an incident for a set duration.</p></figcaption></figure>

## Mute duration options

* 1 hour
* 10 hours
* 1 day
* 1 week
* 1 month
* Forever

{% hint style="warning" %}
Use **Forever** carefully. Muting an incident permanently means your team will never be alerted about it again, even if it keeps recurring.
{% endhint %}