Enabling and Disabling Alert Rules

Enabling and Disabling Alert Rules

You can enable or disable any alert rule without deleting it. A disabled rule doesn't evaluate checks or create incidents, but its configuration is preserved for when you need it again.

Disabling a Rule

  1. In the left sidebar, click Alerts, then Alert Rules.
  2. Find the rule you want to disable.
  3. Click the Active toggle to turn it off (or click the ... menu → Disable).

The rule is immediately inactive. No new incidents will be created by this rule until it's re-enabled.

Re-enabling a Rule

  1. Find the disabled rule in the Alert Rules list. Disabled rules may be in a separate "inactive" section or shown with a gray badge.
  2. Click the Active toggle to turn it back on (or click ... → Enable).

The rule resumes evaluating checks on the next check cycle.

When to Disable Instead of Delete

Seasonal or temporary rules — disable during periods when you know they'll generate false positives (e.g., a response time rule during a major infrastructure migration).

Testing new configuration — disable a rule while you tweak its conditions, then re-enable once you've confirmed the settings are right.

Planned high load — if you're running a load test that will spike response times, temporarily disable response time rules to avoid alert noise.

Rules you're unsure about — if you're considering deleting a rule but aren't sure, disable it instead. If you don't miss it after a few weeks, then delete it.

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