---
title: "Unmute authors"
description: "Takes authors off the muted list, keeping the rest of the filter. Each entry can be the stored value or any link to the person's profile or posts. Retrying is safe, because authors who aren't muted are skipped."
canonical: https://docs.rumoro.dev/api/alerts/unmute-alert-authors
markdown: https://docs.rumoro.dev/api/alerts/unmute-alert-authors.mdx
---

# Unmute authors

`POST /v1/alerts/{id}/unmute`

Takes authors off the muted list, keeping the rest of the filter. Each entry can be the stored value or any link to the person's profile or posts. Retrying is safe, because authors who aren't muted are skipped.

## Parameters

| Name | In | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `id` | path, required | The alert's id (feed_...). |

## Body

| Field | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `authors` | yes | A profile link (x.com/name, linkedin.com/in/name, reddit.com/user/name), post link, handle (@name, u/name), Bluesky DID or display name. Links are stored as the author's profile. A bare name or handle covers every platform. |

## Responses

| Status | Meaning |
| --- | --- |
| 200 | Updated alert with the new muted list |
| 401 | The API key is missing or not valid |
| 404 | No alert with this id |

The [OpenAPI document](https://api.rumoro.dev/v1/openapi.json) has every schema. Rules shared by all endpoints are in [Conventions](https://docs.rumoro.dev/conventions.mdx).