# MuteTargets


Specifies which alarms an alarm mute rule applies to.

You can target up to 100 specific alarms by name. When a mute rule is active, the targeted alarms continue to evaluate metrics and transition between states, but their configured actions are muted.

## Contents


 ** AlarmNames **   <a name="ACW-Type-MuteTargets-AlarmNames"></a>
The list of alarm names that this mute rule targets. You can specify up to 100 alarm names.  
Each alarm name must be between 1 and 255 characters in length. The alarm names must match existing alarms in your AWS account and region.  
Type: Array of strings  
Array Members: Maximum number of 100 items.  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 255.  
Required: Yes

## See Also


For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/monitoring-2010-08-01/MuteTargets) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/monitoring-2010-08-01/MuteTargets) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/monitoring-2010-08-01/MuteTargets)