# General Notices API Reference

Source: https://instatus.com/help/api/generic-notices

General notices are persistent banners shown on your status page (separate from incidents and maintenances). Use these endpoints to manage them programmatically.

## Get all general notices

**Endpoint:**

```bash
GET /v1/:page_id/generic-notices?page=:page&per_page=:per_page
```

- The default page number is 1.
- The default per_page number is 50 and the maximum is 100 items per page.

**Example response:**

```json
[
  {
    "id": "cl9mq0ah50646mpvlmbrvf979",
    "name": "Scheduled DNS migration",
    "message": "We are migrating our DNS provider over the next week.",
    "messageHtml": "<p>We are migrating our DNS provider over the next week.</p>",
    "notify": false,
    "isCollapsed": false,
    "createdAt": "2022-10-24T11:53:46.505Z",
    "updatedAt": "2022-10-24T11:53:46.505Z",
    "siteId": "cl9fzgilx14063qjvl5oqdtxtg",
    "importedFrom": null
  }
]
```

## Get a general notice

**Endpoint:**

```bash
GET /v1/:page_id/generic-notices/:generic_notice_id
```

**Example response:**

```json
{
  "id": "cl9mq0ah50646mpvlmbrvf979",
  "name": "Scheduled DNS migration",
  "message": "We are migrating our DNS provider over the next week.",
  "messageHtml": "<p>We are migrating our DNS provider over the next week.</p>",
  "notify": false,
  "isCollapsed": false,
  "createdAt": "2022-10-24T11:53:46.505Z",
  "updatedAt": "2022-10-24T11:53:46.505Z",
  "siteId": "cl9fzgilx14063qjvl5oqdtxtg",
  "importedFrom": null
}
```

## Add a general notice

**Endpoint:**

```bash
POST /v1/:page_id/generic-notices
```

**Body parameters:**

- `name` (required) — the title of the notice.
- `message` — the body of the notice. HTML is supported.
- `notify` — whether to notify subscribers. Defaults to `false`.
- `isCollapsed` — whether the notice is collapsed by default. Defaults to `false`.
- `translations` — optional translations for `name` and `message`, keyed by language code.

**Example request:**

```json
{
  "name": "Scheduled DNS migration",
  "message": "We are migrating our DNS provider over the next week.",
  "notify": false,
  "isCollapsed": false,
  "translations": {
    "name": {
      "fr": "Migration DNS planifiée"
    },
    "message": {
      "fr": "Nous migrons notre fournisseur DNS au cours de la semaine prochaine."
    }
  }
}
```

**Example response:**

```json
{
  "id": "cl9xobpoe00614tvldhh90t0w",
  "name": "Scheduled DNS migration",
  "message": "We are migrating our DNS provider over the next week.",
  "messageHtml": "<p>We are migrating our DNS provider over the next week.</p>",
  "notify": false,
  "isCollapsed": false,
  "createdAt": "2022-11-01T03:52:08.126Z",
  "updatedAt": "2022-11-01T03:52:08.126Z",
  "siteId": "cl9fzgilx14063qjvl5oqdtxtg",
  "importedFrom": null,
  "translations": {
    "name": {
      "fr": "Migration DNS planifiée"
    },
    "message": {
      "fr": "Nous migrons notre fournisseur DNS au cours de la semaine prochaine."
    }
  }
}
```

## Update a general notice

**Endpoint:**

```bash
PUT /v1/:page_id/generic-notices/:generic_notice_id
```

Only the fields you send are updated.

**Example request:**

```json
{
  "name": "Scheduled DNS migration (rescheduled)",
  "message": "The migration has been rescheduled to next month.",
  "isCollapsed": true
}
```

**Example response:**

```json
{
  "id": "cl9xobpoe00614tvldhh90t0w",
  "name": "Scheduled DNS migration (rescheduled)",
  "message": "The migration has been rescheduled to next month.",
  "messageHtml": "<p>The migration has been rescheduled to next month.</p>",
  "notify": false,
  "isCollapsed": true,
  "createdAt": "2022-11-01T03:52:08.126Z",
  "updatedAt": "2022-11-02T09:14:22.501Z",
  "siteId": "cl9fzgilx14063qjvl5oqdtxtg",
  "importedFrom": null
}
```

## Delete a general notice

**Endpoint:**

```bash
DELETE /v1/:page_id/generic-notices/:generic_notice_id
```

**Example response:**

```json
{
  "id": "cl9xobpoe00614tvldhh90t0w",
  "name": "Scheduled DNS migration (rescheduled)",
  "message": "The migration has been rescheduled to next month.",
  "messageHtml": "<p>The migration has been rescheduled to next month.</p>",
  "notify": false,
  "isCollapsed": true,
  "createdAt": "2022-11-01T03:52:08.126Z",
  "updatedAt": "2022-11-02T09:14:22.501Z",
  "siteId": "cl9fzgilx14063qjvl5oqdtxtg",
  "importedFrom": null
}
```