# Get a silence

**GET /services/mimir/alertmanager/api/v2/silences/{silence_id}**

Returns a specific silence by ID, if it belongs to this system.

Before forwarding the request to Alertmanager, the proxy verifies the silence contains an exact `system_key` matcher matching this system. If the silence does not belong to this system, a 403 Forbidden response is returned.

**Access control:** Requires HTTP Basic Auth with valid system credentials.



## Servers
- Backend API server (port 8080): https://api.your-domain.com/api (Backend API server (port 8080))
- Collect API server (port 8081): https://collect.your-domain.com/api (Collect API server (port 8081))


## Authentication methods
- Basic auth


## Parameters

### Path parameters
- **silence_id** (string)
  Silence UUID



## Responses

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