docs-v2/content/influxdb/v2/monitor-alert/checks/update.md

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Update checks	Update monitoring checks in InfluxDB	Update, rename, enable or disable checks in the InfluxDB UI.	influxdb_v2 parent Manage checks	203	/influxdb/v2/monitor-alert/notification-rules/ /influxdb/v2/monitor-alert/notification-endpoints/

Update checks in the InfluxDB user interface (UI). Common updates include:

• Update check queries and logic
• Enable or disable a check
• Rename a check
• Add or update a check description
• Add a label to a check

To update checks, select Alerts > Alerts in the navigation menu on the left.

{{< nav-icon "alerts" >}}

Update check queries and logic

1. Click the name of the check you want to update. The check builder appears.
2. To edit the check query, click {{< caps >}}1. Define Query{{< /caps >}} at the top of the check builder window.
3. To edit the check logic, click {{< caps >}}2. Configure Check{{< /caps >}} at the top of the check builder window.

For details about using the check builder, see Create checks.

Enable or disable a check

Click the {{< icon "toggle" >}} toggle next to a check to enable or disable it.

Rename a check

1. Hover over the name of the check you want to update.
2. Click the {{< icon "edit" >}} icon that appears next to the check name.
3. Enter a new name and click out of the name field or press enter to save.

You can also rename a check in the check builder.

Add or update a check description

1. Hover over the check description you want to update.
2. Click the {{< icon "edit" >}} icon that appears next to the description.
3. Enter a new description and click out of the name field or press enter to save.

Add a label to a check

1. Click {{< icon "add-label" >}} Add a label next to the check you want to add a label to. The Add Labels box appears.
2. To add an existing label, select the label from the list.
3. To create and add a new label:
   • In the search field, enter the name of the new label. The Create Label box opens.
   • In the Description field, enter an optional description for the label.
   • Select a color for the label.
   • Click {{< caps >}}Create Label{{< /caps >}}.
4. To remove a label, click {{< icon "x" >}} on the label.