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Gateway Commands, Snooze a target path for a specific duration
 

Problem:

How to snooze a specific DataItem for a specific duration.
 

Solution:

You can use the /SNOOZE:time command and please follow the correct arguments based on the article (Provided a snippet below):
 

Example:

If you want to snooze a Data item for 30 minutes, you may use the command below as an example:
 

curl -v -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
        "command": "/SNOOZE:time",
        "target": "/geneos/gateway[(@name=\"gw_6.6y\")]/directory/probe[(@name=\"probe_6.6\")]/managedEntity[(@name=\"me_6.6\")]",
        "args": {
          "1": "Snooze for 30 minute",
          "4": 30,
          "5": 3600
        }
      }' \
  http://<GW_IP>:<GW_PORT>/rest/runCommand

Using Argument 4 as the desired time:
"4":30

Using Argument 5:
"5":3600 (This is for hours)
"5":60 (This is for minutes)
"5":86400 (This is for days)

Your command should show as:



Output:

Log output:

2026-02-08 15:59:15.724+0800  INFO: CommandManager Executing command [/SNOOZE:time] with id [47] for request id [8]
2026-02-08 15:59:15.725+0800  INFO: CommandManager Executing command '/SNOOZE:time' on DataItem '/geneos/gateway[(@name="gw_6.6y")]/directory/probe[(@name="probe_6.6")]/managedEntity[(@name="me_6.6")]', issued by anonymous user on '192.168.101.73' using REST service

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