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updatedAt: 2026-04-21T08:57:19.000Z
agentTools:
  projectIndex: https://docs.mesh.complyadvantage.com/llms.txt
---

# Update the status of a risk

Given an alert identifier, risk identifier, and new risk state, updates the state of the given risk signal.

**Note**: A risk signal from a `TRANSACTION_MONITORING` alert cannot be updated and will result in a 400 response code


You need the "Update risks" permission to use this endpoint.

# OpenAPI definition

```json
{
  "components": {
    "schemas": {
      "am_ProblemDetailErrorResponse": {
        "additionalProperties": true,
        "properties": {
          "detail": {
            "nullable": true,
            "type": "string"
          },
          "identifier": {
            "format": "uuid",
            "type": "string"
          },
          "instance": {
            "format": "uri",
            "nullable": true,
            "type": "string"
          },
          "status": {
            "format": "int32",
            "nullable": true,
            "type": "integer"
          },
          "timestamp": {
            "format": "date-time",
            "type": "string"
          },
          "title": {
            "nullable": true,
            "type": "string"
          },
          "type": {
            "format": "uri",
            "nullable": true,
            "type": "string"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "identifier",
          "timestamp"
        ],
        "type": "object"
      },
      "am_RiskStatusUpdatePayload": {
        "properties": {
          "decision": {
            "enum": [
              "NOT_REVIEWED",
              "IN_REVIEW",
              "FALSE_POSITIVE",
              "TRUE_POSITIVE"
            ],
            "type": "string"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "decision"
        ],
        "type": "object"
      }
    },
    "securitySchemes": {
      "BearerAuth": {
        "description": "HTTP Bearer Token Authentication",
        "scheme": "bearer",
        "type": "http"
      }
    }
  },
  "info": {
    "title": "Mesh API",
    "version": "v2.0"
  },
  "openapi": "3.0.3",
  "paths": {
    "/v2/alerts/{alert_identifier}/risks/{risk_identifier}/decision": {
      "post": {
        "description": "Given an alert identifier, risk identifier, and new risk state, updates the state of the given risk signal.\n\n**Note**: A risk signal from a `TRANSACTION_MONITORING` alert cannot be updated and will result in a 400 response code\n\n\nYou need the \"Update risks\" permission to use this endpoint.",
        "operationId": "alertServiceChangeRiskStatus",
        "parameters": [
          {
            "example": "f24f3832-4f1e-40fa-98d0-3d5a324de11b",
            "in": "path",
            "name": "alert_identifier",
            "required": true,
            "schema": {
              "format": "uuid",
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          {
            "example": "b4fd0eae-a440-49a3-af6a-56189848949b",
            "in": "path",
            "name": "risk_identifier",
            "required": true,
            "schema": {
              "format": "uuid",
              "type": "string"
            }
          }
        ],
        "requestBody": {
          "content": {
            "application/json": {
              "schema": {
                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/am_RiskStatusUpdatePayload"
              }
            }
          },
          "required": true
        },
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/am_RiskStatusUpdatePayload"
                }
              }
            },
            "description": "Decision state updated"
          },
          "400": {
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/am_ProblemDetailErrorResponse"
                }
              }
            },
            "description": "Bad Request"
          },
          "404": {
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/am_ProblemDetailErrorResponse"
                }
              }
            },
            "description": "Not found"
          }
        },
        "summary": "Update the status of a risk",
        "tags": [
          "Alerts & Risks"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "security": [
    {
      "BearerAuth": []
    }
  ],
  "servers": [
    {
      "description": "ComplyAdvantage Mesh API",
      "url": "https://api.mesh.complyadvantage.com"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    {
      "name": "Alerts & Risks"
    }
  ]
}
```