# Force Clear an Alarm

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/force-clear-an-alarm/38182>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [August 28, 2020, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/force-clear-an-alarm/38182 "2020-08-28T20:45:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![bharghavi.balagopal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8dc957/32.png) [@bharghavi.balagopal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bharghavi.balagopal)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2020, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/force-clear-an-alarm/38182/1 "2020-08-28T20:45:33Z")

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Hello All,

Can we force an alarm to clear state ?

Thanks,  
BB

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**Author:** ![MMaynard](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/mmaynard/32/3366_2.png) [@MMaynard](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MMaynard)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2020, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/force-clear-an-alarm/38182/2 "2020-08-28T21:49:44Z")

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Without knowing the nature of the alarm, if its based off a plc bit, an expression, or whatever.  
You can always just disable the alarm and the enable it.  
Disabling the alarm will clear the state.

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**Author:** ![bharghavi.balagopal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8dc957/32.png) [@bharghavi.balagopal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bharghavi.balagopal)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2020, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/force-clear-an-alarm/38182/3 "2020-08-31T15:05:49Z")

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Thank you for the response. Yeah looks like we have to disable the alarm is the option