# Default alert action?
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/default-alert-action/258805
**Category:** Elastic Security
**Created:** [December 16, 2020, 5:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/default-alert-action/258805 "2020-12-16T05:59:44Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@hilt86](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/hilt86)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2020, 5:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/default-alert-action/258805/1 "2020-12-16T05:59:44Z")
Is there a way to set a default action in Elastic Siem? Manually setting up an action on 300+ rules is pretty raw!
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### Author:  [@spong](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spong)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2020, 10:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/default-alert-action/258805/2 "2020-12-16T22:03:06Z")
Hey there @hilt86! 👋 While there isn't currently a way to set a default action on a selection of rules, we are looking into ways to make this a bit less cumbersome, whether that be bulk editing of Rules, or a default action that is applied to all Rules as you mention. I've created this [kibana issue](https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/86198) for tracking -- if you could stop by and 👍 it and add a bit about your use case that will help us prioritize these enhancements. 🙂
We're looking to enhance the overall Rule Management experience, but in the meantime, using the [API](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/security/current/rules-api-create.html#actions-object-schema) is probably the best way to automate things here a bit.
Cheers!
Garrett
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### Author:  [@lamp123432](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lamp123432)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2022, 5:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/default-alert-action/258805/3 "2022-10-17T17:11:28Z")
Any news on that? We're starting 2023 soon and still have to edit hundreds of rules at a time to give them a default action, otherwise there's alerts that we don't get notified for!!!
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### Author:  [@vitaliidm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vitaliidm)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2022, 6:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/default-alert-action/258805/4 "2022-11-02T18:13:27Z")
Hey @lamp123432, [starting from 8.5](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/security/current/whats-new.html#_detection_rules_enhancements) there is a possibility to bulk edit actions in rules:
> **[Manage detection rules | Elastic Security Solution \[8.5\] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/security/8.5/rules-ui-management.html#edit-rules-settings)**
This feature would allow to set an action to all rules, with no need to edit rule one by one.
Thanks, Vitalii