diff --git a/src/murfey/server/api/session_info.py b/src/murfey/server/api/session_info.py
index 64bde37fa..63bbbaa52 100644
--- a/src/murfey/server/api/session_info.py
+++ b/src/murfey/server/api/session_info.py
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Dict, List, Optional
 
+import requests
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, Request
-from fastapi.responses import FileResponse
+from fastapi.responses import FileResponse, JSONResponse
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 from sqlmodel import select
 
@@ -276,6 +277,94 @@ def update_current_gain_ref(
     db.commit()
 
 
+# Endpoints for turning alerts on and off
+
+
+@router.get("/silences/{instrument_name}")
+def get_silences(instrument_name: MurfeyInstrumentName):
+    all_configs = get_machine_config()
+    valid_instrument_names = list(all_configs.keys())
+    if instrument_name in valid_instrument_names:
+        index = valid_instrument_names.index(instrument_name)
+        query_params = f"filter=microscope={sanitise(valid_instrument_names[index])}"
+    else:
+        logger.warning(
+            f"invalid query parameters for get alerts on {sanitise(instrument_name)}"
+        )
+        return []
+    machine_config = all_configs[instrument_name]
+    alertmanager_url = machine_config.alertmanager_url
+    if not alertmanager_url:
+        logger.warning(f"alertmanager_url not set for {sanitise(instrument_name)}")
+        return []
+    response = requests.get(f"{alertmanager_url}/api/v2/silences?{query_params}")
+    if response.status_code != 200:
+        logger.warning(
+            f"Tried to get silences for {sanitise(instrument_name)}, but received status {response.status_code} from alertmanager API"
+        )
+    active_silences = []
+    for silence in response.json():
+        if silence["status"]["state"] == "active":
+            active_silences.append(silence)
+    return active_silences
+
+
+@router.post("/silences/{instrument_name}")
+def create_silence(
+    instrument_name: MurfeyInstrumentName, end_time: datetime
+) -> JSONResponse:
+    machine_config = machine_info_by_instrument(instrument_name)
+    alertmanager_url = machine_config.alertmanager_url
+    if not alertmanager_url:
+        logger.warning(f"alertmanager_url not set for {sanitise(instrument_name)}")
+        return JSONResponse(
+            status_code=500, content="URL not set. Could not turn off alerts"
+        )
+    start_time = datetime.now().astimezone().isoformat()
+    end_time_str = end_time.astimezone().isoformat()
+    silence_json = {
+        "matchers": [
+            {"name": "microscope", "value": instrument_name, "isRegex": False}
+        ],
+        "createdBy": "murfey",
+        "annotations": {"description": f"Silence for alerts on {instrument_name}"},
+        "comment": "silence created from murfey",
+        "status": {"state": "active"},
+        "startsAt": str(start_time),
+        "endsAt": str(end_time_str),
+    }
+    response = requests.post(f"{alertmanager_url}/api/v2/silences", json=silence_json)
+    if response.status_code != 200:
+        logger.warning(
+            f"Create silence for {sanitise(instrument_name)} received status {response.status_code} from alertmanager API"
+        )
+    return JSONResponse(
+        status_code=response.status_code, content=response.json()
+    )  # return a response with same data and code as from alertmanager
+
+
+@router.delete(
+    "/silences/{instrument_name}"
+)  # delete all silences for given microscope
+def delete_silences(instrument_name: MurfeyInstrumentName):
+    machine_config = machine_info_by_instrument(instrument_name)
+    alertmanager_url = machine_config.alertmanager_url
+    if not alertmanager_url:
+        logger.warning(f"alertmanager_url not set for {sanitise(instrument_name)}")
+        return JSONResponse(status_code=500, content="URL not set")
+    silences = get_silences(instrument_name)
+    if not silences:
+        return {"success": False}
+    for silence in silences:
+        id = silence["id"]
+        response = requests.delete(f"{alertmanager_url}/api/v2/silence/{id}")
+        if response.status_code != 200:
+            logger.warning(
+                f"Delete silence {id} for {sanitise(instrument_name)} received status {response.status_code} from alertmanager API"
+            )
+    return response  # returns final response in loop
+
+
 spa_router = APIRouter(
     prefix="/session_info/spa",
     dependencies=[Depends(validate_token)],
diff --git a/src/murfey/util/config.py b/src/murfey/util/config.py
index 11e8db570..2331bdde1 100644
--- a/src/murfey/util/config.py
+++ b/src/murfey/util/config.py
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ class MachineConfig(BaseModel):  # type: ignore
     frontend_url: str = "http://localhost:3000"
     instrument_server_url: str = "http://localhost:8001"
     smartem_api_url: str = ""
+    alertmanager_url: str = ""
 
     # Messaging queues
     failure_queue: str = ""
diff --git a/src/murfey/util/route_manifest.yaml b/src/murfey/util/route_manifest.yaml
index 10ace7fd3..276fa5f9b 100644
--- a/src/murfey/util/route_manifest.yaml
+++ b/src/murfey/util/route_manifest.yaml
@@ -1153,6 +1153,27 @@ murfey.server.api.session_info.router:
         type: int
     methods:
       - PUT
+  - path: /session_info/silences/{instrument_name}
+    function: get_silences
+    path_params:
+      - name: instrument_name
+        type: str
+    methods:
+      - GET
+  - path: /session_info/silences/{instrument_name}
+    function: create_silence
+    path_params:
+      - name: instrument_name
+        type: str
+    methods:
+      - POST
+  - path: /session_info/silences/{instrument_name}
+    function: delete_silences
+    path_params:
+      - name: instrument_name
+        type: str
+    methods:
+      - DELETE
 murfey.server.api.session_info.spa_router:
   - path: /session_info/spa/sessions/{session_id}/spa_processing_parameters
     function: get_spa_proc_param_details