# Topic muting This endpoint mutes/unmutes a topic within a stream that the current user is subscribed to. Muted topics are displayed faded in the Zulip UI, and are not included in the user's unread count totals. `PATCH {{ api_url }}/v1/users/me/subscriptions/muted_topics` ## Usage examples {start_tabs} {tab|python} {generate_code_example(python)|/users/me/subscriptions/muted_topics:patch|example} {tab|curl} ``` curl curl -X PATCH {{ api_url }}/v1/users/me/subscriptions/muted_topics \ -u BOT_EMAIL_ADDRESS:BOT_API_KEY \ -d "stream=Verona" -d "topic=dinner" -d "op=add" ``` {end_tabs} ## Arguments {generate_api_arguments_table|zulip.yaml|/users/me/subscriptions/muted_topics:patch} ## Response #### Example response A typical successful JSON response may look like: {generate_code_example|/users/me/subscriptions/muted_topics:patch|fixture(200)} An example JSON response for when an `add` operation is requested for a topic that has already been muted: {generate_code_example|/users/me/subscriptions/muted_topics:patch|fixture(400_topic_already_muted)} An example JSON response for when a `remove` operation is requested for a topic that had not been previously muted: {generate_code_example|/users/me/subscriptions/muted_topics:patch|fixture(400_topic_not_muted)}