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title: "BGP Announcements"
slug: "bgp-announcements"
description: "Monitor BGP announcements in the Kentik portal with filters for type, status, and devices, ensuring effective network traffic management."
updated: 2026-03-20T18:14:52Z
published: 2026-03-20T18:14:52Z
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://kb.kentik.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# BGP Announcements

This article covers the **BGP Announcements** page in the Kentik portal.

![Overview of BGP announcements with filters for type, session status, and devices.](https://cdn.us.document360.io/082e25b5-afce-42d4-8f47-70bd3f1d02b7/Images/Documentation/BGPA-main.png)

*Overview of BGP announcements with filters for type, session status, and devices.*

The **BGP Announcements** page is a dedicated dashboard that displays all BGP announcements tied to your Kentik Protect [**mitigations**](/v1/docs/mitigation-overview). It provides a centralized view for monitoring active mitigation sessions, their corresponding rules, and the actions being applied to your network traffic.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note**: For broader information on configuring and managing mitigations, start with the [Mitigations Overview](/v1/docs/mitigation-overview).

## BGP Announcements Access

You can reach the **BGP Announcements** dashboard from within the Kentik portal:

1. From the portal’s main nav menu, in the **Protect** section, select **Mitigations**.
2. Click the **BGP Announcements** link located in the top right corner of the page.

![Manage mitigations and BGP announcements with available action options displayed.](https://cdn.us.document360.io/082e25b5-afce-42d4-8f47-70bd3f1d02b7/Images/Documentation/BGPA-announcements-button.png)

## Filter the Announcements List

At the top of the page, you can use the **Search** bar or the **Filters** menu to narrow down the list of announcements. You can filter by:

- **Type:** Adaptive Flowspec, Flowspec, or RTBH.
- **Session Status:** Up or Down.
- **Devices:** Filter by specific peering devices.
- **Mitigations:** Filter by the specific mitigation triggering the announcement.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note**: You can also use the **Group By** dropdown to organize the list view.

## Announcements List UI

The main view consists of a table detailing your BGP announcements. Each row represents a specific announcement and includes the following columns:

- **Type:** The classification of the mitigation (e.g., RTBH, Flowspec, Adaptive Flowspec).
- **Session Status:** The current operational state of the BGP session (e.g., Up, Down).
- **Device:** The specific network device with which the BGP session is peered. Click to open its [**Device Details**](/v1/docs/core-details-pages) page.
- **Mitigations:** The ID or name of the mitigation triggering the announcement. Click to open it in the [**Mitigations**](/v1/docs/mitigations#mitigations-list)****page.
- **Match:** The specific conditions or routing prefixes (e.g., Destination IP/CIDR, Source Prefix, BGP Communities) that triggered the mitigation.
- **Action:** The resulting routing action applied to the matching traffic (e.g., Discard).
- **Unapplied Mitigations:** A count or view of mitigations configured for this session but not currently applied.
- **Start Time (UTC):** The exact date and time the announcement was initiated.

## Announcement Details and Actions

![Details of a network announcement including source prefix, actions, and mitigations.](https://cdn.us.document360.io/082e25b5-afce-42d4-8f47-70bd3f1d02b7/Images/Documentation/BGPA-announcements-detail-drawer.png)Click on any row in the Announcements list to open a side panel with further details about that specific session.

From this side panel, you can review the full breakdown of a particular announcement, including the details covered in [**Announcements List UI**](/v1/docs/bgp-announcements#announcements-list-ui), plus the following:

- **Withdraw announcement**(button)**:** Click to immediately halt the BGP announcement (i.e. if you need to manually intervene).