# Announcements

Here you can create and manage announcements that are shown to customers.

For each announcement, you can define:

* a start date (Visible from) when it becomes visible
* an optional end date (Visible to) when it stops being visible

If Visible to is left empty, the announcement stays visible from the start date onward.

You can save announcements as drafts by unchecking Published. Draft announcements are not shown in the storefront.

Optionally, you can add a URL to an announcement. Customers can use this link from the announcement modal to open the related page.

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Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.hostware.io/contents/announcements.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
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Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.