diff --git a/app/vmalert/README.md b/app/vmalert/README.md
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--- a/app/vmalert/README.md
+++ b/app/vmalert/README.md
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ rules configuration.
 `vmalert` runs a web-server (`-httpListenAddr`) for serving metrics and alerts endpoints:
 * `http://<vmalert-addr>/api/v1/groups` - list of all loaded groups and rules;
 * `http://<vmalert-addr>/api/v1/alerts` - list of all active alerts;
-* `http://<vmalert-addr>/api/v1/<groupName>/<alertID>/status" ` - get alert status by ID.
+* `http://<vmalert-addr>/api/v1/<groupID>/<alertID>/status" ` - get alert status by ID.
 Used as alert source in AlertManager.
 * `http://<vmalert-addr>/metrics` - application metrics.
 * `http://<vmalert-addr>/-/reload` - hot configuration reload.