comment | string | **Required.** Comment text.
start\_time | timestamp | **Required.** Timestamp marking the beginning of the downtime.
end\_time | timestamp | **Required.** Timestamp marking the end of the downtime.
- duration | integer | **Required.** Duration of the downtime in seconds if `fixed` is set to false.
fixed | boolean | **Optional.** Defaults to `true`. If true, the downtime is `fixed` otherwise `flexible`. See [downtimes](8-advanced-topics.md#downtimes) for more information.
+ duration | integer | **Required for flexible downtimes.** Duration of the downtime in seconds if `fixed` is set to false.
trigger\_name | string | **Optional.** Sets the trigger for a triggered downtime. See [downtimes](8-advanced-topics.md#downtimes) for more information on triggered downtimes.
child\_options | integer | **Optional.** Schedule child downtimes. `0` does not do anything, `1` schedules child downtimes triggered by this downtime, `2` schedules non-triggered downtimes. Defaults to `0`.