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Cancel a downtime

DELETEhttps://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/downtime/{downtime_id}https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/downtime/{downtime_id}https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/downtime/{downtime_id}https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/downtime/{downtime_id}https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/downtime/{downtime_id}https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/downtime/{downtime_id}https://api.uk1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/downtime/{downtime_id}https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/downtime/{downtime_id}https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/downtime/{downtime_id}

Overview

Cancel a downtime.

Note: Downtimes canceled through the API are no longer active, but are retained for approximately two days before being permanently removed. The downtime may still appear in search results until it is permanently removed.

This endpoint requires the monitors_downtime permission.

OAuth apps require the monitors_downtime authorization scope to access this endpoint.

Arguments

Path Parameters

Name
Type
Description
downtime_id [required]
string

ID of the downtime to cancel.

Response

OK

Code Example

Cancel a downtime
# Path parameters
export downtime_id="00000000-0000-1234-0000-000000000000"

# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="datadoghq.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X DELETE "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/downtime/${downtime_id}" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}"
# Path parameters
export downtime_id="00000000-0000-1234-0000-000000000000"

# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="us3.datadoghq.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X DELETE "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/downtime/${downtime_id}" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}"
# Path parameters
export downtime_id="00000000-0000-1234-0000-000000000000"

# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="us5.datadoghq.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X DELETE "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/downtime/${downtime_id}" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}"
# Path parameters
export downtime_id="00000000-0000-1234-0000-000000000000"

# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="datadoghq.eu"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X DELETE "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/downtime/${downtime_id}" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}"
# Path parameters
export downtime_id="00000000-0000-1234-0000-000000000000"

# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="ap1.datadoghq.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X DELETE "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/downtime/${downtime_id}" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}"
# Path parameters
export downtime_id="00000000-0000-1234-0000-000000000000"

# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="ap2.datadoghq.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X DELETE "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/downtime/${downtime_id}" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}"
# Path parameters
export downtime_id="00000000-0000-1234-0000-000000000000"

# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="uk1.datadoghq.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X DELETE "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/downtime/${downtime_id}" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}"
# Path parameters
export downtime_id="00000000-0000-1234-0000-000000000000"

# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="ddog-gov.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X DELETE "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/downtime/${downtime_id}" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}"
# Path parameters
export downtime_id="00000000-0000-1234-0000-000000000000"

# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="us2.ddog-gov.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X DELETE "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/downtime/${downtime_id}" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}"