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Delete an existing rule

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

Overview

Delete an existing rule. Default rules cannot be deleted.

This endpoint requires the security_monitoring_rules_write permission.

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

Arguments

Path Parameters

Name
Type
Description
rule_id [required]
string

The ID of the rule.

Response

OK

Code Example

Delete an existing rule
# Path parameters
export rule_id="CHANGE_ME"

# 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.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/security_monitoring/rules/${rule_id}" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}"
# Path parameters
export rule_id="CHANGE_ME"

# 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.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/security_monitoring/rules/${rule_id}" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}"
# Path parameters
export rule_id="CHANGE_ME"

# 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.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/security_monitoring/rules/${rule_id}" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}"
# Path parameters
export rule_id="CHANGE_ME"

# 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.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/security_monitoring/rules/${rule_id}" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}"
# Path parameters
export rule_id="CHANGE_ME"

# 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.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/security_monitoring/rules/${rule_id}" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}"
# Path parameters
export rule_id="CHANGE_ME"

# 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.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/security_monitoring/rules/${rule_id}" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}"
# Path parameters
export rule_id="CHANGE_ME"

# 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.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/security_monitoring/rules/${rule_id}" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}"
# Path parameters
export rule_id="CHANGE_ME"

# 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.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/security_monitoring/rules/${rule_id}" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}"
# Path parameters
export rule_id="CHANGE_ME"

# 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.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/security_monitoring/rules/${rule_id}" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}"