---
title: Delete an automation rule
description: Datadog, the leading service for cloud-scale monitoring.
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# Delete an automation rule{% #delete-an-automation-rule %}
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**Note**: This endpoint is in preview and is subject to change. If you have any feedback, contact [Datadog support](https://docs.datadoghq.com/help/).
| Datadog site      | API endpoint                                                                            |
| ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ap1.datadoghq.com | DELETE https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/cases/projects/{project_id}/rules/{rule_id} |
| ap2.datadoghq.com | DELETE https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/cases/projects/{project_id}/rules/{rule_id} |
| app.datadoghq.eu  | DELETE https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/cases/projects/{project_id}/rules/{rule_id}      |
| app.ddog-gov.com  | DELETE https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/cases/projects/{project_id}/rules/{rule_id}      |
| us2.ddog-gov.com  | DELETE https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/cases/projects/{project_id}/rules/{rule_id}  |
| app.datadoghq.com | DELETE https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/cases/projects/{project_id}/rules/{rule_id}     |
| us3.datadoghq.com | DELETE https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/cases/projects/{project_id}/rules/{rule_id} |
| us5.datadoghq.com | DELETE https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/cases/projects/{project_id}/rules/{rule_id} |

### Overview

Permanently deletes an automation rule from a project.

OAuth apps require the `cases_write` authorization [scope](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest/scopes.md#case-management) to access this endpoint.



### Arguments

#### Path Parameters

| Name                         | Type   | Description                                             |
| ---------------------------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| project_id [*required*] | string | The UUID of the project that owns the automation rules. |
| rule_id [*required*]    | string | The UUID of the automation rule.                        |

### Response

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Forbidden
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API error response.

| Field                    | Type     | Description       |
| ------------------------ | -------- | ----------------- |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. |

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```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```

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Not Found
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API error response.

| Field                    | Type     | Description       |
| ------------------------ | -------- | ----------------- |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. |

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```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```

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Too many requests
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API error response.

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| ------------------------ | -------- | ----------------- |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. |

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```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```

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### Code Example

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                  \# Path parameters export project_id="e555e290-ed65-49bd-ae18-8acbfcf18db7" export rule_id="e6773723-fe58-49ff-9975-dff00f14e28d" \# Curl command curl -X DELETE "https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/cases/projects/${project_id}/rules/${rule_id}" \
-H "DD-API-KEY: ${DD_API_KEY}" \
-H "DD-APPLICATION-KEY: ${DD_APP_KEY}" 
                
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