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title: Delete Prefix
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# Delete Prefix

client.Addressing.Prefixes.Delete(ctx, prefixID, body) (\*[PrefixDeleteResponse](<https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/go/resources/addressing#(resource)%20addressing.prefixes%20%3E%20(model)%20PrefixDeleteResponse%20%3E%20(schema)>), error)

DELETE/accounts/{account\_id}/addressing/prefixes/{prefix\_id}

Delete an unapproved prefix owned by the account.

##### Security

<details>

<summary>API Token</summary>



The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. <a href="https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/get-started/create-token/">Create a token</a>.

**Example:**<code>Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY</code>

</details>

<details>

<summary>API Email + API Key</summary>



The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API, used in conjunction with a Global API key.

**Example:**<code>X-Auth-Email: user@example.com</code>

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. When possible, use API tokens instead of Global API keys.

**Example:**<code>X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194</code>

</details>

##### Accepted Permissions (at least one required)

`Magic Transit Write`

##### ParametersExpand Collapse

prefixID string

Identifier of an IP Prefix.

maxLength32

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20addressing.prefixes%20%3E%20(method)%20delete%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20prefix_id%20%3E%20(schema)>)

<details>

<summary>

body PrefixDeleteParams

</summary>

AccountID param.Field\[string]

Identifier of a Cloudflare account.

maxLength32

<a href="#(resource)%20addressing.prefixes%20%3E%20(method)%20delete%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20account_id">Link to this property</a>

</details>

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20addressing.prefixes%20%3E%20(method)%20delete%20%3E%20(params)%20default>)

##### ReturnsExpand Collapse

<details>

<summary>

type PrefixDeleteResponse struct{…}

</summary>

<details>

<summary>

Errors \[]PrefixDeleteResponseError

</summary>

Code int64

minimum1000

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Message string

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DocumentationURL stringOptional

<a href="#(resource)%20addressing.prefixes%20%3E%20(model)%20PrefixDeleteResponse%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20errors%20%3E%20(items)%20%3E%20(property)%20documentation_url">Link to this property</a>

<details>

<summary>

Source PrefixDeleteResponseErrorsSourceOptional

</summary>

Pointer stringOptional

<a href="#(resource)%20addressing.prefixes%20%3E%20(model)%20PrefixDeleteResponse%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20errors%20%3E%20(items)%20%3E%20(property)%20source%20%3E%20(property)%20pointer">Link to this property</a>

</details>

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</details>

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<details>

<summary>

Messages \[]PrefixDeleteResponseMessage

</summary>

Code int64

minimum1000

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Message string

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DocumentationURL stringOptional

<a href="#(resource)%20addressing.prefixes%20%3E%20(model)%20PrefixDeleteResponse%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20messages%20%3E%20(items)%20%3E%20(property)%20documentation_url">Link to this property</a>

<details>

<summary>

Source PrefixDeleteResponseMessagesSourceOptional

</summary>

Pointer stringOptional

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</details>

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</details>

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Success PrefixDeleteResponseSuccess

Whether the API call was successful.

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</details>

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20addressing.prefixes%20%3E%20(model)%20PrefixDeleteResponse%20%3E%20(schema)>)

### Delete Prefix

Go

HTTPTypeScriptPythonGoTerraform

```
package main

import (
  "context"
  "fmt"

  "github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-go"
  "github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-go/addressing"
  "github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-go/option"
)

func main() {
  client := cloudflare.NewClient(
    option.WithAPIToken("Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY"),
  )
  prefix, err := client.Addressing.Prefixes.Delete(
    context.TODO(),
    "2af39739cc4e3b5910c918468bb89828",
    addressing.PrefixDeleteParams{
      AccountID: cloudflare.F("258def64c72dae45f3e4c8516e2111f2"),
    },
  )
  if err != nil {
    panic(err.Error())
  }
  fmt.Printf("%+v\n", prefix.Errors)
}
```

200 example

```
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "success": true
}
```

##### Returns Examples

200 example

```
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "success": true
}
```