--- title: Delete Prefix --- [Skip to content](#_top) [API Reference](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/python) [Addressing](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/python/resources/addressing) [Prefixes](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/python/resources/addressing/subresources/prefixes) Copy Markdown Open in **Claude**Open in **ChatGPT**Open in **Cursor** --- **Copy Markdown****View as Markdown** # Delete Prefix addressing.prefixes.delete(strprefix\_id, PrefixDeleteParams\*\*kwargs) -> [PrefixDeleteResponse]() DELETE/accounts/{account\_id}/addressing/prefixes/{prefix\_id} Delete an unapproved prefix owned by the account. ##### Security
API Token The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. Create a token. **Example:**Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY
API Email + API Key The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API, used in conjunction with a Global API key. **Example:**X-Auth-Email: user@example.com The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. When possible, use API tokens instead of Global API keys. **Example:**X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194
##### Accepted Permissions (at least one required) `Magic Transit Write` ##### ParametersExpand Collapse account\_id: str Identifier of a Cloudflare account. maxLength32 [Link to this property](<#(resource)%20addressing.prefixes%20%3E%20(method)%20delete%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20account_id%20%3E%20(schema)>) prefix\_id: str 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)>) ##### ReturnsExpand Collapse
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errors: List\[Error] code: int minimum1000 Link to this property message: str Link to this property documentation\_url: Optional\[str] Link to this property
source: Optional\[ErrorSource] pointer: Optional\[str] Link to this property
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messages: List\[Message] code: int minimum1000 Link to this property message: str Link to this property documentation\_url: Optional\[str] Link to this property
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Link to this property success: Literal\[true] Whether the API call was successful. Link to this property
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20addressing.prefixes%20%3E%20(model)%20prefix_delete_response%20%3E%20(schema)>) ### Delete Prefix Python HTTPTypeScriptPythonGoTerraform ``` import os from cloudflare import Cloudflare client = Cloudflare( api_token=os.environ.get("CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN"), # This is the default and can be omitted ) prefix = client.addressing.prefixes.delete( prefix_id="2af39739cc4e3b5910c918468bb89828", account_id="258def64c72dae45f3e4c8516e2111f2", ) print(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 } ```