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# Delete an account or zone ruleset

rulesets.delete(strruleset\_id, RulesetDeleteParams\*\*kwargs)

DELETE/{accounts\_or\_zones}/{account\_or\_zone\_id}/rulesets/{ruleset\_id}

Deletes all versions of an existing account or zone ruleset.

##### 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)

`Mass URL Redirects Write``Magic Firewall Write``L4 DDoS Managed Ruleset Write``Transform Rules Write``Select Configuration Write``Account WAF Write``Account Rulesets Write``Logs Write`

##### ParametersExpand Collapse

ruleset\_id: str

The unique ID of the ruleset.

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20rulesets%20%3E%20(method)%20delete%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20ruleset_id%20%3E%20(schema)>)

account\_id: Optional\[str]

The Account ID to use for this endpoint. Mutually exclusive with the Zone ID.

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20rulesets%20%3E%20(method)%20delete%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20account_id%20%3E%20(schema)>)

zone\_id: Optional\[str]

The Zone ID to use for this endpoint. Mutually exclusive with the Account ID.

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20rulesets%20%3E%20(method)%20delete%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20zone_id%20%3E%20(schema)>)

dry\_run: Optional\[[bool](<https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/python/resources/rulesets/methods/delete#(resource)%20rulesets%20%3E%20(method)%20delete%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20dry_run%20%3E%20(schema)>)]

Validates the request without persisting changes when set to `true`. Responses that normally return 200 return `result: null`; endpoints that normally return 204 continue to return 204.

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20rulesets%20%3E%20(method)%20delete%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20dry_run%20%3E%20(schema)>)

### Delete an account or zone ruleset

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
)
client.rulesets.delete(
    ruleset_id="2f2feab2026849078ba485f918791bdc",
    account_id="account_id",
)
```

##### Returns Examples