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# Delete Field Extractor
DELETE/accounts/{account\_id}/field\_extractors/{extractor}
Deletes all custom extraction rules for an extractor type.
##### 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
##### P ath ParametersExpand Collapse
account\_id: string
Cloudflare account ID.
minLength1
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extractor: string
Extractor type.
minLength1
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##### ReturnsExpand Collapse
errors: array of object {code, message, source }
code: number
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message: string
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source: optional object {pointer }
Points to the offending input as a JSON Pointer into the request body.
pointer: string
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messages: array of object {code, message }
Additional informational messages.
code: number
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message: string
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result: unknown
Result is null.
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success: true
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### Delete Field Extractor
HTTP
HTTPTypeScriptPythonGoTerraform
```
curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/field_extractors/$EXTRACTOR \
-X DELETE \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN"
```
200 example
```
{
"errors": [
{
"code": 0,
"message": "message",
"source": {
"pointer": "pointer"
}
}
],
"messages": [
{
"code": 0,
"message": "message"
}
],
"result": {},
"success": true
}
```
##### Returns Examples
200 example
```
{
"errors": [
{
"code": 0,
"message": "message",
"source": {
"pointer": "pointer"
}
}
],
"messages": [
{
"code": 0,
"message": "message"
}
],
"result": {},
"success": true
}
```