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title: Delete a Web Analytics rule
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# Delete a Web Analytics rule
DELETE/accounts/{account\_id}/rum/v2/{ruleset\_id}/rule/{rule\_id}
Deletes an existing rule from a Web Analytics ruleset.
##### 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
Identifier.
maxLength32
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20rum.rules%20%3E%20(method)%20delete%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20account_id%20%3E%20(schema)>)
ruleset\_id: string
The Web Analytics ruleset identifier.
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20rum.rules%20%3E%20(method)%20delete%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20ruleset_id%20%3E%20(schema)>)
rule\_id: string
The Web Analytics rule identifier.
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20rum.rules%20%3E%20(method)%20delete%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20rule_id%20%3E%20(schema)>)
##### ReturnsExpand Collapse
errors: array of ResponseInfo { code, message, documentation\_url, source }
code: number
minimum1000
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message: string
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documentation\_url: optional string
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source: optional object {pointer }
pointer: optional string
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[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20rum.rules%20%3E%20(method)%20delete%20%3E%20(network%20schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20errors>)
messages: array of ResponseInfo { code, message, documentation\_url, source }
code: number
minimum1000
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message: string
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documentation\_url: optional string
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source: optional object {pointer }
pointer: optional string
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success: boolean
Whether the API call was successful.
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20rum.rules%20%3E%20(method)%20delete%20%3E%20(network%20schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20success>)
result: optional object {id }
id: optional string
The Web Analytics rule identifier.
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[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20rum.rules%20%3E%20(method)%20delete%20%3E%20(network%20schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20result>)
### Delete a Web Analytics rule
HTTP
HTTPTypeScriptPythonGoTerraform
```
curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/rum/v2/$RULESET_ID/rule/$RULE_ID \
-X DELETE \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN"
```
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,
"result": {
"id": "f174e90a-fafe-4643-bbbc-4a0ed4fc8415"
}
}
```
##### 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,
"result": {
"id": "f174e90a-fafe-4643-bbbc-4a0ed4fc8415"
}
}
```