---
title: "Delete ACLs"
method: DELETE
path: "/clusters/{cluster_id}/acls"
tags: ["ACL"]
---

# Delete ACLs

`DELETE /clusters/{cluster_id}/acls`

Deletes the list of ACLs that matches the search criteria.

## Query parameters

- `resource_type` 'UNKNOWN' | 'ANY' | 'TOPIC' | 'GROUP' | 'CLUSTER' | 'TRANSACTIONAL_ID' | 'DELEGATION_TOKEN'
- `resource_name` string
- `pattern_type` 'UNKNOWN' | 'ANY' | 'MATCH' | 'LITERAL' | 'PREFIXED'
- `principal` string
- `host` string
- `operation` 'UNKNOWN' | 'ANY' | 'ALL' | 'READ' | 'WRITE' | 'CREATE' | 'DELETE' | 'ALTER' | 'DESCRIBE' | 'CLUSTER_ACTION' | 'DESCRIBE_CONFIGS' | 'ALTER_CONFIGS' | 'IDEMPOTENT_WRITE'
- `permission` 'UNKNOWN' | 'ANY' | 'DENY' | 'ALLOW'

## Response `200`

The list of deleted ACLs.

- object
  - `data` AclData[], required
    - `kind` string, required
    - `metadata` ResourceMetadata, required
      - `self` string, required
      - `resource_name` string, nullable
    - `cluster_id` string, required
    - `resource_type` 'UNKNOWN' | 'ANY' | 'TOPIC' | 'GROUP' | 'CLUSTER' | 'TRANSACTIONAL_ID' | 'DELEGATION_TOKEN', required
    - `resource_name` string, required
    - `pattern_type` 'UNKNOWN' | 'ANY' | 'MATCH' | 'LITERAL' | 'PREFIXED', required
    - `principal` string, required
    - `host` string, required
    - `operation` 'UNKNOWN' | 'ANY' | 'ALL' | 'READ' | 'WRITE' | 'CREATE' | 'DELETE' | 'ALTER' | 'DESCRIBE' | 'CLUSTER_ACTION' | 'DESCRIBE_CONFIGS' | 'ALTER_CONFIGS' | 'IDEMPOTENT_WRITE', required
    - `permission` 'UNKNOWN' | 'ANY' | 'DENY' | 'ALLOW', required

## Changes

- **2022-01-18** (v3) `fbdd72178c66` — 3 breaking, 22 warning, 28 info
  - the `query` request parameter `operation` was restricted to a list of enum values
  - the `query` request parameter `pattern_type` was restricted to a list of enum values
  - the `query` request parameter `permission` was restricted to a list of enum values
  - added the new `ALL` enum value to the `data/items/allOf[subschema #2]/operation` response property for the response status `200`
  - …49 more
- **2021-09-08** (v3) `2d4f120a2079` — 3 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `400`
  - added the non-success response with the status `401`
  - added the non-success response with the status `429`
- **2021-09-01** (v3) `fc95920a3a26` — 22 breaking, 25 info
  - removed the enum value `ALL` from the `query` request parameter `operation`
  - removed the enum value `ALLOW` from the `query` request parameter `permission`
  - removed the enum value `ALTER` from the `query` request parameter `operation`
  - removed the enum value `ALTER_CONFIGS` from the `query` request parameter `operation`
  - …43 more
- …earlier changes not shown

[Full history](https://skmtc.dev/confluentinc/apis/rest-admin-api/changes/clusters/:cluster_id/acls/delete.md)

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