---
title: "Delete Scanning Rule"
method: DELETE
path: "/api/v2/sensitive-data-scanner/config/rules/{rule_id}"
tags: ["Sensitive Data Scanner"]
---

# Delete Scanning Rule

`DELETE /api/v2/sensitive-data-scanner/config/rules/{rule_id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.datadoghq.com`
- URL: `https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/sensitive-data-scanner/config/rules/{rule_id}`
- Auth: API key in header `DD-API-KEY` and API key in header `DD-APPLICATION-KEY`

Delete a given rule.

## Path parameters

- `rule_id` string, required

## Request body

- SensitiveDataScannerRuleDeleteRequest: Delete rule request.
  - `meta` SensitiveDataScannerMetaVersionOnly, required: Meta payload containing information about the API.
    - `version` integer: Version of the API (optional).

## Response `200`

OK

- SensitiveDataScannerRuleDeleteResponse: Delete rule response.
  - `meta` SensitiveDataScannerMetaVersionOnly: Meta payload containing information about the API.
    - `version` integer: Version of the API (optional).

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `403`: Authentication Error
- `404`: Not Found
- `429`: Too many requests

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/datadog/apis/datadog-api-v2-collection.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/datadog/apis/datadog-api-v2-collection/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/datadog/apis/datadog-api-v2-collection/revisions/da68bf029e4c?raw)