---
title: "Delete Guardrail"
method: DELETE
path: "/guardrails/{guardrail_id}"
tags: ["guardrails"]
---

# Delete Guardrail

`DELETE /guardrails/{guardrail_id}`

Delete a guardrail

👉 [Guardrail docs](https://docs.litellm.ai/docs/proxy/guardrails/quick_start)

Example Request:
```bash
curl -X DELETE "http://localhost:4000/guardrails/123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer <your_api_key>"
```

Example Response:
```json
{
    "message": "Guardrail 123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000 deleted successfully"
}
```

## Path parameters

- `guardrail_id` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- unknown

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

## Changes

- **2026-09-27** `b694deb1e459` — 2 info
  - api tag `guardrails` added
  - api tag `Guardrails` removed
- **2026-09-26** `cfac079bcc04` — 2 info
  - api tag `Guardrails` added
  - api tag `guardrails` removed
- **2026-09-25** `a4fccd4bf54d` — 2 info
  - api tag `guardrails` added
  - api tag `Guardrails` removed
- **2026-09-21** `6246f8d427b7` — 2 info
  - api tag `Guardrails` added
  - api tag `guardrails` removed
- **2026-09-19** `c357baf422ab` — 2 info
  - api tag `guardrails` added
  - api tag `Guardrails` removed

[Full history](https://skmtc.dev/flock/apis/litellm-api/changes/guardrails/:guardrail_id/delete.md)

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