---
title: "Delete a monitor"
method: DELETE
path: "/monitors/{monitor_id}"
tags: ["Monitors"]
---

# Delete a monitor

`DELETE /monitors/{monitor_id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://app.getorchestra.io/api/engine/public`
- URL: `https://app.getorchestra.io/api/engine/public/monitors/{monitor_id}`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - OAuth 2
    - Authorization code: `https://app.getorchestra.io/oauth/authorize`
    - Token URL: `https://app.getorchestra.io/oauth/token` scopes: `orchestra:write`

Delete a monitor. Incidents it already claimed keep their link to it; new events fall through to the next matching monitor or the built-in grouping rules.

## Path parameters

- `monitor_id` string, uuid4, required

## Headers

- `X-Orchestra-Account-Id` string, uuid4, nullable

## Response `204`

Successful Response

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

## Changes

- **2026-11-03** `e45165e7e223`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/getorchestra/apis/orchestra-api/changes/monitors/:monitor_id/delete.md)

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