---
title: "DELETE /silence/{silenceID}"
method: DELETE
path: "/silence/{silenceID}"
tags: ["silence"]
---

# DELETE /silence/{silenceID}

`DELETE /silence/{silenceID}`

Delete a silence by its ID

## Path parameters

- `silenceID` string, uuid, required

## Response `200`

Delete silence response

## Other responses

- `404` — A silence with the specified ID was not found
- `500` — Internal server error

## Changes

- **2023-05-05** (v2) `20615085a21c` — 1 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `404`
- **2021-09-10** (v2) `9cab89e8f772` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2021-09-10** (v2) `b67fa626591b` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation
- **2018-04-26** (v2) `367398b335dc` — 1 info
  - removed the non-success response with the status `404`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/prometheus/apis/alertmanager-api/changes/silence/:silenceID/delete.md)

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