---
title: "Delete a NetworkPolicy."
method: POST
path: "/v1/network-policies/{id}/delete"
tags: ["network-policies"]
---

# Delete a NetworkPolicy.

`POST /v1/network-policies/{id}/delete`

Delete an existing NetworkPolicy. This action is irreversible.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Request body

- EmptyRecord

## Response `200`

NetworkPolicy deleted successfully.

- NetworkPolicyView — A NetworkPolicy defines egress network access rules for devboxes. Policies can be applied to blueprints, devboxes, and snapshot resumes.
  - `id` string, required — The unique identifier of the NetworkPolicy.
  - `name` string, required — The human-readable name of the NetworkPolicy. Unique per account.
  - `description` string, nullable — Optional description of the NetworkPolicy.
  - `egress` EgressRulesView, required — Egress (outbound) network rules for a NetworkPolicy.
    - `allow_all` boolean, required — If true, all egress traffic is allowed and other fields are ignored. Used for ALLOW_ALL policies.
    - `allow_devbox_to_devbox` boolean, required — If true, allows traffic between the account's own devboxes via tunnels.
    - `allowed_hostnames` string[], required — DNS-based allow list with wildcard support. Examples: ['github.com', '*.npmjs.org', 'api.openai.com']. Empty list with allow_all=false means no network access (DENY_ALL behavior).
    - `allow_agent_gateway` boolean, required — If true, allows devbox egress to the agent gateway for credential proxying.
    - `allow_mcp_gateway` boolean, required — If true, allows devbox egress to the MCP hub for MCP server access.
  - `create_time_ms` integer, required — The creation time of the NetworkPolicy (Unix timestamp in milliseconds).
  - `update_time_ms` integer, required — Last update time of the NetworkPolicy (Unix timestamp in milliseconds).

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request. Policy is in use by active devboxes.
- `401` — Unauthorized. Invalid or missing authentication.
- `403` — Forbidden. Account does not have devbox capability.
- `404` — NetworkPolicy not found.
- `500` — Internal server error.

## Changes

- **2026-02-26** `439b1a08248e` — 1 breaking, 1 info
  - removed the required property `egress/allow_ai_gateway` from the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `egress/allow_agent_gateway` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-02-25** `dd0f43e15cb6` — 2 info
  - added the required property `egress/allow_ai_gateway` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `egress/allow_mcp_gateway` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-01-21** `5359067a857a` — 1 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `400`
- **2026-01-19** `8ebd9dbfacb1` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/runloopai/apis/runloop-api/changes/v1/network-policies/:id/delete/post.md)

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