---
title: "Delete keyword monitor"
method: DELETE
path: "/monitors/keywords/{id}"
tags: ["Monitors"]
---

# Delete keyword monitor

`DELETE /monitors/keywords/{id}`

Stops one keyword monitor, then removes its stored events in bounded batches. Poll statusUrl until the monitor returns 404.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Response `202`

Monitor deletion started

- object
  - `deletionStatus` 'deleting', required
  - `statusUrl` string, required — Poll this monitor URL until it returns 404.
  - `success` true, required

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid input
- `401` — Unauthenticated
- `404` — Not found
- `429` — Xquik tier rate limit exceeded. The response includes a `Retry-After` header with the number of seconds to wait before retrying.

## Changes

- **2026-08-23** `3cc3f47c453a` — 1 breaking, 1 info
  - removed the success response with the status `200`
  - added the success response with the status `202`
- **2026-08-19** `73cd0a1d989c` — 72 warning
  - added the new `closed` enum value to the `allOf[#/components/schemas/Error]/error/oneOf[subschema #1: LegacyErrorCode]/` response property for the response status `429`
  - added the new `closed` enum value to the `allOf[#/components/schemas/Error]/error/oneOf[subschema #2: StructuredError]/code` response property for the response status `429`
  - added the new `closed` enum value to the `error/oneOf[subschema #1: LegacyErrorCode]/` response property for the response status `400`
  - added the new `closed` enum value to the `error/oneOf[subschema #1: LegacyErrorCode]/` response property for the response status `401`
  - …68 more
- …earlier changes not shown

[Full history](https://skmtc.dev/xquik-dev/apis/xquik-api-3/changes/monitors/keywords/:id/delete.md)

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