> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Delete a policy

> Deletes a policy. It stops applying from the next request.

**Required permission:** `policies:write`




## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.yaml delete /api/v1/policies/{id}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Igris Management API
  version: '1'
  description: >-
    REST API for managing Igris connections, policies, sessions, audit events
    and alerts.
servers:
  - url: https://api.igrisecurity.com
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Connections
  - name: Policies
  - name: Sessions
  - name: Audit Events
  - name: Incidents
  - name: Webhooks
  - name: API Keys
  - name: Members
  - name: LLM Providers
  - name: LLM Cost
  - name: Observe
paths:
  /api/v1/policies/{id}:
    delete:
      tags:
        - Policies
      summary: Delete a policy
      description: |
        Deletes a policy. It stops applying from the next request.

        **Required permission:** `policies:write`
      operationId: deletePolicy
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Id'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Deleted.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Deleted'
              example:
                data:
                  deleted: true
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
  parameters:
    Id:
      name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
        format: uuid
  schemas:
    Deleted:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: object
          properties:
            deleted:
              type: boolean
              const: true
    Error:
      type: object
      required:
        - error
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
    ForbiddenError:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          example: Forbidden
        required:
          type: string
          description: The permission the caller lacks.
          example: policies:write
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: No valid session or API key, or the key's creator is no longer a member.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          example:
            error: Unauthorized
    Forbidden:
      description: The caller lacks the required permission.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ForbiddenError'
    NotFound:
      description: Not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          example:
            error: Not found
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: ig_...
      description: >-
        An Igris API key. It acts with the current role and permission overrides
        of the member who created it.

````

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