# DeleteRule
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Deletes the specified rule.

You can't delete the default rule.

## Request Parameters
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 For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see [Common Parameters](CommonParameters.md).

 ** RuleArn **   
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the rule.  
Type: String  
Required: Yes

## Errors
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For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Error Types](CommonErrors.md).

 ** OperationNotPermitted **   
This operation is not allowed.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** RuleNotFound **   
The specified rule does not exist.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

## Examples
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### Delete a rule
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This example deletes the specified rule.

#### Sample Request
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```
https://elasticloadbalancing.amazonaws.com/?Action=DeleteRule
&RuleArn=arn:aws:elasticloadbalancing:us-west-2:123456789012:listener-rule/app/my-load-balancer/50dc6c495c0c9188/f2f7dc8efc522ab2/1291d13826f405c3
&Version=2015-12-01
&AUTHPARAMS
```

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/cli2/elasticloadbalancingv2-2015-12-01/DeleteRule) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/elasticloadbalancingv2-2015-12-01/DeleteRule) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/elasticloadbalancingv2-2015-12-01/DeleteRule) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/elasticloadbalancingv2-2015-12-01/DeleteRule) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/elasticloadbalancingv2-2015-12-01/DeleteRule) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/elasticloadbalancingv2-2015-12-01/DeleteRule) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/elasticloadbalancingv2-2015-12-01/DeleteRule) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/elasticloadbalancingv2-2015-12-01/DeleteRule) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/elasticloadbalancingv2-2015-12-01/DeleteRule) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/elasticloadbalancingv2-2015-12-01/DeleteRule)