# DeleteRule
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Deletes the specified rule.

## Request Syntax
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```
DELETE /rules/{{ruleIdentifier}} HTTP/1.1
```

## URI Request Parameters
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The request uses the following URI parameters.

 ** [ruleIdentifier](#API_DeleteRule_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="networksecuritymanager-DeleteRule-request-uri-ruleIdentifier"></a>
The identifier of the rule. This is the rule's Amazon Resource Name (ARN).  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 1010.  
Required: Yes

## Request Body
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The request does not have a request body.

## Response Syntax
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```
HTTP/1.1 204
```

## Response Elements
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If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 204 response with an empty HTTP body.

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

 ** AccessDeniedException **   
You do not have sufficient permissions to perform this action.  
HTTP Status Code: 403

 ** ConflictException **   
The request conflicts with the current state of the resource. For example, the resource was modified concurrently, or it is in a state that does not allow the requested operation.    
 ** resourceId **   
The ID of the resource that is in conflict with the request.  
 ** resourceType **   
The type of the resource that is in conflict with the request.
HTTP Status Code: 409

 ** InternalServerException **   
The request processing failed because of an internal error in the service. This is a retryable error.  
HTTP Status Code: 500

 ** ThrottlingException **   
The request was denied because of request throttling. Reduce your request rate and try again.    
 ** retryAfterSeconds **   
The number of seconds to wait before retrying the request.
HTTP Status Code: 429

 ** ValidationException **   
The request failed validation. For details, see the `reason` and `fieldList` members of the response.    
 ** fieldList **   
The list of request fields that failed validation, if any.  
 ** reason **   
The reason that the request failed validation.
HTTP Status Code: 400

## 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/network-security-manager-2025-10-30/DeleteRule) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/network-security-manager-2025-10-30/DeleteRule) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\+\+](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/network-security-manager-2025-10-30/DeleteRule) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/network-security-manager-2025-10-30/DeleteRule) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/network-security-manager-2025-10-30/DeleteRule) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/network-security-manager-2025-10-30/DeleteRule) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/network-security-manager-2025-10-30/DeleteRule) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/network-security-manager-2025-10-30/DeleteRule) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python (Boto3)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/network-security-manager-2025-10-30/DeleteRule) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/network-security-manager-2025-10-30/DeleteRule)