[role="xpack"]
[[autoscaling-delete-autoscaling-policy]]
=== Delete autoscaling policy API
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<titleabbrev>Delete autoscaling policy</titleabbrev>
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NOTE: {cloud-only}

.New API reference
[sidebar]
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For the most up-to-date API details, refer to {api-es}/group/endpoint-autoscaling[Autoscaling APIs].
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Delete {cloud}/ec-autoscaling.html[autoscaling] policy.

[[autoscaling-delete-autoscaling-policy-request]]
==== {api-request-title}

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[source,console]
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PUT /_autoscaling/policy/my_autoscaling_policy
{
  "roles": [],
  "deciders": {
    "fixed": {
    }
  }
}
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// TESTSETUP
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[source,console]
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DELETE /_autoscaling/policy/<name>
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// TEST[s/<name>/my_autoscaling_policy/]

[[autoscaling-delete-autoscaling-policy-prereqs]]
==== {api-prereq-title}

* If the {es} {security-features} are enabled, you must have the
`manage_autoscaling` <<privileges-list-cluster,cluster privilege>> to use this
API.

* If the <<operator-privileges,{operator-feature}>> is enabled, only operator
users can use this API.

[[autoscaling-delete-autoscaling-policy-desc]]
==== {api-description-title}

This API deletes an autoscaling policy with the provided name.

[[autoscaling-delete-autoscaling-policy-params]]
==== {api-query-parms-title}

include::{es-ref-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=timeoutparms]

[[autoscaling-delete-autoscaling-policy-examples]]
==== {api-examples-title}

This example deletes an autoscaling policy named `my_autoscaling_policy`.

[source,console]
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DELETE /_autoscaling/policy/my_autoscaling_policy
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// TEST

The API returns the following result:

[source,console-result]
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{
  "acknowledged": true
}
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This example deletes all autoscaling policies.

[source,console]
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DELETE /_autoscaling/policy/*
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// TEST

The API returns the following result:

[source,console-result]
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{
  "acknowledged": true
}
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