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Delete a rate limit

rate_limits.delete(strrate_limit_id, RateLimitDeleteParams**kwargs)
DELETE/zones/{zone_id}/rate_limits/{rate_limit_id}

Deprecated: This endpoint returns 410 Gone. Please use the Rulesets API instead.

Security
API Token

The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. Create a token.

Example:Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY
API Email + API Key

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API, used in conjunction with a Global API key.

Example:X-Auth-Email: user@example.com

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. When possible, use API tokens instead of Global API keys.

Example:X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194
Accepted Permissions (at least one required)
Firewall Services Write
ParametersExpand Collapse
zone_id: str

Defines an identifier.

maxLength32
rate_limit_id: str

Defines the unique identifier of the rate limit.

maxLength32

Delete a rate limit

import os
from cloudflare import Cloudflare

client = Cloudflare(
    api_token=os.environ.get("CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
client.rate_limits.delete(
    rate_limit_id="372e67954025e0ba6aaa6d586b9e0b59",
    zone_id="023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
)
Returns Examples