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# Delete a rate limit

Deprecated: Rate limiting API is deprecated in favour of using the Ruleset Engine. See https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/reference/deprecations/#rate-limiting-api-previous-version for full details.

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

<details>

<summary>API Token</summary>



The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. <a href="https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/get-started/create-token/">Create a token</a>.

**Example:**<code>Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY</code>

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

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

**Example:**<code>X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194</code>

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##### Accepted Permissions (at least one required)

`Firewall Services Write`

##### ParametersExpand Collapse

zone\_id: str

Defines an identifier.

maxLength32

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20rate_limits%20%3E%20(method)%20delete%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20zone_id%20%3E%20(schema)>)

rate\_limit\_id: str

Defines the unique identifier of the rate limit.

maxLength32

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20rate_limits%20%3E%20(method)%20delete%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20rate_limit_id%20%3E%20(schema)>)

### Delete a rate limit

Python

HTTPTypeScriptPythonGoTerraform

```
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