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description: Delete filters or rules with DELETE API requests.
title: DELETE examples
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# DELETE examples

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## Delete multiple filters

This example deletes filters with IDs `{filter_id_1}` and `{filter_id_2}`.

```bash
curl --request DELETE \
"https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/zones/{zone_id}/filters?id={filter_id_1}&id={filter_id_2}" \
--header "X-Auth-Email: <EMAIL>" \
--header "X-Auth-Key: <API_KEY>"
```

```json
{
  "result": [
    {
      "id": "<FILTER_ID_1>"
    },
    {
      "id": "<FILTER_ID_2>"
    }
  ],
  "success": true,
  "errors": [],
  "messages": []
}
```

## Delete a single filter

This example deletes a single filter with ID `{filter_id}`.

```bash
curl --request DELETE \
"https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/zones/{zone_id}/filters/{filter_id}" \
--header "X-Auth-Email: <EMAIL>" \
--header "X-Auth-Key: <API_KEY>"
```

```json
{
  "result": [
    {
      "id": "<FILTER_ID>"
    }
  ],
  "success": true,
  "errors": [],
  "messages": []
}
```

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