# Delete a query rule

**DELETE /_query_rules/{ruleset_id}/_rule/{rule_id}**

Delete a query rule within a query ruleset.
This is a destructive action that is only recoverable by re-adding the same rule with the create or update query rule API.

## Required authorization

* Cluster privileges: `manage_search_query_rules`


[Delete a rule from the Query Rules UI](https://www.elastic.co/docs/solutions/search/query-rules-ui#delete-a-rule)

## Servers
- http://api.example.com: http://api.example.com ()


## Authentication methods
- Api key auth


## Parameters

#### Path parameters
- **ruleset_id** (string)
  The unique identifier of the query ruleset containing the rule to delete
- **rule_id** (string)
  The unique identifier of the query rule within the specified ruleset to delete



## Responses
### 200: 

#### Body Parameters: application/json (object)
- **acknowledged** (boolean)
  For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.


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