---
title: stack kb security-exceptions-api delete-exception-list cli command
description: Delete an exception list Behaviour flags: --dry-run — validate all inputs and exit without performing any action 
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4120/reference/elastic-cli/cli/stack/kb/security-exceptions-api/delete-exception-list
applies_to:
  - Elastic Cloud Serverless: Preview
  - Elastic Stack: Preview
---

# stack kb security-exceptions-api delete-exception-list cli command
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</cli-modifiers>

```bash
elastic stack kb security-exceptions-api delete-exception-list [options]
```

Delete an exception list
**Behaviour flags:**
`--dry-run` — validate all inputs and exit without performing any action

## Options

<definitions>
  <definition term="--id string">
    Exception list's identifier. Either `id` or `list_id` must be specified.
  </definition>
  <definition term="--list-id string">
    Human readable exception list string identifier, e.g. `trusted-linux-processes`. Either `id` or `list_id` must be specified.
  </definition>
  <definition term="--namespace-type enum">
    `single` deletes the list in the current Kibana space; `agnostic` deletes a global list. Must match the
    list you are removing when using `list_id` or `id`.
    **Values:** agnostic, single
  </definition>
  <definition term="--input-file string">
    path to a JSON file to use as command input
  </definition>
  <definition term="--dry-run">
    validate all inputs and exit without performing any action (preview changes without applying them)
  </definition>
  <definition term="--yes">
    confirm destructive action without prompting
  </definition>
</definitions>


## Global Options

<definitions>
  <definition term="--json">
    output as JSON
  </definition>
</definitions>