---
type: api
title: Delete agent configuration
description: Delete an existing agent configuration. You must have `all` privileges for the APM and User Experience feature in Kibana. When successful, the configuration is removed and, if Fleet is enabled, APM package policies are synchronized accordingly.
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v0/operation/operation-deleteagentconfiguration
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v0/operation/operation-deleteagentconfiguration
products:
  - Kibana
---

# Delete agent configuration

- Server: `https://{kibana_url}`

## Paths

- `DELETE` `/api/apm/settings/agent-configuration`

- [Api key auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v0/authentication#apikeyauth)
- [Basic auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v0/authentication#basicauth)

## Description

Delete an existing agent configuration. You must have `all` privileges for the APM and User Experience feature in Kibana. When successful, the configuration is removed and, if Fleet is enabled, APM package policies are synchronized accordingly.

## Request Body

`application/json`

- `service` ({}) — required
  Service
  - `environment` (string) — optional
    The environment of the service.
  - `name` (string) — optional
    The name of the service.

## Responses

#### `200`

Successful response

`application/json`

- `result` (string)
  Result
#### `400`

Bad Request response

`application/json`

- `error` (string)
  Error type
- `message` (string)
  Error message
- `statusCode` (number)
  Error status code
#### `401`

Unauthorized response

`application/json`

- `error` (string)
  Error type
- `message` (string)
  Error message
- `statusCode` (number)
  Error status code
#### `403`

Forbidden response

`application/json`

- `error` (string)
  Error type
- `message` (string)
  Error message
- `statusCode` (number)
  Error status code
#### `404`

Not found response

`application/json`

- `error` (string)
  Error type
- `message` (string)
  Error message
- `statusCode` (number)
  Error status code
## Code Examples

#### Console

```console
DELETE /api/apm/settings/agent-configuration
{
  "service": {
    "environment": "production",
    "name": "frontend"
  }
}
```

#### curl

```curl
curl -X DELETE "https://{kibana_url}/api/apm/settings/agent-configuration" \
  -H "elastic-api-version: string" \
  -H "kbn-xsrf: true" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "service": {
    "environment": "production",
    "name": "frontend"
  }
}'
```

## Response Examples

#### Delete agent configuration response example1

An example of a successful response from `DELETE /api/apm/settings/agent-configuration`.

```json
{
  "result": "deleted"
}
```

#### Bad request

An example of a 400 Bad Request response, returned when the request payload or query parameters fail validation.

```json
{
  "error": "Bad Request",
  "message": "[request body]: expected value of type [string] but got [undefined]",
  "statusCode": 400
}
```

#### Unauthorized

An example of a 401 Unauthorized response, returned when the request is missing valid authentication credentials.

```json
{
  "error": "Unauthorized",
  "message": "[security_exception]: missing authentication credentials for REST request",
  "statusCode": 401
}
```

#### Forbidden

An example of a 403 Forbidden response, returned when the authenticated user lacks the required APM and User Experience privileges.

```json
{
  "error": "Forbidden",
  "message": "Insufficient privileges to perform this action. The APM and User Experience feature requires \u0060all\u0060 privileges.",
  "statusCode": 403
}
```

#### Not found

An example of a 404 Not Found response, returned when the requested resource does not exist or the feature is not available on the current deployment.

```json
{
  "error": "Not Found",
  "message": "Not Found",
  "statusCode": 404
}
```