---
type: api
title: Delete monitors
description: **Spaces method and path for this operation:**
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4493/api/doc/kibana/v9/operation/operation-delete-synthetic-monitors
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4493/api/doc/kibana/v9/operation/operation-delete-synthetic-monitors
products:
  - Kibana
---

# Delete monitors

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

## Paths

- `POST` `/api/synthetics/monitors/_bulk_delete`
- `POST` `/s/{space_id}/api/synthetics/monitors/_bulk_delete`

## Description

Refer to [Spaces](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/manage-spaces) for more information.

Delete multiple monitors by sending a list of config IDs.

## Authentication

- Api key: `Authorization: <value>`
  These APIs use key-based authentication. You must create an API key and use the encoded value in the request header. For example: `Authorization: ApiKey base64AccessApiKey`
- Basic: `Authorization: Basic <credentials>`

## Request body

`application/json`

- `ids` (string[]) — required
  An array of monitor IDs to delete.

## Response

A successful response.

`application/json`

Type: `object[]`

An array; each item has these fields:

- `deleted` (boolean)
  If it is `true`, the monitor was successfully deleted If it is `false`, the monitor was not deleted.
- `ids` (string)
  The unique identifier of the deleted monitor.
## Code examples

#### Console

```console
POST kbn:/api/synthetics/monitors/_bulk_delete
{
  "ids": [
    "monitor1-id",
    "monitor2-id"
  ]
}
```

#### curl

```curl
curl -X POST "${KIBANA_URL}/api/synthetics/monitors/_bulk_delete" \
  -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${API_KEY}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "ids": [
      "monitor1-id",
      "monitor2-id"
    ]
  }'
```

## Response examples

#### Delete monitors response example1

A response from successfully deleting multiple monitors.

```json
[
  {
    "id": "monitor1-id",
    "deleted": true
  },
  {
    "id": "monitor2-id",
    "deleted": true
  }
]
```