# Deleting a Forwarding Rule

#### Function

This API is used to delete a forwarding rule.

#### URI

DELETE /v3/{project_id}/elb/l7policies/{l7policy_id}/rules/{l7rule_id}

Table 1 Path parameters
Parameter | Mandatory | Type | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
project_id | Yes | String | Specifies the project ID.
l7policy_id | Yes | String | Specifies the forwarding policy ID.
l7rule_id | Yes | String | Specifies the forwarding rule ID.

#### Request Parameters

Table 2 Request header parameters
Parameter | Mandatory | Type | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
X-Auth-Token | Yes | String | Specifies the token used for IAM authentication.

#### Response Parameters

None

#### Example Requests

    DELETE

    https://{elb_endpoint}/v3/99a3fff0d03c428eac3678da6a7d0f24/elb/l7policies/cf4360fd-8631-41ff-a6f5-b72c35da74be/rules/84f4fcae-9c15-4e19-a99f-72c0b08fd3d7

#### Example Responses

None

#### Status Codes

Status Code | Description
--- | ---
204 | Successful request.

#### Error Codes

See Error Codes.

Parent topic: Forwarding Rule