---
title: Delete Spend Policy
---
[Skip to content](#_top)
[API Reference](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api)
[Billing](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/billing)
[Spend Policies](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/billing/subresources/spend_policies)
Copy Markdown
Open in **Claude**Open in **ChatGPT**Open in **Cursor**
---
**Copy Markdown****View as Markdown**
# Delete Spend Policy
DELETE/accounts/{account\_id}/billing/spend-policies/{policy\_id}
Soft-deletes the spend policy. The policy is disabled and no longer appears in list, get or audit responses. The `If-Match` header must equal the policy’s current `version`.
##### Security
API Token
The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. Create a token.
**Example:**Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY
API Email + API Key
The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API, used in conjunction with a Global API key.
**Example:**X-Auth-Email: user@example.com
The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. When possible, use API tokens instead of Global API keys.
**Example:**X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194
##### P ath ParametersExpand Collapse
account\_id: string
Represents a Cloudflare resource identifier tag.
maxLength32
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20billing.spend_policies%20%3E%20(method)%20delete%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20account_id%20%3E%20(schema)>)
policy\_id: string
The unique identifier of the spend policy.
formatuuid
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20billing.spend_policies%20%3E%20(method)%20delete%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20policy_id%20%3E%20(schema)>)
##### H eader ParametersExpand Collapse
"If-Match": string
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20billing.spend_policies%20%3E%20(method)%20delete%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20If-Match%20%3E%20(schema)>)
##### ReturnsExpand Collapse
errors: array of object {message, code }
Always empty on success.
message: string
Describes the error or notice.
Link to this property
code: optional number
Identifies the error or notice type.
Link to this property
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20billing.spend_policies%20%3E%20(method)%20delete%20%3E%20(network%20schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20errors>)
messages: array of object {message, code }
Contains informational notices about the response.
message: string
Describes the error or notice.
Link to this property
code: optional number
Identifies the error or notice type.
Link to this property
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20billing.spend_policies%20%3E%20(method)%20delete%20%3E%20(network%20schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20messages>)
result: object {id }
id: string
The unique identifier of the spend policy.
formatuuid
Link to this property
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20billing.spend_policies%20%3E%20(method)%20delete%20%3E%20(network%20schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20result>)
success: true
Indicates whether the API call was successful.
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20billing.spend_policies%20%3E%20(method)%20delete%20%3E%20(network%20schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20success>)
### Delete Spend Policy
HTTP
HTTPTypeScriptPythonGoTerraform
```
curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/billing/spend-policies/$POLICY_ID \
-X DELETE \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN"
```
200 example
```
{
"errors": [
{
"message": "message",
"code": 0
}
],
"messages": [
{
"message": "message",
"code": 0
}
],
"result": {
"id": "6f1c2b8e-3d4a-4f5b-9c6d-7e8f9a0b1c2d"
},
"success": true
}
```
##### Returns Examples
200 example
```
{
"errors": [
{
"message": "message",
"code": 0
}
],
"messages": [
{
"message": "message",
"code": 0
}
],
"result": {
"id": "6f1c2b8e-3d4a-4f5b-9c6d-7e8f9a0b1c2d"
},
"success": true
}
```