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Delete cases API

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Delete cases API

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Deletes one or more cases.

For the most up-to-date API details, refer to the open API specification.

Request

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DELETE <kibana host>:<port>/api/cases?ids=["<case ID1>","<case ID2>"]

DELETE <kibana host>:<port>/s/<space_id>/api/cases?ids=["<case ID1>","<case ID2>"]

Prerequisites

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You must have read or all privileges and the delete sub-feature privilege for the Cases feature in the Management, Observability, or Security section of the Kibana feature privileges, depending on the owner of the cases you’re deleting.

Path parameters

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<space_id>
(Optional, string) An identifier for the space. If it is not specified, the default space is used.

Query parameters

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ids

(Required, string) The cases that you want to remove. To retrieve case IDs, use Find cases.

All non-ASCII characters must be URL encoded.

Response codes

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204
Indicates a successful call.

Examples

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Delete cases with these IDs:

  • 2e3a54f0-6754-11ea-a1c2-e3a8bc9f7aca
  • 40b9a450-66a0-11ea-be1b-2bd3fef48984 
DELETE api/cases?ids=%5B%222e3a54f0-6754-11ea-a1c2-e3a8bc9f7aca%22%2C%2240b9a450-66a0-11ea-be1b-2bd3fef48984%22%5D
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