API Reference

Zero Trust

DLP

Datasets

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Delete a dataset

DELETE/accounts/{account_id}/dlp/datasets/{dataset_id}

This deletes all versions of the dataset.

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

Accepted Permissions (at least one required)

Zero Trust Write

Path ParametersExpand Collapse

account_id: string

dataset_id: string

formatuuid

Delete a dataset

HTTP

HTTP

TypeScript

Python

Go

Terraform

curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/dlp/datasets/$DATASET_ID \
    -X DELETE \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN"

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