---
title: "Deletes the backup policy."
method: POST
path: "/BackupRestore/BackupPolicies/{backupPolicyName}/$/Delete"
tags: ["BackupRestore"]
---

# Deletes the backup policy.

`POST /BackupRestore/BackupPolicies/{backupPolicyName}/$/Delete`

Deletes an existing backup policy. A backup policy must be created before it can be deleted. A currently active backup policy, associated with any Service Fabric application, service or partition, cannot be deleted without first deleting the mapping.

## Path parameters

- `backupPolicyName` string, required

## Query parameters

- `api-version` '6.4', required
- `timeout` integer

## Response `200`

A successful operation returns 200 status code and deletes the backup policy.

## Other responses

- `default` — The detailed error response.

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