---
title: "Cancel a downtime"
method: DELETE
path: "/api/v2/downtime/{downtime_id}"
tags: ["Downtimes"]
---

# Cancel a downtime

`DELETE /api/v2/downtime/{downtime_id}`

Cancel a downtime.

**Note**: Downtimes canceled through the API are no longer active, but are retained for approximately two days before being permanently removed. The downtime may still appear in search results until it is permanently removed.

## Path parameters

- `downtime_id` string, required

## Response `204`

OK

## Other responses

- `403` — Forbidden
- `404` — Downtime not found
- `429` — Too many requests

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/datadog/apis/api-v2.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/datadog/apis/api-v2/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/datadog/api-v2/revisions/da68bf029e4c/schema)