---
title: "Delete an asset criticality record"
method: DELETE
path: "/api/asset_criticality"
tags: ["Security Entity Analytics API"]
deprecated: true
---

# Delete an asset criticality record

`DELETE /api/asset_criticality`

> **Deprecated.**

**Spaces method and path for this operation:**

<div><span class="operation-verb delete">delete</span>&nbsp;<span class="operation-path">/s/{space_id}/api/asset_criticality</span></div>

Refer to [Spaces](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/manage-spaces) for more information.

**Deprecated in 9.4.0.** Use the Entity Store APIs to unassign asset criticality for a specific entity.

Delete the asset criticality record for a specific entity.

## Query parameters

- `id_value` string, required
- `id_field` 'host.name' | 'user.name' | 'service.name' | 'entity.id', required
- `refresh` 'wait_for'

## Response `200`

Successful response

- object
  - `deleted` boolean, required — True if the record was deleted or false if the record did not exist.
  - `record` SecurityEntityAnalyticsAPIAssetCriticalityRecord
    - `id_field` 'host.name' | 'user.name' | 'service.name' | 'entity.id', required
    - `id_value` string, required — The ID value of the asset.
    - `criticality_level` 'low_impact' | 'medium_impact' | 'high_impact' | 'extreme_impact', required — The criticality level of the asset.
    - `asset` object, required
      - `criticality` 'low_impact' | 'medium_impact' | 'high_impact' | 'extreme_impact' — The criticality level of the asset.
    - `entity` object
      - `asset` object
        - `criticality` 'low_impact' | 'medium_impact' | 'high_impact' | 'extreme_impact', required — The criticality level of the asset.
      - `id` string, required
    - `host` object
      - `asset` object
        - `criticality` 'low_impact' | 'medium_impact' | 'high_impact' | 'extreme_impact', required — The criticality level of the asset.
      - `name` string, required
    - `service` object
      - `asset` object
        - `criticality` 'low_impact' | 'medium_impact' | 'high_impact' | 'extreme_impact', required — The criticality level of the asset.
      - `name` string, required
    - `user` object
      - `asset` object
        - `criticality` 'low_impact' | 'medium_impact' | 'high_impact' | 'extreme_impact', required — The criticality level of the asset.
      - `name` string, required
    - `@timestamp` string, date-time, required — The time the record was created or updated.

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid request

---

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