---
title: "Delete Monitor"
method: DELETE
path: "/v0/monitors/{id}"
tags: ["Monitors"]
---

# Delete Monitor

`DELETE /v0/monitors/{id}`

Deletes a monitor.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Response `200`

Monitor deleted successfully

- Monitor
  - `id` string, required — The unique identifier for the Monitor
  - `object` 'monitor', required — The type of object
  - `status` 'enabled' | 'disabled', required — The status of the Monitor
  - `websetId` string, required — The id of the Webset the Monitor belongs to
  - `cadence` object, required — How often the monitor will run
    - `cron` string, required — Cron expression for monitor cadence (must be a valid Unix cron with 5 fields). The schedule must trigger at most once per day.
    - `timezone` string — IANA timezone (e.g., "America/New_York")
  - `behavior` object, required — Behavior to perform when monitor runs
    - `type` 'search', required
    - `config` object, required — Specify the search parameters for the Monitor. By default, the search parameters (query, entity and criteria) from the last search are used when no parameters are provided.
      - `query` string — The query to search for. By default, the query from the last search is used.
      - `criteria` object[] — The criteria to search for. By default, the criteria from the last search is used.
        - `description` string, required
      - `entity` union
        - CompanyEntity
          - `type` 'company', required
        - PersonEntity
          - `type` 'person', required
        - ArticleEntity
          - `type` 'article', required
        - ResearchPaperEntity
          - `type` 'research_paper', required
        - CustomEntity
          - `type` 'custom', required
          - `description` string, required
      - `count` number, required — The maximum number of results to find
      - `behavior` 'override' | 'append' — The behaviour of the Search when it is added to a Webset.
  - `lastRun` MonitorRun, required
    - `id` string, required — The unique identifier for the Monitor Run
    - `object` 'monitor_run', required — The type of object
    - `status` 'created' | 'running' | 'completed' | 'canceled' | 'failed', required — The status of the Monitor Run
    - `monitorId` string, required — The monitor that the run is associated with
    - `type` 'search' | 'refresh', required — The type of the Monitor Run
    - `completedAt` string, date-time, nullable, required — When the run completed
    - `failedAt` string, date-time, nullable, required — When the run failed
    - `failedReason` string, nullable, required — The reason the run failed
    - `canceledAt` string, date-time, nullable, required — When the run was canceled
    - `createdAt` string, date-time, required — When the run was created
    - `updatedAt` string, date-time, required — When the run was last updated
  - `nextRunAt` string, date-time, nullable, required — Date and time when the next run will occur in
  - `metadata` object, required — Set of key-value pairs you want to associate with this object.
  - `createdAt` string, date-time, required — When the monitor was created
  - `updatedAt` string, date-time, required — When the monitor was last updated

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