---
title: "Remove offline hosts"
method: POST
path: "/bus/hosts/remove"
tags: ["bus"]
---

# Remove offline hosts

`POST /bus/hosts/remove`

Removes hosts that have been offline for the specified duration or have had too many consecutive scan failures

## Request body

- object
  - `maxDowntimeHours` integer
  - `maxConsecutiveScanFailures` integer

## Response `200`

Number of hosts removed

- integer

## Other responses

- `400` — Malformed request
- `500` — Internal server error

---

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