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Delete a synthetic monitor

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  • Published Oct 13, 2026
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Delete a synthetic monitor definition in Dynatrace with the Synthetic API by monitor ID, removing the monitor configuration.

DELETESaaShttps://{your-environment-id}.apps.dynatrace.com/platform/synthetic/v1/monitors/{monitor-id}

Overview

You provide the monitor-id path parameter to identify the synthetic monitor definition to delete. The operation returns a 204 response and no response body when the deletion succeeds.

Authentication

To execute this request, you need a platform token or OAuth access token with synthetic:monitors:write scope. To learn how to obtain and use it, see Tokens and authentication.

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescriptionInRequired
monitor-idstring

The ID of the monitor.

pathRequired

Response

Response codes

CodeTypeDescription
204-

Success. Response doesn't have a body.

4XXErrorResponseEnvelope

Client side error.

5XXErrorResponseEnvelope

Server side error.

Response body objects

The ErrorResponseEnvelope object

Encloses the encountered error.

ElementTypeDescription
errorErrorResponse

Basic information of the encountered error.

The ErrorResponse object

Basic information of the encountered error.

ElementTypeDescription
codeinteger

The returned HTTP status code.

detailsErrorResponseDetails

Detailed information of the error.

messagestring

Description of the encountered error.

The ErrorResponseDetails object

Detailed information of the error.

ElementTypeDescription
typestring

Defines the actual set of fields depending on the value. See one of the following objects:

  • constraintViolation -> ConstraintViolationDetails
The element can hold these values
  • constraintViolation

Response body JSON models

{
"error": {
"code": 1,
"details": {
"type": "constraintViolation"
},
"message": "string"
}
}
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