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Delete a web frontend in RUM

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  • Published Aug 06, 2026

When you no longer need your frontend, you can delete it via API.

At this point, frontends can be deleted via API only.

Delete a frontend via API

Deletes the specified web or mobile frontend from your Dynatrace environment.

DELETESaaShttps://{your-environment-id}.apps.dynatrace.com/platform/rum/v1/frontends/{id}

You can also run this request with an OAuth2 client with rum:frontends:delete scope.

To learn how to obtain and use it, see OAuth clients.

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescriptionInRequired
idstring

Smartscape FRONTEND id.

pathRequired

Response

Response codes

CodeTypeDescription
204-

Frontend deleted.

400ErrorEnvelope

Bad request.

404ErrorEnvelope

Frontend not found.

4XXErrorEnvelope

Client error.

5XXErrorEnvelope

Server error.

Response body objects

The ErrorEnvelope object

ElementTypeDescription
errorError-

The Error object

ElementTypeDescription
codeinteger

The HTTP status code

constraintViolationsConstraintViolation[]

A list of constraint violations

messagestring

The error message

The ConstraintViolation object

A list of constraint violations

ElementTypeDescription
locationstring-
messagestring-
parameterLocationstring-
The element can hold these values
  • HEADER
  • PATH
  • PAYLOAD_BODY
  • QUERY
pathstring-

Response body JSON models

{
"error": {
"code": 1,
"constraintViolations": [
{
"location": "string",
"message": "string",
"parameterLocation": "HEADER",
"path": "string"
}
],
"message": "string"
}
}

JSON models

ErrorEnvelope

The ErrorEnvelope object

ElementTypeDescription
errorError-

The Error object

ElementTypeDescription
codeinteger

The HTTP status code

constraintViolationsConstraintViolation[]

A list of constraint violations

messagestring

The error message

The ConstraintViolation object

A list of constraint violations

ElementTypeDescription
locationstring-
messagestring-
parameterLocationstring-
The element can hold these values
  • HEADER
  • PATH
  • PAYLOAD_BODY
  • QUERY
pathstring-
Error

The Error object

ElementTypeDescription
codeinteger

The HTTP status code

constraintViolationsConstraintViolation[]

A list of constraint violations

messagestring

The error message

The ConstraintViolation object

A list of constraint violations

ElementTypeDescription
locationstring-
messagestring-
parameterLocationstring-
The element can hold these values
  • HEADER
  • PATH
  • PAYLOAD_BODY
  • QUERY
pathstring-
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Digital Experience