# Delete a filter

**DELETE /_ml/filters/{filter_id}**

If an anomaly detection job references the filter, you cannot delete the
filter. You must update or delete the job before you can delete the filter.

## Required authorization

* Cluster privileges: `manage_ml`



## Servers
- http://api.example.com: http://api.example.com ()


## Authentication methods
- Api key auth
- Basic auth
- Bearer auth


## Parameters

### Path parameters
- **filter_id** (string)
  A string that uniquely identifies a filter.



## Responses
### 200


#### Body: application/json (object)
- **acknowledged** (boolean)
  For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.


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