Delete protectionRuleBase

Namespace: microsoft.graph

Delete a protection rule from a protection policy.

You can delete a rule when the state is completed or completedWithErrors. Deleting a protection rule doesn't remove the corresponding protection units from the protection policy.

Permissions

Choose the permission or permissions marked as least privileged for this API. Use a higher privileged permission or permissions only if your app requires it. For details about delegated and application permissions, see Permission types. To learn more about these permissions, see the permissions reference.

Permission type	Least privileged permissions	Higher privileged permissions
Delegated (work or school account)	BackupRestore-Configuration.ReadWrite.All	Not available.
Delegated (personal Microsoft account)	Not supported.	Not supported.
Application	BackupRestore-Configuration.ReadWrite.All	Not available.

HTTP request

DELETE /solutions/backupRestore/sharePointProtectionPolicies/{sharePointProtectionPolicyId}/siteInclusionRules/{siteProtectionRuleId}
DELETE /solutions/backupRestore/oneDriveForBusinessProtectionPolicies/{oneDriveForBusinessProtectionPolicyId}/driveInclusionRules/{driveProtectionRuleId}
DELETE /solutions/backupRestore/exchangeProtectionPolicies/{exchangeProtectionPolicyId}/mailboxInclusionRules/{mailboxProtectionRuleId}

Request headers

Name	Description
Authorization	Bearer {token}. Required. Learn more about authentication and authorization.

Request body

Don't supply a request body for this method.

Response

If successful, this method returns a 204 No Content response code.

Examples

Example 1: Delete a siteInclusionRule associated with a SharePoint protection policy

The following example shows how to delete a siteInclusionRule associated with a sharePointProtectionPolicy.

Request

The following example shows a request.

HTTP

DELETE https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/solutions/backupRestore/sharePointProtectionPolicies/71633878-8321-4950-bfaf-ed285bdd1461/siteInclusionRules/51633878-8321-4950-bfaf-ed285bdd1461

JavaScript

const options = {
	authProvider,
};

const client = Client.init(options);

await client.api('/solutions/backupRestore/sharePointProtectionPolicies/71633878-8321-4950-bfaf-ed285bdd1461/siteInclusionRules/51633878-8321-4950-bfaf-ed285bdd1461')
	.delete();

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

Response

The following example shows the response.

HTTP/1.1 204 No Content

Example 2: Delete a driveInclusionRule associated with an OneDriveForBusiness protection policy

The following example shows how to delete a driveInclusionRule associated with an oneDriveForBusinessProtectionPolicy.

Request

The following example shows a request.

HTTP

DELETE https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/solutions/backupRestore/oneDriveForBusinessProtectionPolicies/71633878-8321-4950-bfaf-ed285bdd1461/driveInclusionRules/51633878-8321-4950-bfaf-ed285bdd1461

JavaScript

const options = {
	authProvider,
};

const client = Client.init(options);

await client.api('/solutions/backupRestore/oneDriveForBusinessProtectionPolicies/71633878-8321-4950-bfaf-ed285bdd1461/driveInclusionRules/51633878-8321-4950-bfaf-ed285bdd1461')
	.delete();

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

Response

The following example shows the response.

HTTP/1.1 204 No Content

Example 3: Delete a mailboxInclusionRule associated with an Exchange protection policy

The following example shows how to delete a mailboxInclusionRule associated with an exchangeProtectionPolicy.

Request

The following example shows a request.

HTTP

DELETE https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/solutions/backupRestore/exchangeProtectionPolicies/71633878-8321-4950-bfaf-ed285bdd1461/mailboxInclusionRules/51633878-8321-4950-bfaf-ed285bdd1461

JavaScript

const options = {
	authProvider,
};

const client = Client.init(options);

await client.api('/solutions/backupRestore/exchangeProtectionPolicies/71633878-8321-4950-bfaf-ed285bdd1461/mailboxInclusionRules/51633878-8321-4950-bfaf-ed285bdd1461')
	.delete();

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

Response

The following example shows the response.

HTTP/1.1 204 No Content