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        1. List severities GET
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        5. Remove severity DELETE
        6. Response attributes
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Remove severity

Permanently deletes an existing severity.

DELETE https://uptime.betterstack.com/api/v2/urgencies/{urgency_id}

URL parameters

urgency_id
required integer

The ID of the severity you want to delete

Headers

Authorization
required string

Bearer $TOKEN

204

Returns empty body

Example cURL

Example
curl --request DELETE \
  --url https://uptime.betterstack.com/api/v2/urgencies/456 \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"


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