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# Delete the rule by its ID

**`DELETE /api/v1/schema-rules/{ruleId}`**

Deletes the schema rule with the specified ID.

**Authentication:** Bearer token required (`Authorization: Bearer <token>`)

**Permission:** `Permissions.SCHEMAS_RULE_CREATE`

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## Request

### Path Parameters

| Parameter | Type   | Required | Description                               |
| --------- | ------ | -------- | ----------------------------------------- |
| `ruleId`  | string | Yes      | Schema rule identifier (MongoDB ObjectId) |

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## Response

### Success Response

**Status:** `200 OK`

```json
true
```

### Error Responses

| Status                      | Description                            |
| --------------------------- | -------------------------------------- |
| `401 Unauthorized`          | Missing or invalid token               |
| `403 Forbidden`             | Insufficient permissions               |
| `422 Unprocessable Entity`  | `ruleId` parameter is missing or empty |
| `500 Internal Server Error` | Unexpected server failure              |