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# Remove Remote Policy

<mark style="color:red;">`DELETE`</mark> `/external-policies/{messageId}`

Removes the remote policy from the current Guardian instance.

**Headers**

| Name          | Value              |
| ------------- | ------------------ |
| Content-Type  | `application/json` |
| Authorization | `Bearer <token>`   |

**Body**

| Name      | Type   | Description |
| --------- | ------ | ----------- |
| messageID | string | Message ID  |

**Response**

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="200" %}

```json5
description: Successful operation.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: boolean
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="401" %}

```json5
description: Unauthorized.
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="403" %}

```json5
description: Forbidden.
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="500" %}

```json5
description: Internal server error.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/InternalServerErrorDTO'
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}