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# Delete Silence

### Endpoint

**DELETE** `/api/monitors/silences/{silenceID}`

### Authentication

This endpoint requires API Key authentication via the Authorization header.

### Headers

| Header          | Required | Description                    |
| --------------- | -------- | ------------------------------ |
| `Authorization` | Yes      | Bearer token with your API key |

### Path Parameters

| Parameter   | Type   | Required | Description                       |
| ----------- | ------ | -------- | --------------------------------- |
| `silenceID` | string | Yes      | The UUID of the silence to delete |

### Example Request

```bash
curl -sS -X DELETE 'https://app.groundcover.com/api/monitors/silences/<SILENCE_ID>' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>'
```

### Response

#### Success Response

**Status Code:** `200 OK`

### Notes

* Once a silence is deleted, suppressed monitors will resume normal notification behavior.
* The `silenceID` is returned when you [create a silence](/use-groundcover/remote-access-and-apis/api-examples/create-silence.md).
* This endpoint deletes **one-time** silences. To delete a recurring silence, see [Recurring Silences API](/use-groundcover/remote-access-and-apis/api-examples/recurring-silences-api.md#delete-a-recurring-silence).


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