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# Delete a query rewrite

> Delete a query rewrite.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/saas/cs-rules-rewrites.json delete /query-rewrites/{id}
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Rules & Rewrites API
  description: >-
    Manage Commerce Studio rules and query rewrites. Rules control search result
    behavior including boosting, burying, pinning, redirects, banners, and facet
    configuration. Query rewrites handle synonym expansion, misspelling
    correction, phrase matching, and query term manipulation.


    The endpoints require an authentication token with scope
    `commercestudio.rules` for rule operations and `commercestudio.rewrites` for
    query rewrite operations.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Lucidworks
    url: https://lucidworks.com/
    email: support@lucidworks.com
servers:
  - url: https://{commerce_studio_id}.experiencemanager.lucidworks.com
    description: Production.
    variables:
      commerce_studio_id:
        default: commerce_studio_id
        description: The ID of your Commerce Studio instance.
security:
  - authToken: []
tags:
  - name: Rule Management
    description: Create/Read/Update/Delete (CRUD) operations for Commerce Studio rules.
  - name: Query Rewrite Management
    description: >-
      Create/Read/Update/Delete (CRUD) operations for Commerce Studio query
      rewrites.
paths:
  /query-rewrites/{id}:
    delete:
      tags:
        - Query Rewrite Management
      summary: Delete a query rewrite
      description: Delete a query rewrite.
      operationId: deleteQueryRewrite
      parameters:
        - name: id
          description: >-
            The rewrite's Universally-Unique Identifier (UUID). You can also use
            the `externalId`, if the rewrite has one.
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '204':
          description: No Content.
components:
  securitySchemes:
    authToken:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer

````