Delete a Monitor

const options = {method: 'DELETE', headers: {'x-api-key': '<api-key>'}}; fetch('https://api.exa.ai/monitors/{id}', options) .then(res => res.json()) .then(res => console.log(res)) .catch(err => console.error(err));

{ "id": "<string>", "name": "<string>", "search": { "query": "Latest developments in LLM capabilities", "numResults": 10, "contents": { "text": false, "highlights": false, "summary": true, "extras": { "links": 1, "imageLinks": 1, "richImageLinks": 0, "richLinks": 0, "codeBlocks": 0 }, "context": true, "livecrawlTimeout": 1000, "maxAgeHours": 24, "filterEmptyResults": true, "subpages": 1, "subpageTarget": "sources" } }, "trigger": { "type": "interval", "period": "6h" }, "outputSchema": { "type": "<string>", "description": "<string>" }, "metadata": { "slack_channel_id": "C123ABC", "slack_thread_id": "1745444400.123456", "user_id": "U123ABC" }, "webhook": { "url": "<string>", "events": [] }, "nextRunAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z", "createdAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z", "updatedAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z" }

Authorizations

x-api-key

string

header

required

Pass your Exa API key in the x-api-key header. You can also authenticate with Authorization: Bearer .

Path Parameters

string

required

The monitor ID

Response

200 - application/json

The deleted monitor

string

required

The unique identifier for the monitor

name

string | null

required

An optional display name

status

enum<string>

required

The status of the monitor. active monitors run on schedule and can be triggered manually. paused monitors can only be triggered manually. disabled monitors are auto-disabled after 10 consecutive authentication failures.

Available options:

active,

paused,

disabled

object

required

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trigger

object | null

required

The interval-based schedule for automatic runs. Null if no schedule is set.

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outputSchema

object

required

Controls the format of the run output. Defaults to { "type": "text" } if not specified. When type is "text", the output is a plain text summary. When type is "object", the output is structured JSON. If no properties are specified with "object" type, a schema is inferred automatically; otherwise the output adheres to the provided schema.

Option 1
Option 2

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metadata

object | null

required

Optional key-value metadata for your own tracking. Echoed back in webhook deliveries so you can route updates to systems like Slack.

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Example:

{
  "slack_channel_id": "C123ABC",
  "slack_thread_id": "1745444400.123456",
  "user_id": "U123ABC"
}

webhook

object

required

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nextRunAt

string<date-time>

required

When the next scheduled run will occur. Null if no trigger is set.

createdAt

string<date-time>

required

When the monitor was created

updatedAt

string<date-time>

required

When the monitor was last updated