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# delete

Delete a FirewallRule

## Usage

```
ionosctl compute firewallrule delete [flags]
```

## Aliases

For `firewallrule` command:

```
[f fr firewall]
```

For `delete` command:

```
[d]
```

## Description

Delete one Firewall Rule (by --firewallrule-id) or, with --all, every rule on the NIC.

Because the NIC firewall is default-deny while active, removing a rule immediately stops allowing the traffic it whitelisted. Deleting the LAST remaining rule (or using --all) on a NIC whose firewall is still active leaves that NIC blocking all traffic.

Use `--wait` (`-w`) to wait for the resource to reach AVAILABLE state. You can force the command to execute without user input using `--force` option.

Required values to run command:

* Data Center Id
* Server Id
* Nic Id
* Firewall Rule Id

## Options

```
  -a, --all                      Delete every Firewall Rule on the NIC instead of a single one. When set, --firewallrule-id is not required
  -u, --api-url string           Override default host URL. Preferred over the config file override 'cloud' and env var 'IONOS_API_URL' (default "https://api.ionos.com")
      --cols strings             Set of columns to be printed on output 
                                 Available columns: [FirewallRuleId Name Protocol PortRangeStart PortRangeEnd Direction IPVersion State SourceMac SourceIP DestinationIP IcmpCode IcmpType]
  -c, --config string            Configuration file used for authentication (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ionosctl/config.yaml")
      --datacenter-id string     The unique Data Center Id (required)
  -D, --depth int                Level of detail for response objects (default 1)
  -F, --filters strings          Limit results to results containing the specified filter:KEY1=VALUE1,KEY2=VALUE2
  -i, --firewallrule-id string   The unique FirewallRule Id (required)
  -f, --force                    Force command to execute without user input
  -h, --help                     Print usage
      --limit int                Maximum number of items to return per request (default 50)
      --nic-id string            The unique NIC Id (required)
      --no-headers               Don't print table headers when table output is used
      --offset int               Number of items to skip before starting to collect the results
      --order-by string          Property to order the results by
  -o, --output string            Desired output format [text|json|api-json] (default "text")
      --query string             JMESPath query string to filter the output
  -q, --quiet                    Quiet output
      --server-id string         The unique Server Id (required)
  -t, --timeout int              Timeout in seconds for --wait and other wait operations (default 600)
  -v, --verbose count            Increase verbosity level [-v, -vv, -vvv]
  -w, --wait                     Wait for the resource to reach AVAILABLE state after the command completes. No-op for list commands
```

## Examples

```
# Delete a single rule
ionosctl compute firewallrule delete --datacenter-id DATACENTER_ID --server-id SERVER_ID --nic-id NIC_ID --firewallrule-id FIREWALLRULE_ID

# Delete every rule on the NIC without a prompt
ionosctl compute firewallrule delete --datacenter-id DATACENTER_ID --server-id SERVER_ID --nic-id NIC_ID --all --force
```