---
title: "BackupMX delete"
url: "https://help.internetx.com/en/api/core-backupmx-delete/"
lang: "en"
section: "API reference — API reference (XML/JSON)"
breadcrumb: "API documentation (JSON/XML) > Tasks > BackupMX tasks"
updated: "2023-09-13"
---

# BackupMX delete

## Function

The _BackupMXDelete_ task deletes a BackupMX record.

## Description

Route:  DELETE ​/backupMx​/{domain}  

```
No body needs to be sent with.
```

```
{
    "stid": "20210727-app1-demo-30266",
    "status": {
        "code": "S0523",
        "text": "BackupMX was deleted successfully.",
        "type": "SUCCESS"
    },
    "object": {
        "type": "BackupMx",
        "value": "example.com"
    }
}
```

Taskcode: 0523  
Uses [BackupMX](/en/api/core-backupmx-object/) object

```
<request>
	<auth>
		<user>customer</user>
		<password>password</password>
		<context>4</context>
	</auth>
	<task>
		<code>0523</code>
		<backup_mx>
			<domain>example.com</domain>
		</backup_mx>
		<reply_to>customer@example.com</reply_to>
		<ctid>1234567</ctid>
	</task>
```

```
<response>
	<result>
		<data/>
		<status>
			<code>S0523</code>
			<text>BackupMX was deleted successfully.</text>
			<type>success</type>
			<object>
				<type>backup_mx</type>
				<value>example.com</value>
			</object>
		</status>
	</result>
	<ctid>customer-transaction-id</ctid>
	<stid>20150429-app1-test-5071</stid>
</response>
```