Log Explorer - Delete Log Explorer datasets
- Announced
- Tags
- Log-Explorer
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reef/rss-rule-v1 - Source
- https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2026-08-26-dataset-deletion/
<p>Cloudflare Log Explorer customers can now permanently delete account and zone datasets from the Cloudflare dashboard or API.</p> <p>Deletion protection is enabled by default to prevent accidental data loss. In the dashboard, go to <a href="https://developers.cloudflare.com/observability/logs/log-explorer/manage-datasets/">Manage datasets</a>, disable deletion protection for the dataset, select <strong>Delete</strong>, and enter the dataset name to confirm.</p> <p>To delete a dataset through the API, first set <code>deletion_protection</code> to <code>false</code> with the <a href="https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/logs/subresources/log_explorer/subresources/datasets/methods/update/">Update an account or zone dataset</a> method. Then use the <a href="https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/logs/subresources/log_explorer/subresources/datasets/methods/delete/">Delete an account or zone dataset</a> method.</p> <p>Dataset deletion is irreversible and runs asynchronously. You cannot recreate the same dataset while deletion is in progress.</p>
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