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Slack alerts: remove a channel

The alert_settings.slack_channels.delete operation: DELETE /api/v1/alert_settings/slack_channels/{id} in the REST API and the alert_settings_slack_channels_delete tool in the MCP server.

DELETE/api/v1/alert_settings/slack_channels/{id}

Removes a Slack channel from the organization's alerts in the mode of the request and deletes its stored webhook URL and signing secret. Alerts already posted stay in Slack. Returns the alert settings.

Needs org:write (owners and admins).

At a glance

  • REST: DELETE /api/v1/alert_settings/slack_channels/{id}
  • MCP tool: alert_settings_slack_channels_delete
  • Operation ID: alert_settings.slack_channels.delete
  • Scope: Organization
  • Permission: org:write
  • Risk tier: write
  • Dry run: Supported (send Ownrecord-Dry-Run: true)
  • Idempotency: Idempotency-Key optional
  • Modes: Test and live
  • Authentication: API key with the org:write scope
  • Since: M7

Request

Path parameters

FieldTypeDescription
idsec_… ID

Body

This operation takes no body.

Response

200 OK with a JSON object:

FieldTypeDescription
object"alert_settings"
livemodeboolean
emailobject
email.highone of immediate, off
slackChannelsarray of object
slackChannels[].idsec_… ID
slackChannels[].object"slack_channel"
slackChannels[].namestring
slackChannels[].urlHintstring
slackChannels[].minSeverityone of high, critical
slackChannels[].createdAtdate-time
slackChannels[].createdBystring
slackChannels[].lastTestobject or null
updatedAtdate-time or null
versioninteger (at least 0)

Examples

Remove the only channel

HTTP
DELETE /api/v1/alert_settings/slack_channels/sec_01m4ttwd3veh9apbewxheq5xad
Authorization: Bearer or_test_…

Response (200):

JSON
{
  "object": "alert_settings",
  "livemode": true,
  "email": {
    "high": "immediate"
  },
  "slackChannels": [],
  "updatedAt": "2026-10-13T12:00:00.000Z",
  "version": 3
}

Errors

CodeHTTP statusWhenWhat to do
resource_not_found404The alert settings of this mode have no such channel.Check the ID and that your credentials are scoped to the right organization, entity, brand and mode.
version_conflict409The settings changed at the same moment; retry.Fetch the object again and retry the change.
permission_denied403You can't change this organization's settings.Ask an organization owner or admin for a role or scope that allows this action.

It can also return these common errors: validation_failed, api_version_unsupported, invalid_json, unsupported_media_type, authentication_required, api_key_invalid, idempotency_key_reused, idempotency_in_progress, approval_required, approval_rejected, approval_expired, stale_approval, approval_policy_denied, rate_limited, internal_error.