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protectionRuleBase: deleteAndUnprotect

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Namespace: microsoft.graph

Important

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Delete and unprotect all the artifacts protected by a dynamic rule. This action is only applicable to dynamic rules.

The following points apply when deleting a dynamic rule and unprotecting all artifacts it protects.

  • The rule moves to the deleteRequested status when this action is performed on a dynamic rule.
  • Unprotecting artifacts and deleting rules are asynchronous operations, and they might not complete immediately.
  • This action resets the dynamicRule protection source. If the artifact is also protected by another protection source, it's only protected by that source afterward.
  • No operation is allowed on a dynamic rule once a rule is in the deleteRequested state.

Permissions

Choose the permission or permissions marked as least privileged for this API. Use a higher privileged permission or permissions only if your app requires it. For details about delegated and application permissions, see Permission types. To learn more about these permissions, see the permissions reference.

Permission type Least privileged permissions Higher privileged permissions
Delegated (work or school account) BackupRestore-Configuration.ReadWrite.All Not available.
Delegated (personal Microsoft account) Not supported. Not supported.
Application BackupRestore-Configuration.ReadWrite.All Not available.

HTTP request

POST /solutions/backupRestore/oneDriveForBusinessProtectionPolicies/{oneDriveForBusinessProtectionPolicyId}/driveInclusionRules/{driveProtectionRuleId}/deleteAndUnprotect
POST /solutions/backupRestore/exchangeProtectionPolicies/{exchangeProtectionPolicyId}/mailboxInclusionRules/{mailboxProtectionRuleId}/deleteAndUnprotect

Request headers

Name Description
Authorization Bearer {token}. Required. Learn more about authentication and authorization.

Request body

Don't supply a request body for this method.

Response

If successful, this action returns a 202 Accepted response code and a protectionRuleBase in the response body.

Examples

Example 1: Delete and unprotect a driveInclusionRule associated with a onedriveForBusiness protection policy

The following example shows how to delete a driveInclusionRule associated with a onedriveForBusinessProtectionPolicy and unprotect the units it protects.

Request

The following example shows a request.

POST https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/solutions/backupRestore/oneDriveForBusinessProtectionPolicies/71633878-8321-4950-bfaf-ed285bdd1461/driveInclusionRules/61633878-8321-4950-bfaf-ed285bdd1461/deleteAndUnprotect

Response

The following example shows the response.

Note: The response object shown here might be shortened for readability.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "value": {
    "@odata.type": "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/$metadata#microsoft.graph.protectionRuleBase",
    "id": "61633878-8321-4950-bfaf-ed285bdd1461",
    "status": "deleteRequested",
    "createdDateTime": "2025-01-15T15:07:44.3043505Z",
    "lastModifiedDateTime": "2025-01-15T14:42:12.6779064Z",
    "isAutoApplyEnabled": true,
    "driveExpression": "(memberOf -any (group.id -in ['4e8e9b15-bfc8-40a2-aed0-3f65a22e2bd4']))",
    "createdBy": {
      "user": {
        "identity": "8aaaaec3-5dcb-4b47-9ef9-0dda3e95b9f4"
      }
    },
    "lastModifiedBy": {}
  }
}

Example 2: Delete and unprotect a mailboxInclusionRule associated with an Exchange protection policy

The following example shows how to delete a mailboxInclusionRule associated with an exchangeProtectionPolicy.

Request

The following example shows a request.

POST https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/solutions/backupRestore/exchangeProtectionPolicies/6b0991b9-e7d4-4794-86fa-2a3f2a4e3177/mailboxInclusionRules/52147fb9-2682-47bc-a8f6-6c38c1ff498d/deleteAndUnprotect

Response

The following example shows the response.

Note: The response object shown here might be shortened for readability.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "value": {
    "@odata.type": "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/$metadata#microsoft.graph.protectionRuleBase",
    "id": "52147fb9-2682-47bc-a8f6-6c38c1ff498d",
    "status": "deleteRequested",
    "createdDateTime": "2025-01-15T15:07:44.3043505Z",
    "lastModifiedDateTime": "2025-01-15T14:42:12.6779064Z",
    "isAutoApplyEnabled": true,
    "driveExpression": "(memberOf -any (group.id -in ['4e8e9b15-bfc8-40a2-aed0-3f65a22e2bd4']))",
    "createdBy": {
        "user": {
            "identity": "8aaaaec3-5dcb-4b47-9ef9-0dda3e95b9f4"
        }
    },
    "lastModifiedBy": {},
    "error": {}
  }
}