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Overview

The bigdata_delete_monitor tool permanently deletes between 1 and 20 search monitors from your Bigdata.com account.
Deletion is permanent and cannot be undone through the MCP tools.

When to Use

Delete Monitor is ideal for:
  • Cleaning up: Removing monitors created for a test or a one-off question
  • Retiring monitors: Deleting monitors that are no longer needed
  • Bulk removal: Deleting several monitors in a single call

How It Works

  1. List monitors with bigdata_get_monitor if the user has not supplied the IDs
  2. Confirm with the user which monitors to delete, by name
  3. Call bigdata_delete_monitor with the list of IDs

Parameters

Important Notes

  • Every ID is read first. If any one does not exist, nothing is deleted
  • Deletes then run in order. If one fails partway, the error says which IDs are already deleted, and the rest are not attempted
  • A monitor with a run in progress cannot be deleted. Wait until the run finishes, then try again
  • Never guess IDs. Take them from bigdata_get_monitor

Data Returned

Returns the IDs that were deleted, in the same shape as the input:

Practical Tips

Deactivate instead of deleting

To pause a monitor but keep its configuration, set status to inactive with bigdata_edit_monitor instead.