curl -X DELETE 'https://api.github.com/repos/example-owner/example-repo/environments/example-environment-name/deployment_protection_rules/10' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github+json' \
  -H 'X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10'

# DELETE /repos/{owner}/{repo}/environments/{environment_name}/deployment_protection_rules/{protection_rule_id} (GitHub API)
Base URL: https://api.github.com
Auth: Authorization; GitHub token; required.
Last verified: 2026-10-20

> Disable a custom protection rule for an environment

## Critical Gotchas
* GitHub recommends an `Accept: application/vnd.github+json` header and an explicit `X-GitHub-Api-Version` header.
* Fine-grained tokens only authorize repositories and permissions selected when the token is created.

## cURL
curl -X DELETE 'https://api.github.com/repos/example-owner/example-repo/environments/example-environment-name/deployment_protection_rules/10' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github+json' \
  -H 'X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10'

## Parameters
| Name | In | Type | Required | Description |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| environment_name | path | string | Yes | The name of the environment. The name must be URL encoded. For example, any s... |
| repo | path | string | Yes | The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case... |
| owner | path | string | Yes | The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
| protection_rule_id | path | integer | Yes | The unique identifier of the protection rule. |

## Response example
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DELETE

DELETE /repos/{owner}/{repo}/environments/{environment_name}/deployment_protection_rules/{protection_rule_id} — GitHub API

GitHub token (required); https://api.github.com

GitHub API

Disable a custom protection rule for an environment

Base URL: https://api.github.com
Auth: Authorization: Bearer <GITHUB_API_KEY>
Last verified: 2026-10-20 · upstream hash matched

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Critical gotchas

GitHub recommends an Accept: application/vnd.github+json header and an explicit X-GitHub-Api-Version header.

Fine-grained tokens only authorize repositories and permissions selected when the token is created.

cURL

curl -X DELETE 'https://api.github.com/repos/example-owner/example-repo/environments/example-environment-name/deployment_protection_rules/10' \  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GITHUB_TOKEN" \  -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github+json' \  -H 'X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10'

Parameters

Name	In	Type	Required	Description
environment_name	path	string	Yes	The name of the environment. The name must be URL encoded. For example, any slashes in the name must be replaced with `%2F`.
repo	path	string	Yes	The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.
owner	path	string	Yes	The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
protection_rule_id	path	integer	Yes	The unique identifier of the protection rule.

Response 200 OK

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