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# Delete Evidence

## Delete a current evidence item

<mark style="color:red;">`DELETE`</mark> `/api/v1/evidence/:uuid?`

Use this API endpoint to delete evidence items within Monolith.

{% hint style="danger" %}
`uuid` is required.
{% endhint %}

**Request Body**

| Name   | Type   | Description                                       |
| ------ | ------ | ------------------------------------------------- |
| `uuid` | string | Unique ID of the evidence to be updated. REQUIRED |