---
title: "Remove an out of office reply"
description: "The saved reply of one address or catch-all goes, and nothing is answered from it any more."
url: "https://openemail.uk/docs/api/out-of-office/clear"
area: "API"
category: "Mailbox"
---

# Remove an out of office reply

The saved reply of one address or catch-all goes, and nothing is answered from it any more.

`DELETE /out-of-office`

## DELETE /out-of-office

The saved reply of one address or catch-all goes, and nothing is answered from it any more.

## Example

Needs `settings:write`, with `address` in the query. Removing a reply that was never saved changes nothing, so the call is safe to repeat.

**curl**

```
curl -X DELETE "$OE/out-of-office?address=ada@acme.com" -H "$AUTH"
```

**Response**

```
{ "object": "out_of_office", "address": "ada@acme.com", "deleted": true }
```

> To pause a reply and keep its text, save it with `enabled: false` instead.

## Reference

- [`DELETE /out-of-office`](https://openemail.uk/docs/api/reference/settings#delete-out-of-office): full reference