# Delete mail exchanger record

This function deletes a Mail Exchanger (MX) record. For more information about MX record settings, read our Email Routing Configuration documentation.



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Endpoint: GET /Email/delete_mx
Version: 11.134.0.5
Security: BasicAuth

## Query parameters:

  - `domain` (string, required)
    The mail exchanger's domain.
    Example: "example.com"

  - `exchanger` (string, required)
    The mail exchanger's name.
    Example: "mail.example.com"

  - `priority` (integer, required)
    The mail exchanger's priority value. If multiple MX entries match the exchanger value, the system uses this parameter to find the correct entry.
    Example: 15

## Response 200 fields (application/json):

  - `apiversion` (integer)
    The version of the API.
    Example: 3

  - `func` (string)
    The name of the method called.
    Example: "delete_mx"

  - `module` (string)
    The name of the module called.
    Example: "Email"

  - `result` (object)

  - `result.data` (object)

  - `result.data.checkmx` (object)
    An object containing the mail exchanger's data.

  - `result.data.checkmx.changed` (integer)
    Whether a change occurred during the function.
*  - Change occurred.
*  -  change.
    Enum: 0, 1

  - `result.data.checkmx.detected` (string)
    The mail exchanger type.
* 
* 
* 
*
    Enum: "auto", "local", "secondary", "remote"

  - `result.data.checkmx.isprimary` (integer)
    Whether the mail exchanger is the primary mail exchanger.
*  - Primary.
*  -  primary.
    Enum: 0, 1

  - `result.data.checkmx.issecondary` (integer)
    Whether the mail exchanger is a secondary exchanger.
*  - Secondary.
*  -  secondary.
    Enum: 0, 1

  - `result.data.checkmx.local` (integer)
    Whether the mail exchanger is a local exchanger.
*  - Local.
*  -  local.
    Enum: 0, 1

  - `result.data.checkmx.mxcheck` (string)
    The mail exchanger type.
* 
* 
* 
*
    Enum: "auto", "local", "secondary", "remote"

  - `result.data.checkmx.remote` (integer)
    Whether the mail exchanger is a remote exchanger.
*  - Remote.
*  -  remote.
    Enum: 0, 1

  - `result.data.checkmx.secondary` (integer)
    Whether the mail exchanger is a secondary exchanger.
*  - Secondary.
*  -  secondary.
    Enum: 0, 1

  - `result.data.checkmx.warnings` (string)
    Warning messages, if any exist.
    Example: "Auto Detect of MX configuration not possible due to non-resolving MX entries. Defaulting to last known setting: local."

  - `result.data.results` (string)
    A message of success, or an error message.
* A message of success that begins with .
* An error message.
    Example: "Removed entry: example.com. IN MX 15 mail.example.com\nBind reloading on example using rndc zone: [example.com]"

  - `result.data.status` (integer)
    Whether the function succeeded.
*  - Success.
*  - Failure.
    Enum: 0, 1

  - `result.data.statusmsg` (string)
    A message of success, or an error message.
* A message of success that begins with Added entry.
* An error message.
    Example: "Removed entry: example.com. IN MX 15 mail.example.com\nBind reloading on example using rndc zone: [example.com]"

  - `result.errors` (array,null)
    List of errors if the API failed.

  - `result.messages` (array,null)
    List of messages generated by the API.

  - `result.metadata` (object)

  - `result.status` (integer)
    - 1 - Success
- 0 - Failed: Check the errors field for more details.
    Enum: 0, 1

  - `result.warnings` (array,null)
    List of warnings generated by the API. Warnings describe non-critical failures or other problematic conditions noted while running a API.