sp-delete-alert-transact-sql.md

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sp_delete_alert (Transact-SQL)

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Removes an alert.

Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions

Syntax

  
sp_delete_alert [ @name = ] 'name'  

Arguments

[ @name= ] 'name'
The name of the alert. name is sysname, with no default.

Return Code Values

0 (success) or 1 (failure)

Result Sets

None

Remarks

Removing an alert also removes any notifications associated with the alert.

Permissions

Only members of the sysadmin fixed server role can execute this procedure.

Examples

The following example removes an alert named Test Alert.

USE msdb ;  
GO  
  
EXEC dbo.sp_delete_alert  
   @name = N'Test Alert' ;  
GO  

See Also

sp_add_alert (Transact-SQL)
sp_help_alert (Transact-SQL)
System Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)