Trash and Recovery

Soft-deleted rules go to Trash — review and restore them within the recovery window before removal.

Deleting a rule does not destroy it immediately. The platform uses soft deletion — removed rules move to a trash area where they can be reviewed and restored. This protects against accidental deletions and gives teams a recovery window before anything is permanently gone.

Deleting a rule

Who can delete

Any user with edit permissions on the rule can delete it, provided the rule is not currently locked by another user. If a lock icon appears on the rule, the Delete button is disabled — wait for the lock to be released or ask an organization owner to force-unlock it.

How to delete

1. Open the Rules tab on the Rules Engine page.

2. Find the rule you want to delete.

3. Click the Delete button on the rule's row.

4. A confirmation dialog appears:

   "Are you sure you want to delete the rule?" "The rule will be deactivated and stored in the trash. You can restore the rule from the trash."

5. Click Move to trash to confirm.

The rule is removed from the active Rules list and appears in the Trash tab. If the rule had a running artifact, the artifact is stopped as part of the deletion.

The Trash tab

### Getting there

From the Rules Engine page at /rules, click the Trash tab (the third tab, after Rules and Artifacts).

What you see

The Trash tab shows a table of all deleted rules that are still within the retention window:

Column	Description
Name	The rule name and its description
Deleted time	When the rule was moved to trash, formatted as "dd.MM.yy HH:mm"

Empty state

If no rules have been deleted (or all deleted rules have passed the retention window), the tab shows: "Trash is empty" with the message "Deleted rules will appear here."

Restoring a rule

Restoring a rule moves it back to the active Rules list, where it can be edited, built, and deployed again.

How to restore

1. Open the Trash tab on the Rules Engine page.

2. Find the rule you want to restore.

3. Click Restore rule on the row.

4. A confirmation dialog appears:

   "The rule will be activated and moved back to the list of active rules."

5. Click Restore to confirm.

Nothing happens until you confirm — closing the dialog leaves the rule in the trash.

The rule reappears in the Rules tab. It comes back unlocked, regardless of its lock state when it was deleted.

What a restored rule looks like

• The rule appears in the Rules tab with its original name, description, and full version history intact.

• The rule is not deployed. Even if it had a running artifact before deletion, you need to build and deploy it again before it can respond to its selected sensor or trigger source.

• The rule is unlocked, so any team member with edit permissions can immediately open and work on it.

Restore limitations

• Retention window. Rules remain in trash for a limited time. Once a rule has exceeded the retention window, it is permanently deleted and cannot be recovered.

• Subscription limits. Restoring a rule counts against your organization's rule limit. If your organization is at its maximum number of active rules, the restore will not proceed until you free up capacity — either by deleting another active rule or upgrading your plan.

Best practices

• Check trash before re-creating a rule. If a teammate deleted a rule you still need, restoring it is faster than rebuilding from scratch — and preserves the entire version history.

• Do not rely on trash as an archive. The retention window is limited. If you want to preserve a rule long-term but keep it inactive, consider stopping its deployed artifact rather than deleting the rule.

• Coordinate deletions with your team. Soft delete protects against accidents, but communicating intent prevents confusion about why a rule disappeared from the active list.