**To delete a sampling rule**

The following ``delete-sampling-rule`` example deletes the specified sampling rule. You can specify the group by using either the group name or group ARN. ::

    aws xray delete-sampling-rule \
        --rule-name polling-scorekeep
	
Output::

    {
        "SamplingRuleRecord": {
            "SamplingRule": {
                "RuleName": "polling-scorekeep",
                "RuleARN": "arn:aws:xray:us-west-2:123456789012:sampling-rule/polling-scorekeep",
                "ResourceARN": "*",
                "Priority": 5000,
                "FixedRate": 0.003,
                "ReservoirSize": 0,
                "ServiceName": "Scorekeep",
                "ServiceType": "*",
                "Host": "*",
                "HTTPMethod": "GET",
                "URLPath": "/api/state/*",
                "Version": 1,
                "Attributes": {}
            },
            "CreatedAt": 1530574399.0,
            "ModifiedAt": 1530574399.0
        }
    }

For more information, see `Configuring Sampling, Groups, and Encryption Settings with the AWS X-Ray API <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/en_pv/xray/latest/devguide/xray-api-configuration.html#xray-api-configuration-sampling>`__ in the *AWS X-Ray Developer Guide*.