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# Syntax

## Removes security.

```
DELETE /v{version}/users/{userId}/watchlists/{watchlistId}/securities
```

### Description

This API endpoint enables you to remove a security from an existing watchlist by providing the security’s ticker symbol, currency, and the exchange on which it’s listed.

### Parameters

| Type       | Name                           | Description                                                                                                                                 | Schema                                                                                                                                        | Default |
| ---------- | ------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| **Header** | **Authorization**   *required* | This is the authorization token that you retrieved from the first endpoint (/token).                                                        | string                                                                                                                                        |         |
| **Header** | **Et-App-Key**   *required*    | This is your app’s unique key that can be retrieved from the BO Companies widget in Autoshares Trader.                                      | string                                                                                                                                        |         |
| **Path**   | **userId**   *required*        | This is the internal identifier of the user whose watchlist needs to be modified.                                                           | integer (int32)                                                                                                                               |         |
| **Path**   | **version**   *required*       | This is the version of the API. Unless you have multiple versions of Autoshares Trader’s API deployed in your environment, leave it at 1.0. | string                                                                                                                                        | `"1"`   |
| **Path**   | **watchlistId**   *required*   | This is the internal identifier of the watchlist from which the security will be removed.                                                   | integer (int32)                                                                                                                               |         |
| **Body**   | **body**   *required*          | This is JSON data that contains information about the security that must be removed (ticker symbol, exchange, and currency).                | [SecuritySignature](/rest-api/trading-api/watchlists/remove-security-from-watchlist-by-ticker/watchlists_removesecurity.md#securitysignature) |         |

### Responses

| HTTP Code | Description                                                                                       | Schema                                                                                                                                  |
| --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **200**   | Successful request, JSON data containing the updated watchlist is returned.                       | [WatchlistModel](/rest-api/trading-api/watchlists/remove-security-from-watchlist-by-ticker/watchlists_removesecurity.md#watchlistmodel) |
| **401**   | The access level of the provided authorization token is not sufficient to perform this operation. | No Content                                                                                                                              |
| **403**   | The provided Et-App-Key is incorrect.                                                             | No Content                                                                                                                              |
| **409**   | The security couldn’t be removed from the watchlist due to some conflict.                         | No Content                                                                                                                              |
| **422**   | A validation error occurred while processing the request.                                         | No Content                                                                                                                              |
| **500**   | Internal server error                                                                             | No Content                                                                                                                              |

### Consumes

* `application/json`
* `text/json`

### Produces

* `application/json`
* `text/json`