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How to Delete a NAT Gateway Subscription Firewall Rule

Updated on 05 February, 2026

Learn how to permanently delete a NAT Gateway firewall rule in Vultr.

Deleting a firewall rule removes the traffic control policy immediately and stops the rule from affecting traffic through the NAT Gateway.

Warning
The deletion is permanent and cannot be undone. Verify no active flows depend on the rule before proceeding with removal.

Follow this guide to delete a NAT Gateway subscription firewall rule using the Vultr Customer Portal or API.

  • Vultr Customer Portal
  • Vultr API

  1. Navigate to Products, expand the Network drop-down and select VPC Networks.

  2. Select your target VPC Network with NAT Gateway connectivity.

  3. Scroll to the NAT Firewall section.

  4. Locate your target firewall rule in the list.

  5. Click the Delete icon (trash icon) for the rule you want to remove.

    A confirmation dialog appears with the message "Delete Firewall Rule?" and warns that "This action cannot be undone. This will permanently delete this firewall rule."

  6. Click Delete Firewall Rule to confirm deletion, or click Cancel to abort.

  1. Send a GET request to the List VPCs endpoint to retrieve available VPCs.

    console 
    $ curl "https://api.vultr.com/v2/vpcs" \
    -X GET \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer ${VULTR_API_KEY}"

    The output displays all VPCs in your account. Note the id field for the target VPC.

  2. Send a GET request to the List NAT Gateway subscriptions endpoint to retrieve the gateway ID. Replace VPC_ID with the ID from the previous step.

    console 
    $ curl "https://api.vultr.com/v2/vpcs/VPC_ID/nat-gateway" \
    -X GET \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer ${VULTR_API_KEY}"

    The output displays NAT Gateway subscriptions for the VPC. Note the id field for the target gateway.

  3. Send a GET request to the List NAT Gateway Firewall Rules endpoint to retrieve firewall rule IDs. Replace VPC_ID and NAT_GATEWAY_ID with your values.

    console 
    $ curl "https://api.vultr.com/v2/vpcs/VPC_ID/nat-gateway/NAT_GATEWAY_ID/global/firewall-rules" \
    -X GET \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer ${VULTR_API_KEY}"

    The output displays all firewall rules for the gateway. Each rule includes an id, port, protocol, subnet, and notes field. Note the id field for the rule you want to delete.

  4. Send a DELETE request to the Delete NAT Gateway Firewall Rule endpoint. Replace VPC_ID, NAT_GATEWAY_ID, and FIREWALL_RULE_ID with your values.

    console 
    $ curl "https://api.vultr.com/v2/vpcs/VPC_ID/nat-gateway/NAT_GATEWAY_ID/global/firewall-rules/FIREWALL_RULE_ID" \
    -X DELETE \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer ${VULTR_API_KEY}"

    The API returns an HTTP 204 status code with no response body when the deletion succeeds. The rule is removed immediately and no longer affects traffic through the gateway.

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