# DELETE: Remove a Node from the Cluster
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Remove the specified node from the Conductor Live cluster. The node cannot be associated with any channels, so follow this procedure.

1. Send a GET Channel List request to see which channels use this node.

1. Send a POST Stop request to stop the channels that are running.

1. Send a PUT Channel request on each channel to modify it so that it does not use this node. 

1. Delete the channel as described in [DELETE: Delete a Channel](delete-a-channel.md).

## HTTP Request and Response
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### Request URL
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```
DELETE http://<Conductor IP address>/nodes/<ID of node>
```

### Call Header
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+ Accept: Set to `application/xml`

If you are implementing user authentication, you must also include three authorization headers; see [Header Content for User Authentication](header-content-user.md).

## Example
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This request removes the node with the ID 8.

```
DELETE http://198.51.100.0/nodes/8
```