How do I remove a GitHub status check?

Question

I have a GitHub status check generated by TeamCity, and I'm trying to delete it (not just disable it).

I've tried (line breaks added for readability):

curl -u <myusername>:<mytoken>
 -X DELETE
https://:github_instance/api/v3/repos/:user/:repo/statuses/:hash

I got the url from:

curl -u <myusername>:<mytoken> 
https://:github_instance/api/v3/repos/:user/:repo/statuses/:branch_name

Am I missing something?

Answer 1

Like @VonC I couldn't find a deletion option. However, you can disable any existing checks so that they no longer run on your PRs.

Settings   Branches     Branch protection rules         Edit (next to your desired branch, e.g. 'master')           Rule settings             Require status checks to pass before merging             Require branches to be up to date before merging                < Uncheck any statuses you want to disable! > 

Answer 2

I see the GitHub API V3 Repository Statuses (for github.com or for a private GitHub enterprise instance) includes:

• Create a status
• List statuses for a specific ref
• Get the combined status for a specific ref

There is no deletion as far as I can see.