How do I delete a scheduled job in IoT Central

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How do I delete a scheduled job in IoT Central

ChrisB 0

Hi, I created a scheduled job in IoT Central as a test, one to check if I understood how to create and two to check it worked on a device in the lab before applying to remote devices. It worked, however I no longer need the test but I can't find any way to delete the job or edit it (scheduled time, frequency, device group etc). How do I delete a scheduled job or edit it to apply to a different device and change the scheduled time?

Chris

Anonymous

2025-07-10T14:03:26.96+00:00

Hello ChrisB,

Just wanted to check if the above response was helpful in solving your issue. Please let me know if you have any further issues.

Thank you!
ChrisB 0 Reputation points

2025-07-14T07:28:21.7333333+00:00

Unfortunately I have inherited this application from a 3rd party and I am not a software engineer so I don't have enough knowledge to get this to work.

2 answers

Your answer

Anonymous

2025-07-10T14:03:26.96+00:00

Hello ChrisB,

Just wanted to check if the above response was helpful in solving your issue. Please let me know if you have any further issues.

Thank you!
ChrisB 0 Reputation points

2025-07-14T07:28:21.7333333+00:00

Unfortunately I have inherited this application from a 3rd party and I am not a software engineer so I don't have enough knowledge to get this to work.

Answer 1

Dominic 1,706 Microsoft Employee

You can delete jobs in the IoT Central UI:

Click on the job in the list of jobs:
Click the Delete button:

Dominic 1,706 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2025-07-10T09:04:52.29+00:00

The Edit and Job properties buttons let you edit an existing job.
ChrisB 0 Reputation points

2025-07-10T11:46:06.24+00:00

Hi Dominic, I have neither Edit or Delete on that row, only schedule and job properties. Clicking on job properties also shows no edit or delete button or icon to click.
Dominic 1,706 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2025-07-10T16:14:59.2+00:00

It may be a permissions issue - these options can be hidden for some roles. Take a look at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-central/core/howto-manage-users-roles to understand the built-in and custom roles that can be created for users.
ChrisB 0 Reputation points

2025-07-14T07:26:40.44+00:00

I've had a look at the permissions this morning and I am listed as an app administrator which I believe should give me full control but there is still no option to delete or edit.
Dominic 1,706 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2025-07-14T08:32:46.5066667+00:00

That should give permissions - is it possible to set up another account and try with that?

Answer 2

Hello ChrisB,

It seems like you're trying to tidy up some test scheduled jobs in IoT Central. No worries, I can help with that!

To delete a scheduled job, you'll want to make an API call using the DELETE method. Unfortunately, it looks like the documentation you've provided has a slight error regarding the command to delete—it should be something like this:


DELETE https://{your app subdomain}.azureiotcentral.com/api/scheduledJobs/scheduled-Job-001?api-version=2022-07-31

Just replace {your app subdomain} with your IoT Central app's specific subdomain and replace scheduled-Job-001 with the actual ID of the job you want to delete.

If you want to edit a scheduled job, you can use a PATCH request like below to update it:


PATCH https://{your app subdomain}.azureiotcentral.com/api/scheduledJobs/scheduled-Job-001?api-version=2022-07-31

And include the details you want to change in the body (like schedule timing or device group).

Here's an example of the request body to update the schedule:


{

  "schedule": {

    "start": "2022-10-24T22:29:01Z",

    "recurrence": "weekly"

  }

}

Make sure you adjust the "start" date and "recurrence" according to your needs.

Hope this helps!
Thank you!