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title: "Changes to Delete a ZFS snapshot"
method: DELETE
path: "/zfs/datasets/snapshot/{guid}"
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# Changes to Delete a ZFS snapshot

`DELETE /zfs/datasets/snapshot/{guid}`

> Every recorded change to this operation, newest first.

## Timeline

Changed in 4 of 70 revisions.

- **2026-11-03** `9565cdd0abf5`: 1 info
- **2026-08-12** `9a5026bf9057`: 4 info
- **2025-04-15** `112f68f20e78`: 1 info
- **2025-03-11** `2b736ca1b025`: 1 breaking

## Changes

- **2026-11-03** `9565cdd0abf5`: 1 info
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `name`
- **2026-08-12** `9a5026bf9057`: 4 info
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `recursive`
  - added the non-success response with the status `400`
  - added the non-success response with the status `404`
  - added the non-success response with the status `409`
- **2025-04-15** `112f68f20e78`: 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2025-03-11** `2b736ca1b025`: 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

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[Operation](https://skmtc.dev/alchemillahq/apis/sylve-api/docs/zfs/datasets/snapshot/:guid/delete.md) - [API](https://skmtc.dev/alchemillahq/apis/sylve-api.md) - [Page](https://skmtc.dev/alchemillahq/apis/sylve-api/changes/zfs/datasets/snapshot/:guid/delete)