---
title: "Delete a database"
method: DELETE
path: "/v0/api/databases/{databaseId}"
tags: ["Databases"]
---

# Delete a database

`DELETE /v0/api/databases/{databaseId}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.anything.com`
- URL: `https://api.anything.com/v0/api/databases/{databaseId}`
- Auth: HTTP basic
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/anything/apis/anything-api/docs/v0/api/databases/:databaseId/delete.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Soft-deletes a user database and schedules permanent removal of the underlying infrastructure after a 30-day grace period.

## Path parameters

- `databaseId` string, uuid, required

## Response `204`

Database deleted

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid request
- `401`: Unauthorized
- `403`: Forbidden
- `404`: Database not found

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/anything/apis/anything-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/anything/apis/anything-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/anything/apis/anything-api/revisions/1475488f3446?raw)