---
title: "Delete a validation task"
method: DELETE
path: "/admin/gitops/validate/{taskId}"
tags: ["GitOps", "Admin"]
---

# Delete a validation task

`DELETE /admin/gitops/validate/{taskId}`

## Request

- The document declares no server URL.
- Auth: none declared

**Experimental.** Deletes a validation task and cleans up its checkout directory.

## Path parameters

- `taskId` string, required

## Response `204`

Validation task deleted.

## Other responses

- `401`: Common response for all operations that can return a `401` error indicating authentication is required.
- `403`: Common response for all operations that can return a `403` error indicating the user is authenticated but not authorized.
- `404`: Common response for all operations that can return a `404` error.
- `409`: Common response used when an input conflicts with existing data.
- `500`: Common response for all operations that can fail with an unexpected server error.
- `503`: Dry-run validation is disabled.

## Changes

- **2026-10-31** `ff9684af2aad`: 25 info
  - added the optional property `ruleViolation/causes/items/code` to the response with the `401` status
  - added the optional property `ruleViolation/causes/items/code` to the response with the `403` status
  - added the optional property `ruleViolation/causes/items/code` to the response with the `404` status
  - added the optional property `ruleViolation/causes/items/code` to the response with the `409` status
  - …21 more
- **2026-10-29** `f17f5df4e79c`: 5 info
  - added the optional property `ruleViolation` to the response with the `401` status
  - added the optional property `ruleViolation` to the response with the `403` status
  - added the optional property `ruleViolation` to the response with the `404` status
  - added the optional property `ruleViolation` to the response with the `409` status
  - …1 more
- **2026-06-05** `39088f5cf854`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/apicurio/apis/apicurio-registry-api-v3/changes/admin/gitops/validate/:taskId/delete.md)

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