---
title: "Delete version contract ruleset"
method: DELETE
path: "/groups/{groupId}/artifacts/{artifactId}/versions/{versionExpression}/contract/ruleset"
tags: ["Contracts"]
---

# Delete version contract ruleset

`DELETE /groups/{groupId}/artifacts/{artifactId}/versions/{versionExpression}/contract/ruleset`

## Request

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

Deletes the contract ruleset for a specific version.

## Response `204`

The contract ruleset was deleted.

## Other responses

- `404`: Common response for all operations that can return a `404` error.
- `500`: Common response for all operations that can fail with an unexpected server error.

## Changes

- **2026-10-31** `ff9684af2aad`: 10 info
  - 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 `500` status
  - added the optional property `ruleViolation/causes/items/direction` to the response with the `404` status
  - added the optional property `ruleViolation/causes/items/direction` to the response with the `500` status
  - …6 more
- **2026-10-29** `f17f5df4e79c`: 2 info
  - added the optional property `ruleViolation` to the response with the `404` status
  - added the optional property `ruleViolation` to the response with the `500` status
- **2026-04-16** `9547b63c5be8`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/apicurio/apis/apicurio-registry-api-v3/changes/groups/:groupId/artifacts/:artifactId/versions/:versionExpression/contract/ruleset/delete.md)

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/apicurio/apis/apicurio-registry-api-v3.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/apicurio/apis/apicurio-registry-api-v3/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/apicurio/apis/apicurio-registry-api-v3/revisions/ff9684af2aad?raw)