---
title: "Delete entity"
method: DELETE
path: "/catalog/v1/entities/{urn}"
tags: ["Generic Metadata Entities"]
---

# Delete entity

`DELETE /catalog/v1/entities/{urn}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://your-environment.ataccama.one/api`
- URL: `https://your-environment.ataccama.one/api/catalog/v1/entities/{urn}`
- Auth: HTTP bearer
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/ataccama/apis/ataccama-one-agentic-data-trust-platform-public-api/docs/catalog/v1/entities/:urn/delete.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Delete an entity by its URN.

The response returns the HTTP status code `204 No Content` on success.

## Path parameters

- `urn` string, uri, required: A URN identifying a resource in any realm of the Public API. URNs follow RFC 8141. Format: urn:ata:{tenant}:{realm}:{resource-type}:{uuid} Components: - `urn` — fixed scheme - `ata` — Ataccama namespace - `{tenant}` — tenant identifier from the authentication context - `{realm}` — API realm, for example `catalog` or `reference-data` - `{resource-type}` — resource type within the realm, for example `catalog-item` or `table` - `{uuid}` — UUID (v4 or v7) of the resource Example: urn:ata:acme-corp:reference-data:table:123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000.

## Response `204`

Entity successfully deleted.

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad request. The request parameters or body are invalid.
- `403`: Forbidden. You do not have permission to access the requested resource.
- `404`: Not found. The requested resource does not exist.

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/ataccama/apis/ataccama-one-agentic-data-trust-platform-public-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/ataccama/apis/ataccama-one-agentic-data-trust-platform-public-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/ataccama/apis/ataccama-one-agentic-data-trust-platform-public-api/revisions/46f16e0487f8?raw)