---
title: "Delete an existing target node profile"
method: DELETE
path: "/api/target_nodes/profiles"
tags: ["Target Nodes"]
---

# Delete an existing target node profile

`DELETE /api/target_nodes/profiles`

Deactivates a target node profile if it's not being used by any software stacks

## Headers

- `X-EDH-USER` string, required
- `X-EDH-TOKEN` string, required

## Response `200`

Target node profile deleted successfully

- object
  - `success` boolean
  - `message` string

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request - missing or invalid parameters
- `401` — Authentication required
- `403` — Forbidden - cannot delete default profile or profile in use
- `404` — Profile not found or already deactivated
- `500` — Internal server error

## Changes

> 6 revisions in range; 4 could not be searched.

- **2025-08-05** (v1) `55c07c16d2e1` — 2 breaking, 2 warning, 2 info
  - added the new required `header` request parameter `X-SOCA-TOKEN`
  - added the new required `header` request parameter `X-SOCA-USER`
  - deleted the `header` request parameter `X-EDH-TOKEN`
  - deleted the `header` request parameter `X-EDH-USER`
  - …2 more

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/aws-samples/apis/engineering-development-hub-edh-api/changes/api/target_nodes/profiles/delete.md)

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