---
title: "DELETE /api/projects"
method: DELETE
path: "/api/projects"
tags: ["Projects"]
---

# DELETE /api/projects

`DELETE /api/projects`

DELETE operation for /api/projects

## Headers

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

## Response `200`

Project deleted successfully

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

## Other responses

- `400` — Missing project_id or invalid ID
- `401` — Authentication required
- `403` — Admin access required or default project cannot be deleted
- `404` — Project not found
- `409` — Project is in use by active software stacks

## Changes

- **2026-08-15** (v1) `058396b8f0f1` — 2 info
  - the endpoint scheme security `socaAuth AND socaToken` was added to the API
  - the endpoint scheme security `edhAuth AND edhToken` was removed from the API
- **2026-04-21** (v1) `6db97cead8df` — 2 info
  - the endpoint scheme security `edhAuth AND edhToken` was added to the API
  - the endpoint scheme security `socaAuth AND socaToken` was removed from the API
- **2026-04-16** (v1) `50051f4491c5` — 2 breaking, 2 warning
  - added the new required `header` request parameter `X-EDH-TOKEN`
  - added the new required `header` request parameter `X-EDH-USER`
  - deleted the `header` request parameter `X-SOCA-TOKEN`
  - deleted the `header` request parameter `X-SOCA-USER`
- **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/projects/delete.md)

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