---
title: "Changes to Delete an existing person face from person directory. \r\nThe persistedFaceId, userData, and face feature in the person entry will all be deleted."
method: DELETE
path: "/persons/{personId}/recognitionModels/{recognitionModel}/persistedFaces/{persistedFaceId}"
---

# Changes to Delete an existing person face from person directory. 
The persistedFaceId, userData, and face feature in the person entry will all be deleted.

`DELETE /persons/{personId}/recognitionModels/{recognitionModel}/persistedFaces/{persistedFaceId}`

> Every recorded change to this endpoint, newest first.

## Timeline

Changed in 2 of 28 revisions.

- **2026-07-13** `8a19b734b92a` — 1 info
- **2017-12-28** `e67414f9aeba` — 1 breaking

## Changes

- **2026-07-13** `8a19b734b92a` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2017-12-28** `e67414f9aeba` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

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[Operation](https://skmtc.dev/azure/apis/cognitiveservices-face/docs/persons/:personId/recognitionModels/:recognitionModel/persistedFaces/:persistedFaceId/delete.md) · [API](https://skmtc.dev/azure/apis/cognitiveservices-face.md) · [Page](https://skmtc.dev/azure/apis/cognitiveservices-face/changes/persons/:personId/recognitionModels/:recognitionModel/persistedFaces/:persistedFaceId/delete)