---
title: "Delete an existing person face from person directory. The persistedFaceId, userData, and face feature in the person entry will all be deleted."
method: DELETE
path: "/persons/{personId}/recognitionModels/{recognitionModel}/persistedFaces/{persistedFaceId}"
tags: ["PersonDirectory"]
---

# 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}`

## Path parameters

- `personId` string, uuid, required
- `recognitionModel` string, required
- `persistedFaceId` string, uuid, required

## Response `202`

Success

## Other responses

- `default` — Response entity accompanying non-successful responses containing additional details about the error.

## Changes

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

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/azure/apis/cognitiveservices-face/changes/persons/:personId/recognitionModels/:recognitionModel/persistedFaces/:persistedFaceId/delete.md)

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/azure/apis/cognitiveservices-face.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/azure/apis/cognitiveservices-face/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-production.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/azure/cognitiveservices-face/revisions/8a19b734b92a/schema)