---
title: "DELETE /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.DataLakeAnalytics/accounts/{accountName}"
method: DELETE
path: "/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.DataLakeAnalytics/accounts/{accountName}"
tags: ["Accounts"]
---

# DELETE /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.DataLakeAnalytics/accounts/{accountName}

`DELETE /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.DataLakeAnalytics/accounts/{accountName}`

Begins the delete process for the Data Lake Analytics account object specified by the account name.

## Path parameters

- `subscriptionId` string, required
- `resourceGroupName` string, required
- `accountName` string, required

## Query parameters

- `api-version` string, required

## Response `200`

Successfully deleted the specified account.

## Other responses

- `202` — Successfully initiated the deletion of the specified account.
- `204` — The specified account was not found.
- `default` — Default response

## Changes

- **2026-07-13** (2015-10-01-preview) `4b71b7edf163` — 1 info
  - api operation id `Account_Delete` removed and replaced with `Accounts_Delete`
- **2021-01-11** (2015-10-01-preview) `0b10c4b30d62` — 3 info
  - api tag `Accounts` added
  - api tag `Account` removed
  - removed the non-success response with the status `404`
- **2017-12-28** (2015-10-01-preview) `7cb2648523a6` — 4 info
  - api operation id `Accounts_Delete` removed and replaced with `Account_Delete`
  - api tag `Account` added
  - api tag `Accounts` removed
  - added the non-success response with the status `404`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/azure/apis/datalake-analytics-microsoft-datalakeanalytics/changes/subscriptions/:subscriptionId/resourceGroups/:resourceGroupName/providers/Microsoft.DataLakeAnalytics/accounts/:accountName/delete.md)

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