---
title: "DELETE /deviceUpdate/{instanceId}/updates/providers/{provider}/names/{name}/versions/{version}"
method: DELETE
path: "/deviceUpdate/{instanceId}/updates/providers/{provider}/names/{name}/versions/{version}"
tags: ["Update management"]
---

# DELETE /deviceUpdate/{instanceId}/updates/providers/{provider}/names/{name}/versions/{version}

`DELETE /deviceUpdate/{instanceId}/updates/providers/{provider}/names/{name}/versions/{version}`

Delete a specific update version. This is a long-running-operation; use
Operation-Location response header value to check for operation status.

## Path parameters

- `instanceId` string, required
- `provider` string, required
- `name` string, required
- `version` string, required

## Query parameters

- `api-version` string, required

## Response `202`

The request has been accepted for processing, but processing has not yet completed.

## Other responses

- `default` — An unexpected error response.

## Changes

- **2026-07-13** (2020-09-01) `5ba53cf1b884` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2021-03-02** (2020-09-01) `be0eed01a5b1` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/azure/apis/deviceupdate-microsoft-deviceupdate/changes/deviceUpdate/:instanceId/updates/providers/:provider/names/:name/versions/:version/delete.md)

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/azure/apis/deviceupdate-microsoft-deviceupdate.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/azure/apis/deviceupdate-microsoft-deviceupdate/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-production.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/azure/deviceupdate-microsoft-deviceupdate/revisions/ceb0ecac6c82/schema)