---
title: "Delete Folder"
method: DELETE
path: "/v1/knowledge-bases/{knowledge_base_id}/folders"
tags: ["Knowledge bases"]
---

# Delete Folder

`DELETE /v1/knowledge-bases/{knowledge_base_id}/folders`

Delete a folder. With recursive=false, non-empty folders return 409 and no contents are deleted.

## Path parameters

- `knowledge_base_id` string, uuid, required — Unique knowledge base ID.

## Query parameters

- `organization_id` string, uuid, nullable — Organization scope for API keys that can access multiple organizations.

## Request body

- DeleteFolderRequest
  - `path` string, required — Folder path to delete.
  - `recursive` boolean — When false, only empty folders are deleted and non-empty folders return a conflict. When true, the folder and all contents are deleted.

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- FolderOperationResponse
  - `message` string, required — Operation result message.
  - `path` string, required — Folder path.

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

## Changes

- **2026-05-01** `c55c2a1636c3` — 1 info
  - the endpoint scheme security `BearerAuth` was added to the API
- **2026-04-29** `627b755eb856` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/cooper-square-technologies/apis/external-api/changes/v1/knowledge-bases/:knowledge_base_id/folders/delete.md)

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