---
title: "Deletes the registry organization specified by short name (accessible to Secretariat only)"
method: DELETE
path: "/registry/org/{shortname}"
tags: ["Registry Organization"]
---

# Deletes the registry organization specified by short name (accessible to Secretariat only)

`DELETE /registry/org/{shortname}`

<h2>Access Control</h2>  <p>User must belong to an organization with the <b>Secretariat</b> role</p>  <h2>Expected Behavior</h2>  <p><b>Secretariat:</b> Deletes the specified registry organization</p>

## Path parameters

- `shortname` string, required

## Headers

- `CVE-API-ORG` string, required
- `CVE-API-USER` string, required
- `CVE-API-KEY` string, required

## Response `200`

Confirms deletion of the registry organization

- DeleteRegistryOrgResponseJson — unresolved $ref

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Not Authenticated
- `403` — Forbidden
- `404` — Not Found
- `500` — Internal Server Error

## Changes

- **2026-07-20** `8dbf1b328a70` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/cveproject/apis/cve-services-api/changes/registry/org/:shortname/delete.md)

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