---
title: "Delete Metadata for DOI"
method: DELETE
path: "/metadata/{doi}"
---

# Delete Metadata for DOI

`DELETE /metadata/{doi}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://mds.test.datacite.org`
- URL: `https://mds.test.datacite.org/metadata/{doi}`
- Auth: HTTP basic

Changes a DOI from "Findable" to "Registered" state. To return the state to "Findable", PUT new metadata.

## Path parameters

- `doi` string, required

## Response `200`

200

## Other responses

- `401`: 401

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/datacite/apis/mds.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/datacite/apis/mds/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/datacite/apis/mds/revisions/0ea088ad989d?raw)