---
title: "Delete an existing entity"
method: DELETE
path: "/api/v1/entities/{templateIdentifier}/{entityIdentifier}"
tags: ["Entities Management"]
---

# Delete an existing entity

`DELETE /api/v1/entities/{templateIdentifier}/{entityIdentifier}`

Delete an entity from the system using its template and entity identifiers. This operation removes the entity and automatically cleans up any relations from other entities that reference it.

## Path parameters

- `templateIdentifier` string, required
- `entityIdentifier` string, required

## Response `204`

Entity deleted successfully

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid entity data provided
- `401` — Unauthorized - Missing or invalid token
- `403` — Insufficient rights
- `404` — Entity not found with the provided identifier
- `409` — Target entity has required relations
- `500` — Unexpected server-side failure

## Changes

- **2026-08-26** `e6f6d45eade3` — 4 warning, 4 info
  - removed the optional property `errorDescription` from the response with the `400` status
  - removed the optional property `errorDescription` from the response with the `404` status
  - removed the optional property `errorDescription` from the response with the `409` status
  - removed the optional property `errorDescription` from the response with the `500` status
  - …4 more
- **2026-06-05** `a9e66c8e87d0` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2026-04-08** `88fc145b6397` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/decathlon/apis/idp-core-api/changes/api/v1/entities/:templateIdentifier/:entityIdentifier/delete.md)

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