---
title: "DELETE /catalogs/{name}"
method: DELETE
path: "/catalogs/{name}"
tags: ["CatalogsService"]
---

# DELETE /catalogs/{name}

`DELETE /catalogs/{name}`

Delete a catalog

 Deletes the catalog that matches the supplied name. The caller must
 be a metastore admin or the owner of the catalog.

## Path parameters

- `name` string, required

## Query parameters

- `force` boolean

## Response `200`

OK

## Other responses

- `default` — Default error response

## Changes

- **2025-02-27** `60220bae69ec` — 4 info
  - api tag `CatalogsService` added
  - api tag `CatalogService` removed
  - api tag `catalogs` removed
  - api tag `unity` removed
- **2025-02-20** `27d7bed71eaa` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2025-02-16** `af378e92b27b` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/delta-incubator/apis/delta-sharing-api/changes/catalogs/:name/delete.md)

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