---
title: "Deleting Droplets by Tag"
method: DELETE
path: "/v2/droplets"
tags: ["DigitalOcean-public.v2-new_Droplets"]
---

# Deleting Droplets by Tag

`DELETE /v2/droplets`

To delete **all** Droplets assigned to a specific tag, include the `tag_name`
query parameter set to the name of the tag in your DELETE request. For
example, `/v2/droplets?tag_name=$TAG_NAME`.

This endpoint requires `tag:read` scope.

A successful request will receive a 204 status code with no body in response.
This indicates that the request was processed successfully.

## Query parameters

- `tag_name` string, required

## Response `204`

The action was successful and the response body is empty. This response has content-type set.

## Other responses

- `401` — Authentication failed due to invalid credentials.
- `404` — The resource was not found.
- `429` — The API rate limit has been exceeded.
- `500` — There was a server error.
- `default` — There was an unexpected error.

## Changes

- **2025-10-16** `cb3bf9b21459` — 2 info
  - api tag `DigitalOcean-public.v2-new_Droplets` added
  - api tag `Droplets` removed
- **2025-07-18** `f8e8c290636c` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2025-07-17** `5fc9af728e82` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation
- **2025-07-17** `f8e8c290636c` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/digitalocean/apis/digitalocean-api/changes/v2/droplets/delete.md)

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