---
title: "Delete a collection."
method: DELETE
path: "/organizations/{organizationId}/collections/{collectionId}"
tags: ["organizations"]
---

# Delete a collection.

`DELETE /organizations/{organizationId}/collections/{collectionId}`

Delete a collection.

## Path parameters

- `organizationId` integer, required
- `collectionId` integer, required

## Query parameters

- `reindex` boolean

## Response `204`

Successfully deleted the collection

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorized
- `404` — Collection not found

## Changes

- **2026-05-14** `01668bb63520` — 1 info
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `reindex`
- **2025-05-05** `7a89c3c933f1` — 1 warning
  - deleted the `query` request parameter `reindex`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/dockstore/apis/dockstore-api/changes/organizations/:organizationId/collections/:collectionId/delete.md)

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