---
title: "Delete a collection"
method: DELETE
path: "/library/collections/{collectionId}"
tags: ["Library"]
---

# Delete a collection

`DELETE /library/collections/{collectionId}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://elicit.com/api/v2`
- URL: `https://elicit.com/api/v2/library/collections/{collectionId}`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Deletes a collection you own. Its sources stay in their owners' libraries. A repeat returns `404`.

### Example

```bash
curl -X DELETE https://elicit.com/api/v2/library/collections/{collectionId} \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer elk_live_your_key_here"
```

## Path parameters

- `collectionId` string, uuid, required

## Response `204`

Deleted.

## Other responses

- `400`: A malformed id, or an unknown or invalid query parameter.
- `401`: Authentication failed. The API key is missing, invalid, revoked, or expired.
- `403`: API access is unavailable on your plan, or your role does not allow this action.
- `404`: The collection does not exist or is not visible to you.
- `429`: Rate limit exceeded. More than 100 requests per minute were received from your IP address; further requests are blocked for 5 minutes.
- `500`: An unexpected error occurred. Retry reads with backoff; before retrying a write, check whether it took effect. See Error Handling for retry guidance.

## Changes

- **2026-10-16** `22847bf7e65d`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/elicitlabs/apis/elicit-labs-api/changes/library/collections/:collectionId/delete.md)

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