---
title: "Delete a historic case instance"
method: DELETE
path: "/cmmn-history/historic-case-instances/{caseInstanceId}"
tags: ["History Case"]
---

# Delete a historic case instance

`DELETE /cmmn-history/historic-case-instances/{caseInstanceId}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://developer-docs.flowable.com/cmmn-api`
- URL: `https://developer-docs.flowable.com/cmmn-api/cmmn-history/historic-case-instances/{caseInstanceId}`
- Auth: HTTP basic
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/flowable/apis/flowable-cmmn-rest-api/docs/cmmn-history/historic-case-instances/:caseInstanceId/delete.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

## Path parameters

- `caseInstanceId` string, required

## Response `204`

Indicates that the historic process instance was deleted.

## Other responses

- `404`: Indicates that the historic process instance could not be found.

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