---
title: "Deleting an Entity"
method: DELETE
path: "/v1/projects/{projectId}/datasets/{name}/entities/{uuid}"
tags: ["Entity Management"]
---

# Deleting an Entity

`DELETE /v1/projects/{projectId}/datasets/{name}/entities/{uuid}`

Use this API to delete an Entity. With this API, Entity is soft-deleted, which means it is still in the database and you can retreive it by passing `?deleted=true` to [GET /projects/:id/datasets/:name/entities](/central-api-entity-management/#entities-metadata).

## Path parameters

- `projectId` number, required
- `name` string, required
- `uuid` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

- Success
  - `success` boolean, required

## Changes

- **2025-12-20** `022694254f0d` — 1 info
  - api operation id `Deleting an Entity` removed and replaced with `deleteEntity`
- **2025-10-27** `b11b54eea487` — 1 info
  - removed the non-success response with the status `403`
- **2025-10-10** `196d7d957d94` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2025-03-13** `e8c2858fd4eb` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/getodk/apis/odk-central-api/changes/v1/projects/:projectId/datasets/:name/entities/:uuid/delete.md)

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