---
title: "Delete a material by ID"
method: DELETE
path: "/materials/{material_id}"
tags: ["Materials"]
---

# Delete a material by ID

`DELETE /materials/{material_id}`

Delete a material identified by its ID.

Only materials in the current organization can be deleted.
FK violations (e.g. a cell component still references this material) are caught
by ``global_exception_handler`` and returned as 400 BAD_REQUEST.

## Path parameters

- `material_id` string, required

## Response `204`

Successful Response

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

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