---
title: "Kill a kernel and delete the kernel id"
method: DELETE
path: "/api/kernels/{kernel_id}"
tags: ["kernels"]
---

# Kill a kernel and delete the kernel id

`DELETE /api/kernels/{kernel_id}`

## Response `204`

Kernel deleted

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/jupyter-server/apis/jupyter-kernel-gateway-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/jupyter-server/apis/jupyter-kernel-gateway-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-production.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/jupyter-server/jupyter-kernel-gateway-api/revisions/ae6845ad13f5/schema)