---
title: "Delete a project by ID or name"
method: DELETE
path: "/projects/{id_or_name}"
tags: ["Projects"]
deprecated: true
---

# Delete a project by ID or name

`DELETE /projects/{id_or_name}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.onkernel.com`
- URL: `https://api.onkernel.com/projects/{id_or_name}`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

> **Deprecated.**

Deprecated: use `DELETE /org/projects/{id_or_name}` instead. This route will be removed on 2026-11-24.

Soft-delete a project. The project must be empty (no active resources).

## Path parameters

- `id_or_name` string, required

## Response `204`

Project deleted

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request – invalid input
- `401`: Unauthorized – missing or invalid authorization token
- `403`: Forbidden – insufficient permissions or plan
- `404`: Resource not found
- `409`: Conflict – resource already exists
- `500`: Internal Server Error

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/kernel/apis/kernel-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/kernel/apis/kernel-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/kernel/apis/kernel-api/revisions/0f6cf4f58fe6?raw)