---
title: "Delete Folder"
method: DELETE
path: "/folders/{folder_id_or_name}"
tags: ["Folders"]
---

# Delete Folder

`DELETE /folders/{folder_id_or_name}`

Delete a folder and all associated documents.

## Path parameters

- `folder_id_or_name` string, required

## Query parameters

- `recursive` boolean

## Headers

- `authorization` string, nullable

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- FolderDeleteResponse — Response for folder deletion endpoint
  - `status` string, required
  - `message` string, required

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

## Changes

- **2026-01-22** `2d9291c3821d` — 2 info
  - `header` request parameter `authorization` list-of-types was widened by adding types `null`
  - for the `header` request parameter `authorization`, the type/format was generalized from `string`/`` to ``/``
- **2025-12-06** `e185c542e939` — 1 info
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `recursive`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/morphik-org/apis/fastapi/changes/folders/:folder_id_or_name/delete.md)

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