---
title: "Delete an external storage configuration"
method: DELETE
path: "/organization/external_storage/{external_storage_id}"
---

# Delete an external storage configuration

`DELETE /organization/external_storage/{external_storage_id}`

Disconnect a customer-managed external storage configuration. Removing the project's last configuration restores organization-default retention if customer-managed retention was active. Repeating a deletion also completes any interrupted retention update. Cloud storage is unchanged.

## Path parameters

- `external_storage_id` string, required

## Response `200`

Success

- ExternalStorageDeletedResource
  - `object` 'organization.external_storage.deleted', required
  - `id` string, required
  - `deleted` boolean, required

## Other responses

- `400` — The organization is not enabled for external storage.
- `403` — The caller does not have permission to perform this operation.
- `404` — The organization or external storage was not found.

## Changes

- **2026-09-25** `d86203de41ae` — 3 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `400`
  - added the non-success response with the status `403`
  - added the non-success response with the status `404`
- **2026-09-18** `8ad6af0ee4e1` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/openai/apis/openapi/changes/organization/external_storage/:external_storage_id/delete.md)

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