---
title: "Delete an evaluation."
method: DELETE
path: "/evals/{eval_id}"
tags: ["Evals"]
---

# Delete an evaluation.

`DELETE /evals/{eval_id}`

## Path parameters

- `eval_id` string, required

## Response `200`

Successfully deleted the evaluation.

- object
  - `object` string, required
  - `deleted` boolean, required
  - `eval_id` string, required

## Other responses

- `404` — Evaluation not found.
- `429` — The request was rejected because a rate limit was exceeded.

## Changes

- **2026-09-08** `bb9b3b410112` — 2 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `429`
  - added the optional property `misalignment` to the response with the `404` status
- **2026-05-13** `74cbcf73838f` — 2 breaking
  - response property `code` list-of-types was widened by adding types `null` to media type `application/json` of response `404`
  - response property `param` list-of-types was widened by adding types `null` to media type `application/json` of response `404`
- **2025-04-29** `6a6c681b1820` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2024-08-23** `5856f8b0c850` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/openai/apis/openapi/changes/evals/:eval_id/delete.md)

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