---
title: "Delete a Kubernetes deployment"
method: DELETE
path: "/kubernetes/{id}/namespaces/{namespace}/deployments/{name}"
tags: ["kubernetes"]
---

# Delete a Kubernetes deployment

`DELETE /kubernetes/{id}/namespaces/{namespace}/deployments/{name}`

Delete a deployment in the given namespace. The replica sets and pods it
owns are garbage collected by the cluster.
**Access policy**: Authenticated user.

## Path parameters

- `id` integer, required
- `namespace` string, required
- `name` string, required

## Response `204`

Success

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid request payload, such as missing required fields or fields not meeting validation criteria.
- `401` — Unauthorized access - the user is not authenticated or does not have the necessary permissions. Ensure that you have provided a valid API key or JWT token, and that you have the required permissions.
- `403` — Permission denied - the user is authenticated but does not have the necessary permissions to access the requested resource or perform the specified operation. Check your user roles and permissions.
- `404` — Unable to find the deployment to delete.
- `500` — Server error occurred while attempting to delete the deployment.

## Changes

- **2026-08-07** `ec51a8194ac0` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/portainer/apis/portainerce-api/changes/kubernetes/:id/namespaces/:namespace/deployments/:name/delete.md)

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