---
title: "Delete a drop permanently"
method: DELETE
path: "/drops/{slug}"
---

# Delete a drop permanently

`DELETE /drops/{slug}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://ship.page`
- URL: `https://ship.page/drops/{slug}`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Purges files and the index entry. Deleted drops can stay edge-cached for up to 60s.

## Path parameters

- `slug` string, required

## Response `200`

Drop deleted.

- object
  - `deleted` string, required

## Other responses

- `401`: Missing or invalid credential.
- `404`: Not found (also returned for resources owned by someone else).

## Changes

- **2026-10-20** `99aad34506e8`: 28 warning
  - added the new `already_live` enum value to the `code` response property for the response status `401`
  - added the new `already_live` enum value to the `code` response property for the response status `404`
  - added the new `blocked` enum value to the `code` response property for the response status `401`
  - added the new `blocked` enum value to the `code` response property for the response status `404`
  - …24 more

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/ship/apis/ship-page/changes/drops/:slug/delete.md)

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