---
title: "Delete a backup by ID"
method: POST
path: "/api/clusters/{clusterName}/backups/{backupID}/delete"
tags: ["ClusterBackups"]
---

# Delete a backup by ID

`POST /api/clusters/{clusterName}/backups/{backupID}/delete`

## Request

- The document declares no server URL.
- Auth: none declared. Required headers: `Authorization`

Deletes a non-restic backup for the specified cluster.
Required grant: db-backup

## Path parameters

- `clusterName` string, required
- `backupID` string, required

## Headers

- `Authorization` string, required

## Response `200`

Backup deleted

- object

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid request
- `403`: No valid ACL
- `409`: Backup running
- `500`: Delete failed

## Changes

- **2026-07-17** `7465ea0ee21a`: 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2023-03-31** `b57fc7b9446e`: 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/signal18/apis/signal-18-dashboard-api/changes/api/clusters/:clusterName/backups/:backupID/delete/post.md)

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