---
title: "Changes to DELETE /collections/{name}/document/{docID}"
method: DELETE
path: "/collections/{name}/document/{docID}"
---

# Changes to DELETE /collections/{name}/document/{docID}

`DELETE /collections/{name}/document/{docID}`

> Every recorded change to this operation, newest first.

## Timeline

Changed in 4 of 59 revisions.

- **2026-03-30** `f46903303e53`: 1 info
- **2026-03-02** `8c167ee47363`: 1 info
- **2026-02-26** `e5def1d468f5`: 1 info
- **2025-06-02** `60812f5416c5`: 1 breaking

## Changes

- **2026-03-30** `f46903303e53`: 1 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `404`
- **2026-03-02** `8c167ee47363`: 1 info
  - api operation id `document_delete` removed and replaced with `delete_document`
- **2026-02-26** `e5def1d468f5`: 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2025-06-02** `60812f5416c5`: 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

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[Operation](https://skmtc.dev/sourcenetwork/apis/defradb-api/docs/collections/:name/document/:docID/delete.md) - [API](https://skmtc.dev/sourcenetwork/apis/defradb-api.md) - [Page](https://skmtc.dev/sourcenetwork/apis/defradb-api/changes/collections/:name/document/:docID/delete)