---
title: "Delete a project folder"
method: DELETE
path: "/v1/projects/{id}"
tags: ["Projects"]
---

# Delete a project folder

`DELETE /v1/projects/{id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.vidocu.ai`
- URL: `https://api.vidocu.ai/v1/projects/{id}`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - OAuth 2 (authorization code, authorization URL `https://vidocu.ai/oauth/authorize`, token URL `https://api.vidocu.ai/oauth/token`)

`cascade=true` also deletes the videos and their files. Refused if the project holds any locked video.

**Scope:** `projects:write`

**Role permission:** `canDelete` (OAuth only — API keys carry full workspace permissions)

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Query parameters

- `cascade` union
  - 'true'
  - 'false'

## Response `200`

Success

- object: Project deleted.
  - `success` true, required
  - `cascade` boolean, required: True when the project's videos were deleted too.
  - `deletedVideos` integer, required
  - `uncategorizedVideos` integer, required: Videos moved out of the project instead of deleted.

## Other responses

- `400`: Validation error
- `401`: Invalid or missing credentials
- `403`: Missing scope (`insufficient_scope`), insufficient role (`insufficient_role`), or quota exhausted (`limit_exceeded`)
- `404`: Not found
- `423`: The video's content is locked and can't be changed
- `429`: Rate limit exceeded (60 req/min)
- `500`: Server error

---

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