---
title: "Delete a schema template"
method: DELETE
path: "/schemas/templates/{template_id}"
tags: ["schema-templates"]
---

# Delete a schema template

`DELETE /schemas/templates/{template_id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.whoisgeni.us` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.whoisgeni.us/schemas/templates/{template_id}`
- Auth: none declared

Delete a user-owned template. Built-in templates cannot be deleted.

Mutating route: consumes a rate-limit slot (W2-15 / data-endpoints-01).

## Path parameters

- `template_id` string, uuid, required

## Headers

- `X-API-Key` string, nullable

## Response `204`

Deletion confirmation

## Other responses

- `401`: Unauthorized — missing or invalid API key/JWT.
- `403`: Cannot delete built-in template
- `404`: Template not found
- `422`: Validation Error

---

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