---
title: "Delete collection"
method: DELETE
path: "/v1/collections/{id}"
tags: ["Collections"]
---

# Delete collection

`DELETE /v1/collections/{id}`

Delete an existing collection.

This endpoint allows deletion of a collection identified by its
UUID. The user must have appropriate permissions to delete the
collection. Deleting a collection removes all associations but does
not delete the engrams within it.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, uuid, required — The unique identifier of the collection to delete

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- NebulaResultsGenericBooleanResponse
  - `results` GenericBooleanResponse, required
    - `success` boolean, required

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

## Changes

- **2026-04-27** `b1da2c0bb1ae` — 4 info
  - api operation id `delete_collection_v1_collections__id__delete` removed and replaced with `delete_collection`
  - api tag `Collections` added
  - added the optional property `detail/items/ctx` to the response with the `422` status
  - added the optional property `detail/items/input` to the response with the `422` status

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/zeroset-inc/apis/nebula-api/changes/v1/collections/:id/delete.md)

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