> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.open-metadata.org/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Delete a Chart

> Delete a chart by ID or name, with soft/hard delete options

# Delete a Chart

Delete a chart by ID or fully qualified name. Supports soft delete (default), hard delete, and restore operations.

## Delete by ID

<ParamField path="id" type="string" required>
  UUID of the chart to delete.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="recursive" type="boolean" default="false">
  Recursively delete child entities.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="hardDelete" type="boolean" default="false">
  Permanently delete the chart. If `false`, the chart is soft-deleted and can be restored.
</ParamField>

## Delete by Name

Use `DELETE /v1/charts/name/{fqn}` to delete by fully qualified name.

<ParamField path="fqn" type="string" required>
  Fully qualified name of the chart (e.g., `sample_superset.114`).
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="recursive" type="boolean" default="false">
  Recursively delete child entities.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="hardDelete" type="boolean" default="false">
  Permanently delete the chart.
</ParamField>

## Restore a Soft-Deleted Chart

Use `PUT /v1/charts/restore` to restore a soft-deleted chart.

<ParamField body="id" type="string" required>
  UUID of the soft-deleted chart to restore.
</ParamField>

<RequestExample dropdown>
  ```python DELETE /v1/charts/{id} theme={null}
  from metadata.sdk import configure
  from metadata.sdk.entities import Charts

  configure(
      host="https://your-company.open-metadata.org/api",
      jwt_token="your-jwt-token"
  )

  # Soft delete by ID
  Charts.delete("2dde4b53-a577-424b-bbaa-18ac32eca8a9")

  # Hard delete
  Charts.delete(
      "2dde4b53-a577-424b-bbaa-18ac32eca8a9",
      hard_delete=True
  )

  # Delete by name
  Charts.delete_by_name("sample_superset.114")

  # Delete by name with options
  Charts.delete_by_name(
      "sample_superset.114",
      hard_delete=True
  )

  # Restore a soft-deleted chart
  Charts.restore("2dde4b53-a577-424b-bbaa-18ac32eca8a9")
  ```

  ```java DELETE /v1/charts/{id} theme={null}
  import static org.openmetadata.sdk.fluent.Charts.*;

  // Soft delete
  Charts.delete("2dde4b53-a577-424b-bbaa-18ac32eca8a9").execute();

  // Hard delete
  Charts.delete("2dde4b53-a577-424b-bbaa-18ac32eca8a9")
      .hardDelete()
      .execute();

  // Delete by name
  Charts.deleteByName("sample_superset.114")
      .execute();

  // Restore
  Charts.restore("2dde4b53-a577-424b-bbaa-18ac32eca8a9");
  ```

  ```bash DELETE /v1/charts/{id} theme={null}
  # Soft delete by ID
  curl -X DELETE "{base_url}/api/v1/charts/2dde4b53-a577-424b-bbaa-18ac32eca8a9" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}"

  # Hard delete
  curl -X DELETE "{base_url}/api/v1/charts/2dde4b53-a577-424b-bbaa-18ac32eca8a9?hardDelete=true" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}"

  # Delete by name
  curl -X DELETE "{base_url}/api/v1/charts/name/sample_superset.114" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}"

  # Restore soft-deleted chart
  curl -X PUT "{base_url}/api/v1/charts/restore" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{"id": "2dde4b53-a577-424b-bbaa-18ac32eca8a9"}'
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json Response (Soft Delete) theme={null}
  {
    "id": "2dde4b53-a577-424b-bbaa-18ac32eca8a9",
    "name": "114",
    "displayName": "# of Games That Hit 100k in Sales By Release Year",
    "fullyQualifiedName": "sample_superset.114",
    "chartType": "Other",
    "version": 0.2,
    "updatedAt": 1769982666218,
    "updatedBy": "admin",
    "sourceUrl": "http://localhost:808/explore/?slice_id=114",
    "service": {
      "id": "b1e6a71d-7f47-4e5f-8ce0-e6e8a88ec97a",
      "type": "dashboardService",
      "name": "sample_superset",
      "fullyQualifiedName": "sample_superset"
    },
    "serviceType": "Superset",
    "deleted": true,
    "owners": [],
    "tags": [],
    "domains": []
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>

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## Returns

Soft delete returns the chart object with `deleted: true`. Hard delete returns no content (204). Restore returns the restored chart object.

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## Error Handling

| Code  | Error Type     | Description                                |
| ----- | -------------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| `401` | `UNAUTHORIZED` | Invalid or missing authentication token    |
| `403` | `FORBIDDEN`    | User lacks permission to delete this chart |
| `404` | `NOT_FOUND`    | Chart with given ID or FQN does not exist  |