> ## Documentation Index
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# Delete a Container

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

# Delete a Container

Delete a container 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 container to delete.
</ParamField>

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

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

## Delete by Name

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

<ParamField path="fqn" type="string" required>
  Fully qualified name of the container (e.g., `s3_datalake.analytics-bucket`).
</ParamField>

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

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

## Restore a Soft-Deleted Container

Use `PUT /v1/containers/restore` to restore a soft-deleted container.

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

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

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

  # Soft delete by ID
  Containers.delete("14744329-85c2-499e-b1fa-249fb8162341")

  # Hard delete
  Containers.delete(
      "14744329-85c2-499e-b1fa-249fb8162341",
      hard_delete=True
  )

  # Delete by name
  Containers.delete_by_name("s3_datalake.analytics-bucket")

  # Delete by name with options
  Containers.delete_by_name(
      "s3_datalake.analytics-bucket",
      hard_delete=True,
      recursive=True
  )

  # Restore a soft-deleted container
  Containers.restore("14744329-85c2-499e-b1fa-249fb8162341")
  ```

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

  // Soft delete
  Containers.delete("14744329-85c2-499e-b1fa-249fb8162341").execute();

  // Hard delete
  Containers.delete("14744329-85c2-499e-b1fa-249fb8162341")
      .hardDelete()
      .execute();

  // Delete by name
  Containers.deleteByName("s3_datalake.analytics-bucket").execute();

  // Restore
  Containers.restore("14744329-85c2-499e-b1fa-249fb8162341");
  ```

  ```bash DELETE /v1/containers/{id} theme={null}
  # Soft delete by ID
  curl -X DELETE "{base_url}/api/v1/containers/14744329-85c2-499e-b1fa-249fb8162341" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}"

  # Hard delete
  curl -X DELETE "{base_url}/api/v1/containers/14744329-85c2-499e-b1fa-249fb8162341?hardDelete=true" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}"

  # Delete by name
  curl -X DELETE "{base_url}/api/v1/containers/name/s3_datalake.analytics-bucket" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}"

  # Restore soft-deleted container
  curl -X PUT "{base_url}/api/v1/containers/restore" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{"id": "14744329-85c2-499e-b1fa-249fb8162341"}'
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json Response (Soft Delete) theme={null}
  {
    "id": "14744329-85c2-499e-b1fa-249fb8162341",
    "name": "analytics-bucket",
    "displayName": "Analytics Bucket",
    "fullyQualifiedName": "s3_datalake.analytics-bucket",
    "description": "Primary analytics data lake bucket",
    "version": 0.2,
    "updatedAt": 1769982673032,
    "updatedBy": "admin",
    "service": {
      "id": "d1589e1d-2ab0-431c-a383-15e4be20a106",
      "type": "storageService",
      "name": "s3_datalake",
      "fullyQualifiedName": "s3_datalake"
    },
    "serviceType": "S3",
    "deleted": true,
    "owners": [],
    "tags": [],
    "domains": []
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>

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## Returns

Soft delete returns the container object with `deleted: true`. Hard delete returns no content (204). Restore returns the restored container 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 container |
| `404` | `NOT_FOUND`    | Container with given ID or FQN does not exist  |