> ## Documentation Index
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# Delete a Database

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

# Delete a Database

Delete a database 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 database to delete.
</ParamField>

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

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

## Delete by Name

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

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

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

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

## Restore a Soft-Deleted Database

Use `PUT /v1/databases/restore` to restore a soft-deleted database.

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

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

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

  # Soft delete by ID
  Databases.delete("550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000")

  # Hard delete with recursive
  Databases.delete(
      "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
      recursive=True,
      hard_delete=True
  )

  # Delete by name
  Databases.delete_by_name("snowflake_prod.analytics")

  # Delete by name with options
  Databases.delete_by_name(
      "snowflake_prod.analytics",
      recursive=True,
      hard_delete=True
  )

  # Restore a soft-deleted database
  Databases.restore("550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000")
  ```

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

  // Soft delete
  Databases.delete("550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000").execute();

  // Hard delete with recursive
  Databases.delete("550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000")
      .recursive()
      .hardDelete()
      .execute();
  ```

  ```bash DELETE /v1/databases/{id} theme={null}
  # Soft delete by ID
  curl -X DELETE "{base_url}/api/v1/databases/1d08c2c6-cea7-4adf-9043-0f6a6aaf9721" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}"

  # Hard delete with recursive
  curl -X DELETE "{base_url}/api/v1/databases/1d08c2c6-cea7-4adf-9043-0f6a6aaf9721?recursive=true&hardDelete=true" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}"

  # Delete by name
  curl -X DELETE "{base_url}/api/v1/databases/name/mysql_sample.default?recursive=true" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}"

  # Restore soft-deleted database
  curl -X PUT "{base_url}/api/v1/databases/restore" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{"id": "1d08c2c6-cea7-4adf-9043-0f6a6aaf9721"}'
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json Response (Soft Delete) theme={null}
  {
    "id": "1d08c2c6-cea7-4adf-9043-0f6a6aaf9721",
    "name": "default",
    "fullyQualifiedName": "mysql_sample.default",
    "tags": [],
    "version": 0.2,
    "updatedAt": 1769982750000,
    "updatedBy": "admin",
    "href": "http://localhost:8585/api/v1/databases/1d08c2c6-cea7-4adf-9043-0f6a6aaf9721",
    "owners": [],
    "service": {
      "id": "4724c3cb-d4b8-4ac0-aa55-e8bb66f01ac3",
      "type": "databaseService",
      "name": "mysql_sample",
      "fullyQualifiedName": "mysql_sample",
      "displayName": "mysql_sample",
      "deleted": false,
      "href": "http://localhost:8585/api/v1/services/databaseServices/4724c3cb-d4b8-4ac0-aa55-e8bb66f01ac3"
    },
    "serviceType": "Mysql",
    "default": false,
    "deleted": true,
    "domains": [],
    "entityStatus": "Unprocessed"
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>

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## Returns

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