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# Delete a Table

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

# Delete a Table

Delete a table 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 table 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 table. If `false`, the table is soft-deleted and can be restored.
</ParamField>

## Delete by Name

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

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

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

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

## Restore a Soft-Deleted Table

Use `PUT /v1/tables/restore` to restore a soft-deleted table.

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

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

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

  # Soft delete by ID
  Tables.delete("a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890")

  # Hard delete
  Tables.delete(
      "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890",
      recursive=True,
      hard_delete=True
  )

  # Delete by name
  Tables.delete_by_name("snowflake_prod.analytics.public.customers")

  # Restore a soft-deleted table
  Tables.restore("a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890")
  ```

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

  // Soft delete
  Tables.delete("a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890").execute();

  // Hard delete with recursive
  Tables.delete("a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890")
      .recursive()
      .hardDelete()
      .execute();
  ```

  ```bash DELETE /v1/tables/{id} theme={null}
  # Soft delete by ID
  curl -X DELETE "{base_url}/api/v1/tables/455e3d9d-dbbf-455e-b3be-7191daa825f3" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}"

  # Hard delete with recursive
  curl -X DELETE "{base_url}/api/v1/tables/455e3d9d-dbbf-455e-b3be-7191daa825f3?recursive=true&hardDelete=true" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}"

  # Delete by name
  curl -X DELETE "{base_url}/api/v1/tables/name/sample_data.ecommerce_db.shopify.agent_performance_summary?recursive=true" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}"

  # Restore soft-deleted table
  curl -X PUT "{base_url}/api/v1/tables/restore" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{"id": "455e3d9d-dbbf-455e-b3be-7191daa825f3"}'
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json Response (Soft Delete) theme={null}
  {
    "id": "455e3d9d-dbbf-455e-b3be-7191daa825f3",
    "name": "agent_performance_summary",
    "fullyQualifiedName": "sample_data.ecommerce_db.shopify.agent_performance_summary",
    "version": 0.2,
    "updatedAt": 1769982700000,
    "updatedBy": "admin",
    "tableType": "Regular",
    "serviceType": "BigQuery",
    "deleted": true
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>

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## Returns

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