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# Delete a Domain

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

# Delete a Domain

Delete a domain 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 domain to delete.
</ParamField>

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

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

## Delete by Name

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

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

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

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

## Restore a Soft-Deleted Domain

Use `PUT /v1/domains/restore` to restore a soft-deleted domain.

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

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

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

  # Soft delete by ID
  Domains.delete("a0729e98-e946-4e25-acde-10e8a2294ba1")

  # Hard delete
  Domains.delete(
      "a0729e98-e946-4e25-acde-10e8a2294ba1",
      hard_delete=True
  )

  # Delete by name
  Domains.delete_by_name("TestDomain")

  # Delete by name with options
  Domains.delete_by_name(
      "TestDomain",
      hard_delete=True
  )

  # Restore a soft-deleted domain
  Domains.restore("a0729e98-e946-4e25-acde-10e8a2294ba1")
  ```

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

  // Soft delete
  Domains.delete("a0729e98-e946-4e25-acde-10e8a2294ba1").execute();

  // Hard delete
  Domains.delete("a0729e98-e946-4e25-acde-10e8a2294ba1")
      .hardDelete()
      .execute();

  // Delete by name
  Domains.deleteByName("TestDomain").execute();

  // Restore
  Domains.restore("a0729e98-e946-4e25-acde-10e8a2294ba1");
  ```

  ```bash DELETE /v1/domains/{id} theme={null}
  # Soft delete by ID
  curl -X DELETE "{base_url}/api/v1/domains/a0729e98-e946-4e25-acde-10e8a2294ba1" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}"

  # Hard delete
  curl -X DELETE "{base_url}/api/v1/domains/a0729e98-e946-4e25-acde-10e8a2294ba1?hardDelete=true" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}"

  # Delete by name
  curl -X DELETE "{base_url}/api/v1/domains/name/TestDomain" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}"

  # Restore soft-deleted domain
  curl -X PUT "{base_url}/api/v1/domains/restore" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{"id": "a0729e98-e946-4e25-acde-10e8a2294ba1"}'
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json Response (Soft Delete) theme={null}
  {
    "id": "a0729e98-e946-4e25-acde-10e8a2294ba1",
    "domainType": "Aggregate",
    "name": "TestDomain",
    "fullyQualifiedName": "TestDomain",
    "description": "Lorem ipsum...",
    "version": 0.2,
    "updatedAt": 1769984330261,
    "updatedBy": "admin",
    "deleted": true,
    "owners": [],
    "children": []
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>

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## Returns

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