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DELETE
DELETE /v1/glossaryTerms/{id}

Delete a Glossary Term

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

Delete by ID

string
required
UUID of the glossary term to delete.
boolean
default:"false"
Recursively delete child glossary terms.
boolean
default:"false"
Permanently delete the glossary term. If false, the glossary term is soft-deleted and can be restored.

Delete by Name

Use DELETE /v1/glossaryTerms/name/{fqn} to delete by fully qualified name.
string
required
Fully qualified name of the glossary term (e.g., BusinessGlossary.Revenue).
boolean
default:"false"
Recursively delete child glossary terms.
boolean
default:"false"
Permanently delete the glossary term.

Restore a Soft-Deleted Glossary Term

Use PUT /v1/glossaryTerms/restore to restore a soft-deleted glossary term.
string
required
UUID of the soft-deleted glossary term to restore.
DELETE /v1/glossaryTerms/{id}

Returns

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

Error Handling