# Delete a database | Parsium Docs

Source: https://docs.parseium.com/api/operations/deletedatabase/

# Delete a database

DELETE

/v1/databases/{name}

Destructive. The confirmation query value must exactly match the database name.

## Authorizations

 Section titled “Authorizations ”

- **[apiKeyHeader](/api/#apikeyheader)**
- **[apiKeyQuery](/api/#apikeyquery)**

## Parameters

 Section titled “
Parameters
”

### Path Parameters

 Section titled “Path Parameters ”

 name

required

 string

Database name

### Query Parameters

 Section titled “Query Parameters ”

 confirm

required

 string

Must equal `{name}`.

## Responses

 Section titled “
Responses
”

### 200

 Section titled “200 ”

Database deleted.

 Select media type application/json

 object

 deleted

 boolean

### 400

 Section titled “400 ”

Malformed request.

 Select media type application/json

 object

 error

required

 string

##### Example

```
invalid request
```

 field

Field that failed validation.

 string

 detail

 string

 hint

 string

### 401

 Section titled “401 ”

Missing or invalid API key.

 Select media type application/json

 object

 error

required

 string

##### Example

```
invalid request
```

 field

Field that failed validation.

 string

 detail

 string

 hint

 string

### 404

 Section titled “404 ”

Resource missing or not owned by this account.

 Select media type application/json

 object

 error

required

 string

##### Example

```
invalid request
```

 field

Field that failed validation.

 string

 detail

 string

 hint

 string

### 503

 Section titled “503 ”

Feature or backing service is unavailable.

 Select media type application/json

 object

 error

required

 string

##### Example

```
invalid request
```

 field

Field that failed validation.

 string

 detail

 string

 hint

 string