> ## Documentation Index
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# Delete

> Delete a folder



## OpenAPI

````yaml DELETE /api/v2/folders/{folderIdOrName}
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Infisical API
  description: List of all available APIs that can be consumed
  version: 0.0.1
servers:
  - url: https://us.infisical.com
    description: Production server (US)
  - url: https://eu.infisical.com
    description: Production server (EU)
  - url: http://localhost:8080
    description: Local server
security: []
paths:
  /api/v2/folders/{folderIdOrName}:
    delete:
      tags:
        - Folders
      description: Delete a folder
      operationId: deleteSecretFolder
      parameters:
        - schema:
            type: string
          in: path
          name: folderIdOrName
          required: true
          description: The ID or name of the folder to delete.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                projectId:
                  type: string
                  description: The ID of the project to delete the folder from.
                environment:
                  type: string
                  description: The slug of the environment where the folder is located.
                path:
                  type: string
                  default: /
                  description: The path of the folder to delete.
                forceDelete:
                  type: boolean
                  default: false
                  description: >-
                    Whether to force delete the folder even if it contains
                    resources.
              required:
                - projectId
                - environment
              additionalProperties: false
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Default Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  folder:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      id:
                        type: string
                        format: uuid
                      name:
                        type: string
                      version:
                        type: number
                        default: 1
                        nullable: true
                      createdAt:
                        type: string
                        format: date-time
                      updatedAt:
                        type: string
                        format: date-time
                      envId:
                        type: string
                        format: uuid
                      parentId:
                        type: string
                        format: uuid
                        nullable: true
                      isReserved:
                        type: boolean
                        default: false
                        nullable: true
                      description:
                        type: string
                        nullable: true
                      lastSecretModified:
                        type: string
                        format: date-time
                        nullable: true
                    required:
                      - id
                      - name
                      - createdAt
                      - updatedAt
                      - envId
                    additionalProperties: false
                required:
                  - folder
                additionalProperties: false
        '400':
          description: Default Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  reqId:
                    type: string
                  statusCode:
                    type: number
                    enum:
                      - 400
                  message:
                    type: string
                  error:
                    type: string
                  details: {}
                required:
                  - reqId
                  - statusCode
                  - message
                  - error
                additionalProperties: false
        '401':
          description: Default Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  reqId:
                    type: string
                  statusCode:
                    type: number
                    enum:
                      - 401
                  message:
                    type: string
                  error:
                    type: string
                required:
                  - reqId
                  - statusCode
                  - message
                  - error
                additionalProperties: false
        '403':
          description: Default Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  reqId:
                    type: string
                  statusCode:
                    type: number
                    enum:
                      - 403
                  message:
                    type: string
                  details: {}
                  error:
                    type: string
                required:
                  - reqId
                  - statusCode
                  - message
                  - error
                additionalProperties: false
        '404':
          description: Default Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  reqId:
                    type: string
                  statusCode:
                    type: number
                    enum:
                      - 404
                  message:
                    type: string
                  error:
                    type: string
                required:
                  - reqId
                  - statusCode
                  - message
                  - error
                additionalProperties: false
        '422':
          description: Default Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  reqId:
                    type: string
                  statusCode:
                    type: number
                    enum:
                      - 422
                  message: {}
                  error:
                    type: string
                required:
                  - reqId
                  - statusCode
                  - error
                additionalProperties: false
        '500':
          description: Default Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  reqId:
                    type: string
                  statusCode:
                    type: number
                    enum:
                      - 500
                  message:
                    type: string
                  error:
                    type: string
                required:
                  - reqId
                  - statusCode
                  - message
                  - error
                additionalProperties: false
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
components:
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: An access token in Infisical

````