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# Delete a database

> Begin deleting a database. Idempotent.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json delete /v1/databases/{name}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Infino API
  description: >-
    The Infino hosted data-plane API: per-database table operations — create,
    ingest, search, and SQL.
  version: 0.1.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.platform.infino.ws
    description: Infino Cloud
security:
  - api_key: []
tags:
  - name: Databases
    description: Create, list, and delete the databases in your account.
  - name: Tables
    description: Create, drop, and list tables, and describe a table's schema.
  - name: Rows
    description: Append, update, and delete rows.
  - name: Search
    description: BM25, vector, and hybrid search, token and exact match, count, and SQL.
paths:
  /v1/databases/{name}:
    delete:
      tags:
        - Databases
      summary: Delete a database
      description: Begin deleting a database. Idempotent.
      operationId: delete_database
      parameters:
        - name: name
          in: path
          description: The database name to delete.
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Database deletion begun (idempotent).
        '401':
          description: No valid API key.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorBody'
        '412':
          description: The database changed concurrently; retry the request.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorBody'
      security:
        - api_key: []
components:
  schemas:
    ErrorBody:
      type: object
      description: A JSON error body.
      required:
        - error
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message.
  securitySchemes:
    api_key:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer

````