# Deleting a Schema

**`DELETE /schemas/{schemaId}`**

Deletes the schema with the provided schema ID. Only users with the Standard Registry role are allowed to make the request.

**Authentication:** Bearer token required (`Authorization: Bearer <token>`)

**Permission:** `Permissions.SCHEMAS_SCHEMA_DELETE`

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## Request

### Path Parameters

| Parameter  | Type   | Required | Description |
| ---------- | ------ | -------- | ----------- |
| `schemaId` | String | Yes      | Schema ID   |

### Query Parameters

| Parameter         | Type    | Required | Description                          |
| ----------------- | ------- | -------- | ------------------------------------ |
| `includeChildren` | Boolean | No       | Whether to also delete child schemas |

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## Response

### Success Response

**Status:** `200 OK`

Returns an async task object. Use the `taskId` to poll the task status.

```json
{
  "taskId": "89e1e62a-7976-4e24-8dd3-997da02dc81e",
  "expectation": 2,
  "action": "Delete schemas",
  "userId": "69c2cfc021d39e7b6d15e236"
}
```

### Error Responses

| Status                      | Description               |
| --------------------------- | ------------------------- |
| `401 Unauthorized`          | Missing or invalid token  |
| `403 Forbidden`             | Insufficient permissions  |
| `422 Unprocessable Entity`  | Schema is published       |
| `500 Internal Server Error` | Unexpected server failure |


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