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DELETE
/
v1
/
databases
/
{id}
DELETE /v1/databases/{id}
from metadata.sdk import configure
from metadata.sdk.entities import Databases

configure(
    host="https://your-company.open-metadata.org/api",
    jwt_token="your-jwt-token"
)

# Soft delete by ID
Databases.delete("550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000")

# Hard delete with recursive
Databases.delete(
    "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
    recursive=True,
    hard_delete=True
)

# Delete by name
Databases.delete_by_name("snowflake_prod.analytics")

# Delete by name with options
Databases.delete_by_name(
    "snowflake_prod.analytics",
    recursive=True,
    hard_delete=True
)

# Restore a soft-deleted database
Databases.restore("550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000")

{
  "id": "1d08c2c6-cea7-4adf-9043-0f6a6aaf9721",
  "name": "default",
  "fullyQualifiedName": "mysql_sample.default",
  "tags": [],
  "version": 0.2,
  "updatedAt": 1769982750000,
  "updatedBy": "admin",
  "href": "http://localhost:8585/api/v1/databases/1d08c2c6-cea7-4adf-9043-0f6a6aaf9721",
  "owners": [],
  "service": {
    "id": "4724c3cb-d4b8-4ac0-aa55-e8bb66f01ac3",
    "type": "databaseService",
    "name": "mysql_sample",
    "fullyQualifiedName": "mysql_sample",
    "displayName": "mysql_sample",
    "deleted": false,
    "href": "http://localhost:8585/api/v1/services/databaseServices/4724c3cb-d4b8-4ac0-aa55-e8bb66f01ac3"
  },
  "serviceType": "Mysql",
  "default": false,
  "deleted": true,
  "domains": [],
  "entityStatus": "Unprocessed"
}

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Delete a Database

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

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Delete by ID

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id
string
required
UUID of the database to delete.
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recursive
boolean
default:"false"
Recursively delete child schemas and tables.
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hardDelete
boolean
default:"false"
Permanently delete the database. If false, the database is soft-deleted and can be restored.

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Delete by Name

Use DELETE /v1/databases/name/{fqn} to delete by fully qualified name.
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fqn
string
required
Fully qualified name of the database (e.g., snowflake_prod.analytics).
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recursive
boolean
default:"false"
Recursively delete child schemas and tables.
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hardDelete
boolean
default:"false"
Permanently delete the database.

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Restore a Soft-Deleted Database

Use PUT /v1/databases/restore to restore a soft-deleted database.
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id
string
required
UUID of the soft-deleted database to restore.
DELETE /v1/databases/{id}
from metadata.sdk import configure
from metadata.sdk.entities import Databases

configure(
    host="https://your-company.open-metadata.org/api",
    jwt_token="your-jwt-token"
)

# Soft delete by ID
Databases.delete("550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000")

# Hard delete with recursive
Databases.delete(
    "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
    recursive=True,
    hard_delete=True
)

# Delete by name
Databases.delete_by_name("snowflake_prod.analytics")

# Delete by name with options
Databases.delete_by_name(
    "snowflake_prod.analytics",
    recursive=True,
    hard_delete=True
)

# Restore a soft-deleted database
Databases.restore("550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000")

{
  "id": "1d08c2c6-cea7-4adf-9043-0f6a6aaf9721",
  "name": "default",
  "fullyQualifiedName": "mysql_sample.default",
  "tags": [],
  "version": 0.2,
  "updatedAt": 1769982750000,
  "updatedBy": "admin",
  "href": "http://localhost:8585/api/v1/databases/1d08c2c6-cea7-4adf-9043-0f6a6aaf9721",
  "owners": [],
  "service": {
    "id": "4724c3cb-d4b8-4ac0-aa55-e8bb66f01ac3",
    "type": "databaseService",
    "name": "mysql_sample",
    "fullyQualifiedName": "mysql_sample",
    "displayName": "mysql_sample",
    "deleted": false,
    "href": "http://localhost:8585/api/v1/services/databaseServices/4724c3cb-d4b8-4ac0-aa55-e8bb66f01ac3"
  },
  "serviceType": "Mysql",
  "default": false,
  "deleted": true,
  "domains": [],
  "entityStatus": "Unprocessed"
}

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Returns

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

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Error Handling

CodeError TypeDescription
401UNAUTHORIZEDInvalid or missing authentication token
403FORBIDDENUser lacks permission to delete this database
404NOT_FOUNDDatabase with given ID or FQN does not exist