Delete a Database Schema

Delete a database schema by ID or name, with soft/hard delete options

DELETE /v1/databaseSchemas/{id}

DELETE /v1/databaseSchemas/{id}

Python

from metadata.sdk import configure
from metadata.sdk.entities import DatabaseSchemas

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

# Soft delete by ID
DatabaseSchemas.delete("770e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000")

# Hard delete with recursive
DatabaseSchemas.delete(
    "770e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
    recursive=True,
    hard_delete=True
)

# Delete by name
DatabaseSchemas.delete_by_name("snowflake_prod.analytics.public")

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

# Restore a soft-deleted schema
DatabaseSchemas.restore("770e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000")

Response (Soft Delete)

{
  "id": "f681432b-e66c-4096-a1cd-7771358c5323",
  "name": "information_schema",
  "fullyQualifiedName": "Glue.default.information_schema",
  "deleted": true,
  "version": 0.2
}

Delete a Database Schema

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

Delete by ID

id · string · required

UUID of the database schema to delete.

recursive · boolean · default: "false"

Recursively delete child tables.

hardDelete · boolean · default: "false"

Permanently delete the schema. If false, the schema is soft-deleted and can be restored.

Delete by Name

Use DELETE /v1/databaseSchemas/name/{fqn} to delete by fully qualified name.

fqn · string · required

Fully qualified name of the schema (e.g., snowflake_prod.analytics.public).

recursive · boolean · default: "false"

Recursively delete child tables.

hardDelete · boolean · default: "false"

Permanently delete the schema.

Restore a Soft-Deleted Schema

Use PUT /v1/databaseSchemas/restore to restore a soft-deleted schema.

id · string · required

UUID of the soft-deleted schema to restore.

DELETE /v1/databaseSchemas/{id}

Python

from metadata.sdk import configure
from metadata.sdk.entities import DatabaseSchemas

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

# Soft delete by ID
DatabaseSchemas.delete("770e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000")

# Hard delete with recursive
DatabaseSchemas.delete(
    "770e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
    recursive=True,
    hard_delete=True
)

# Delete by name
DatabaseSchemas.delete_by_name("snowflake_prod.analytics.public")

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

# Restore a soft-deleted schema
DatabaseSchemas.restore("770e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000")

Response (Soft Delete)

{
  "id": "f681432b-e66c-4096-a1cd-7771358c5323",
  "name": "information_schema",
  "fullyQualifiedName": "Glue.default.information_schema",
  "deleted": true,
  "version": 0.2
}

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Returns

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

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Error Handling

Code	Error Type	Description
401	UNAUTHORIZED	Invalid or missing authentication token
403	FORBIDDEN	User lacks permission to delete this schema
404	NOT_FOUND	Schema with given ID or FQN does not exist