---
title: "Delete a validation task"
method: DELETE
path: "/admin/gitops/validate/{taskId}"
tags: ["GitOps", "Admin"]
---

# Delete a validation task

`DELETE /admin/gitops/validate/{taskId}`

**Experimental.** Deletes a validation task and cleans up its checkout directory.

## Path parameters

- `taskId` string, required

## Response `204`

Validation task deleted.

## Other responses

- `401` — Common response for all operations that can return a `401` error indicating authentication is required.
- `403` — Common response for all operations that can return a `403` error indicating the user is authenticated but not authorized.
- `404` — Common response for all operations that can return a `404` error.
- `409` — Common response used when an input conflicts with existing data.
- `500` — Common response for all operations that can fail with an unexpected server error.
- `503` — Dry-run validation is disabled.

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