---
title: "Delete subject-level compatibility configuration."
method: DELETE
path: "/config/{subject}"
tags: ["Config"]
---

# Delete subject-level compatibility configuration.

`DELETE /config/{subject}`

Removes the compatibility configuration for a subject and reverts it to the global default configuration.

## Path parameters

- `subject` string, required

## Headers

- `X-Registry-GroupId` string

## Response `200`

The previous subject-level configuration before deletion (or the new global default in effect).

- GlobalConfigResponse
  - `compatibilityLevel` string — The current global compatibility level.

## Other responses

- `404` — Error returned by the Schema Registry API
- `500` — Error returned by the Schema Registry API

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[API](https://skmtc.net/apicurio/apis/apicurio-registry-confluent-compatibility-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/apicurio/apis/apicurio-registry-confluent-compatibility-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/apicurio/apicurio-registry-confluent-compatibility-api/versions/933e587f2d85/schema)