---
title: "Delete permission scheme"
method: DELETE
path: "/rest/api/3/permissionscheme/{schemeId}"
tags: ["Permission schemes"]
---

# Delete permission scheme

`DELETE /rest/api/3/permissionscheme/{schemeId}`

Deletes a permission scheme.

**[Permissions](#permissions) required:** *Administer Jira* [global permission](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/x4dKLg).

## Path parameters

- `schemeId` integer, required

## Response `204`

Returned if the permission scheme is deleted.

## Other responses

- `401` — Returned if the authentication credentials are incorrect or missing.
- `403` — Returned if the user does not have the necessary permission.
- `404` — Returned if the permission scheme is not found.

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/atlassian/apis/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api-2.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/atlassian/apis/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api-2/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/atlassian/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api-2/versions/5a51740d7ab3/schema)