---
title: "Delete component"
method: DELETE
path: "/rest/api/3/component/{id}"
tags: ["Project components"]
---

# Delete component

`DELETE /rest/api/3/component/{id}`

Deletes a component.

This operation can be accessed anonymously.

**[Permissions](#permissions) required:** *Administer projects* [project permission](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/yodKLg) for the project containing the component or *Administer Jira* [global permission](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/x4dKLg).

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Query parameters

- `moveIssuesTo` string

## Response `204`

Returned if the request is successful.

## Other responses

- `401` — Returned if the authentication credentials are incorrect or missing.
- `403` — Returned if the user does not have permission to manage the project containing the component or does not have permission to administer Jira.
- `404` — Returned if: * the component is not found. * the replacement component is not found. * the user does not have permission to browse the project containing the component.

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[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/ec7f275dfee5/schema)