---
title: "Delete screen scheme"
method: DELETE
path: "/rest/api/3/screenscheme/{screenSchemeId}"
tags: ["Screen schemes"]
---

# Delete screen scheme

`DELETE /rest/api/3/screenscheme/{screenSchemeId}`

Deletes a screen scheme. A screen scheme cannot be deleted if it is used in an issue type screen scheme.

Only screens schemes used in classic projects can be deleted.

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

## Path parameters

- `screenSchemeId` string, required

## Response `204`

Returned if the screen scheme is deleted.

## Other responses

- `400` — Returned if the screen scheme is used in an issue type screen scheme.
- `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 screen scheme is not found.

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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)