---
title: "Delete project asynchronously"
method: POST
path: "/rest/api/2/project/{projectIdOrKey}/delete"
tags: ["Projects"]
---

# Delete project asynchronously

`POST /rest/api/2/project/{projectIdOrKey}/delete`

Deletes a project asynchronously.

This operation is:

 *  transactional, that is, if part of the delete fails the project is not deleted.
 *  [asynchronous](#async). Follow the `location` link in the response to determine the status of the task and use [Get task](#api-rest-api-2-task-taskId-get) to obtain subsequent updates.

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

## Path parameters

- `projectIdOrKey` string, required

## Other responses

- `303` — Returned if the request is successful.
- `400` — Returned if the request is not valid.
- `401` — Returned if the authentication credentials are incorrect or missing.
- `404` — Returned if the project is not found or the user does not have the necessary permission.

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[API](https://skmtc.net/atlassian/apis/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/atlassian/apis/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/atlassian/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api/versions/a26541c2f8bd/schema)