---
title: "DELETE /knowledgebases/{knowledgeBaseId}"
method: DELETE
path: "/knowledgebases/{knowledgeBaseId}"
---

# DELETE /knowledgebases/{knowledgeBaseId}

`DELETE /knowledgebases/{knowledgeBaseId}`

Deletes a knowledge base. Before deleting a knowledge base, you should disassociate the knowledge base from any agents that it is associated with by making a <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/bedrock/latest/APIReference/API_agent_DisassociateAgentKnowledgeBase.html">DisassociateAgentKnowledgeBase</a> request.

## Path parameters

- `knowledgeBaseId` string, required

## Response `202`

Success

- DeleteKnowledgeBaseResponse
  - `knowledgeBaseId` string, required — The unique identifier of the knowledge base that was deleted.
  - `status` 'CREATING' | 'ACTIVE' | 'DELETING' | 'UPDATING' | 'FAILED' | 'DELETE_UNSUCCESSFUL' | 'UPDATE_UNSUCCESSFUL', required — The status of the knowledge base and whether it has been successfully deleted.

## Other responses

- `480` — ThrottlingException
- `481` — AccessDeniedException
- `482` — ValidationException
- `483` — InternalServerException
- `484` — ResourceNotFoundException
- `485` — ConflictException

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