---
title: "Delete a directory"
method: DELETE
path: "/directories/{directory_id}"
tags: ["Directories"]
---

# Delete a directory

`DELETE /directories/{directory_id}`

Deletes a directory and stops provisioning for it. Provisioning requests authenticated
with the directory's API key are rejected afterwards.

## Path parameters

- `directory_id` string, required

## Response `200`

Deleted Object

- DeletedObject
  - `object` string, required
  - `id` string
  - `slug` string
  - `deleted` boolean, required
  - `external_id` string

## Other responses

- `401` — Authentication invalid
- `403` — Authorization invalid
- `404` — Resource not found

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/clerk/apis/clerk-backend-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/clerk/apis/clerk-backend-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/clerk/clerk-backend-api/revisions/75df3a43fcb2/schema)