---
title: "Delete a folder"
method: DELETE
path: "/datasets/{parentDatasetId}/deleteFolder/{folderId}"
tags: ["folders"]
---

# Delete a folder

`DELETE /datasets/{parentDatasetId}/deleteFolder/{folderId}`

Deletes all the files and folder within a folder and then deletes itself

## Path parameters

- `parentDatasetId` string, required
- `folderId` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/clowder-framework/apis/clowder.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/clowder-framework/apis/clowder/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/clowder-framework/clowder/revisions/bcd187478e0d/schema)