---
title: "Delete an entity"
method: DELETE
path: "/api/security/entity_store/entities/"
tags: ["Security entity store"]
---

# Delete an entity

`DELETE /api/security/entity_store/entities/`

**Spaces method and path for this operation:**

<div><span class="operation-verb delete">delete</span>&nbsp;<span class="operation-path">/s/{space_id}/api/security/entity_store/entities/</span></div>

Refer to [Spaces](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/manage-spaces) for more information.

Delete a single entity record from the Entity Store. The entity is immediately removed from the latest index.<br/><br/>[Required authorization] Route required privileges: securitySolution.

## Headers

- `kbn-xsrf` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `entityId` string, required — The identifier of the entity to delete.

## Response `200`

Indicates the entity was successfully deleted.

## Other responses

- `404` — Entity not found.

---

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