---
title: "Delete a role"
method: DELETE
path: "/api/security/role/{name}"
tags: ["roles"]
---

# Delete a role

`DELETE /api/security/role/{name}`

Delete a Kibana role by its name.

## Path parameters

- `name` string, required

## Headers

- `kbn-xsrf` string, required

## Response `204`

Indicates a successful call.

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