---
title: "DELETE /v1/{+snapshot}"
method: DELETE
path: "/v1/{+snapshot}"
tags: ["projects"]
---

# DELETE /v1/{+snapshot}

`DELETE /v1/{+snapshot}`

Removes an existing snapshot. Snapshots are used in [Seek] (https://cloud.google.com/pubsub/docs/replay-overview) operations, which allow you to manage message acknowledgments in bulk. That is, you can set the acknowledgment state of messages in an existing subscription to the state captured by a snapshot. When the snapshot is deleted, all messages retained in the snapshot are immediately dropped. After a snapshot is deleted, a new one may be created with the same name, but the new one has no association with the old snapshot or its subscription, unless the same subscription is specified.

## Path parameters

- `snapshot` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful response

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