---
title: "Delete an existing data source by name. This function will be removed in the future."
method: DELETE
path: "/datasources/name/{name}"
tags: ["datasources"]
deprecated: true
---

# Delete an existing data source by name. This function will be removed in the future.

`DELETE /datasources/name/{name}`

> **Deprecated.**

If you are running Grafana Enterprise and have Fine-grained access control enabled
you need to have a permission with action: `datasources:delete` and scopes: `datasources:*`, `datasources:name:*` and `datasources:name:test_datasource` (single data source).

## Path parameters

- `name` string, required

## Response `200`

(empty)

- object
  - `id` integer, required — ID Identifier of the deleted data source.
  - `message` string, required — Message Message of the deleted dashboard.

## Other responses

- `401` — UnauthorizedError is returned when the request is not authenticated.
- `403` — ForbiddenError is returned if the user/token has insufficient permissions to access the requested resource.
- `404` — NotFoundError is returned when the requested resource was not found.
- `500` — InternalServerError is a general error indicating something went wrong internally.

---

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