---
title: "Permanently delete an empty draft session"
method: DELETE
path: "/sessions/{id}/hard-delete-empty"
tags: ["Sessions"]
---

# Permanently delete an empty draft session

`DELETE /sessions/{id}/hard-delete-empty`

Permanently delete a draft or discarded session from the database if it is truly empty.
A session is considered empty if it has no meaningful content (no title, no query, default model, no editor state).

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Response `204`

Empty draft session permanently deleted

## Other responses

- `400` — Session is not empty or not a draft/discarded
- `404` — Resource not found
- `500` — Internal server error

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