---
title: "Deletes an existing database."
method: DELETE
path: "/api/databases/{databaseName}"
---

# Deletes an existing database.

`DELETE /api/databases/{databaseName}`

Deletes an existing database connection by name.

## Path parameters

- `databaseName` string, required

## Response `200`

An empty response indicates success

- string

## Other responses

- `401` — Invalid API key error message
- `404` — Database not found
- `500` — Server error

---

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