---
title: "Removes a thing from the registry. Set 'force' to __true__ if you want the thing to be removed immediately."
method: DELETE
path: "/things/{thingUID}"
tags: ["things"]
---

# Removes a thing from the registry. Set 'force' to __true__ if you want the thing to be removed immediately.

`DELETE /things/{thingUID}`

## Path parameters

- `thingUID` string, required

## Query parameters

- `force` boolean

## Headers

- `Accept-Language` string

## Response `200`

OK, was deleted.

## Other responses

- `202` — ACCEPTED for asynchronous deletion.
- `404` — Thing not found.
- `409` — Thing could not be deleted because it's not editable.

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/openhab/apis/openhab-rest-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/openhab/apis/openhab-rest-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/openhab/openhab-rest-api/versions/0f2ce17cab3e/schema)